Early Years of Greek Civilization
Definition of Polis
What is a city-state?
Form of government meaning “rule by the people
What is democracy?
Definition of oligarchy
What is a government ruled by a small group of people?
The two main sides in the Peloponnesian War
What are Athens and Sparta?
Honored by the Olympic Games
Who is Zeus?
Greek word meaning “rule by the best people”
What is aristocracy?
Form of democracy that allows people to vote on all government decisions themselves?
What is direct democracy?
Military housing
What is "barracks"?
This Greek city-state won the Battle of Marathon
What is Athens?
The Greek goddess who protected Athens
Who is Athena?
To shut out or to keep from participating
What is "excluded"?
Type of democracy that elects leaders to make decisions for the people
What is representative democracy?
The name of a Spartan official responsible for running the government
What is an ephor?
This battle was a naval victory for the Greeks against Persia
What is the Battle of Salamis?
A group that comments on the action in a Greek play
What is the chorus?
The largest land area surrounded by water on three sides in Greece
What is the Peloponnesian Peninsula?
Membership to a community
What is "citizenship"?
A type of society is organized primarily for war
What is a military state?
the Persian king that fought against the Greeks during the Second Persian War, son of former king
Who is Xerxes?
This Greek writer was famous for his comedies
Who is Aristophanes?
The lower area of the city where people used to gather to discuss public affairs
What is "agora"?
The military formation used by Greek armies
What is a phalanx?
the name of the military alliance led by Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian League?
Persian King, set out to conquer Greece
Who is Darius?
Term for a new method or idea in Greek culture
What is an innovation?