Geography
The mainland of Greece is a ______________
peninsula
an age that is marked by great achievements
classical
a few rich people have power
oligarchy
A man who created a harsh set of laws for Athens in the 600's BC
Draco
God of Celebration
Dionysus
to the east of the Greek mainland is the _____________ Sea
Aegean
"city-state" in Greek
polis
people who had the right to participate in government
citizen
A man who ruled in the 590's BC in Athens; that created a set of laws that were less harsh and gave more rights to non-aristocrats
Solon
Hero from Athens that killed the Minotaur
Theseus
to the west of the Greek mainland is the ____________ Sea
Ionian
fortress on top of a high hill
acropolis
rich land owners
aristocrats
Under this man's leadership, Athens developed the world's first democracy
Cleisthenes
greatest of all Greek warriors
Achilles
Minoans built an advanced city on the island of __________
Crete
marketplace
agora
a leader who held power by force
tyrant
an elected leader under which Athens reached it's height
Pericles
wrote "The Tortoise and the Hare"
Aesop
The city of Mycenae was located on ________________
Peloponnesus
to change, or have an effect on
influence
type of government in Athens
direct democracy
The United States is a representative democracy, or ______________
republic
King that wished everything he touched turned to gold
Midas