Government
Rich landowners called _________________ ruled the city-states after the kings.
Aristocrats
Fortress of a Greek city up on a high hill
Acropolis
Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
land surrounded by water
island
The Greek word for a city-state
Polis
People who had the right to participate in government were called ___________________
Citizens
a harsh ruler or leader who leads through force
Tyrant
A woman who was the most famous lyric poet
Sappho
To the south of Greece was the.........
Mediterranean Sea
During this time, the Greeks left no written records
Dark ages
Most juries had an odd number of members to prevent _________________
Ties
A form of government in which people hold power
Democracy
Wrote stories that taught lessons
Aesop
Because of their proximity to the seas, the Greeks became skilled...
Shipbuilders
Life in the city often focused on the marketplace also called an ______________
Agora
When citizens elect people to represent them in the government, it is called a ____________ __________ or _________________
Representative government or republic
Rule by a few people
Oligarchy
Athens developed its first democracy under this leader
Cleisthenes
An area of land surrounded on three sides by water
Peninsula
Before long, groups from city-states around Greece began to set up _______________ in distant lands
Colonies
All citizens in Athens could participate directly in the government. This is called a ___________ _______
Direct democracy
A body of stories about gods and heroes
Mythology
People who lived on the island of Crete
People who lived on the mainland of Greece
Minoans
Mycenaeans
The Greeks developed communities where they saw themselves as separate countries because of these...
Mountains
This made the city-states much richer
Trade