Vocabulary
a Greek city-state
polis
This is how the Athenians would decide who would be on the council.__________
lottery
Slaves in Sparta were called
helots
The ___ was built for the goddess Athena
Parthenon
During the Trojan War who were the Mycenaeans trying to get back?
Hellen
On the___________ in each city-state, the people built their main temple.
Athens would have a meeting or _________ to discuss laws.
assembly
Sparta was located on the ____ peninsula.
Peloponnesus
The philosopher ___ had to drink poison because the Athenians thought he was unpatriotic.
Socrates
The Trojan war lasted how many years
10 years
The form of government known as ___________ is the most important contribution the ancient Greeks made to civilization
democracy
This type of government is where small families that were landowners would run the government.___________________
For every Spartan citizen there were____ helots
7
Who was considered a citizen in Athens
men
The Battle of Thermopylae was between which two
Persians and Spartans
The Athens used a _________________ where each citizen voted on each law,
A type of government where one uses force to take over the government.________________
tyrant
Spartan boys began training to be soldiers at the age of
20
An Athens citizen was expected to do three things
loyalty, participate in government, protect city if necessary
The Battle of Marathon was between which two
Athens and Persians
There would be a _______ in the courtroom that would listen to each case and decide the outcome
jury
A government that is ruled by the people.
democracy
Spartan men had to live on the military camp until what age
30
The philosopher ___ thought that no government was perfect.
Aristotle
The Peloponnesian War was between which two
Athens and Spartans