Geography
the worlds first democracy became established here
Athens
membership in a political community
citizenship
a blind poet
Homer
citizens elect an official to represent them in this form of government
Representative Democracy
to leave behind
abandon
Which city state was addicted to innovation (development/change)?
Athens
to compel someone to do something, usually by force
oblige
A philosopher who believed in free public education
Aristotle
A political system in which people participate in government decision making
Direct democracy
What were two goods that Greece exported?
Olive oil, wine
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land
isthmus
A person who is conquered by another country's people
helot
An Athenian leader who helped make the city more stable and democratic
Solon
a government in which most political power is held by a small segment of society
Oligarchy
military housing with other young boys
barracks
This city state, had 2 kings, and focused on military training
Sparta
to add conquered lands to ones country
annex
He increased powers of the assembly
Cleisthenes
A government run by a single strong leader
tyranny
Which region was an important trading post on the Nile Delta?
Naukratis
upper part of a city that stood on a high hill
acropolis
an official who made sure that the kings and council acted within the limits of Spartan Law
ephor
a Greek historian, who describes Athens as innovative and Sparta as keeping things as they are
Thucydides
the Mycenean kingdoms had this type of government
Monarchy
a formation of soldiers who moved together as a unit
phalanx