Politics of the Polis
This government is run by a king
What is a monarchy
All Greek city states spoke the same
What is language
Greece is defined as a ______ because it is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula
This is another term for city-state
What is polis
This is the belief in many gods
What is polytheism
This form of government gives the rich all the power
What is an oligarchy
Greeks believed that women needed to be this
What is protected and guided by men
This is the body of water to the south of Greece
What is the Mediterranean Sea
A rocky hilltop
What is an acropolis
This is the belief in one god
What is monotheism
This form of government is when power is taken by force
What is a tyranny
This is a separate and independent state
What is a city-state
This is the island where the Minoans were from
What is Crete
A market and meeting place
What is an agora
This is the raising of plant and animals for human use- to tame plants and animals.
What is domestication
This form of government gives the power to the people
What is democracy
This is a peninsula in the Mediterranean
What is Greece
This is the sea to the east of Greece
What is the Aegean
Citizen foot soldiers/ citizen army
What are hoplites
These are the physical characteristics of the land- what makes up the earths surfaces
What is geography
Athens was the birthplace of this
What is democracy
The Greeks relied on this because of the rocky and mountainous geography made it difficult to farm.
What is the sea and/or trade
This sea gets its name due to its deep and dark color
What is the Black Sea
A military machine used on the sea- has three rows of oars.
What is a trireme
This the the money used by a group or nation
What is currency