Geography
A geographical landform that made the Greek city states fiercely independent
What are Mountains?
A government ruled by the people
What is a Democracy?
1. Gather to debate issues
2. Pass laws
3. Carry out business
4. Choose political officials (vote)
What are the purposes of the Agora?
A democracy where everyone represents themselves and vote in a public vote
What is direct democracy?
He was a king that drank the blood of his victims, though he is very merciful to those who surrendered
Who was king Cyrus?
A Greek city state
What is a Polis?
Government in which a small group of people rule/have control
What is an Oligarchy?
These people cared much about their military, and almost never lost a fight.
What are the Spartans?
A democracy that has an elected representative represent their cause for a party or a group supporting a specific cause
What is Indirect Democracy?
The continent that king Darius was eager to overcome
What is Europe?
A island that is surrounded on 3 sides with water
What is a Peninsula?
An absolute ruler
What is a Tyrant?
These people cared about education more than a lot of things, and they had second strongest military in ancient Greece.
Who are the Athenians?
The thought to be home of the gods
What is Mount Olympus?
The most dangerous sea between Greece and Asia that king Darius tried to cross with his large battalion of 200 boats
What is the Aegean Sea?
A gathering place
What is an Agora?
Spartan slaves
What are Helots?
This island was home to the Minoans.
What is the island of Crete?
A system of symbols made to help trade and communicate with each other
What was the Greek Alphabet?
The son of king Darius and the king who reigned after him
Who was king Xerxes?
Settlements in a new territories or ties to their homeland
What is a Colony?
A government ruled by one ruler
What is Monarchy?
A defender of a kingdom
What is a Satrap?
The first civilization in mainland Greece
Who are the Mycenae?
This battle was won by the Athenians, even though were outnumbered 300,000 to 10,000
What was the battle of Marathon?