Zeus
What did Athens trade
Leather goods and pottery
The type of leader in power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to growing political unrest among city-states was a ...
Tyrant
Who is Poseidon in The Odyssey
Shadow Archetype
Athenian laws were proposed by who
BONUS: How were laws approved
The council
(Approved by more than half of the assembly)
A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
Tyrant
Persian King who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis
Xerxes
How are laws made in the United States today
Approved by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the president
What did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans
Navigating using the sun and stars
Athena
All citizens 18 years old and older can vote for or against the officials who make the laws. This is an example of what type of Democracy
Representative Democracy
Who is considered the "Big Three" in Greek Mythology
Zeus - Poseidon - Hades
Leader who made Athens more democratic
Pericles
Who had the right to vote in Athens
Only adult males who were born in Athens
A system of government in which all citizens share in running the government
Democracy
Who has a right to vote in the United States today?
All citizens 18 years old and older
A system of government in which a few people hold power
Oligarchy
How did a boy's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military
King who built a strong Persian army and expanded the Persian Empire
Cyrus
What did Athens receive from trades
Grain and food
A 300 year period of time in Greece beginning around 1100 B.C. is call the Dark Age because...
Trade and Farming failed
Many stopped keeping records and writing
Why did Athens need to trade with other city-states and colonies
How was Sparta finally able to defeat Athens and end the Peloponnesian War
What type of democracy did Athens have
Direct Democracy
The Spartan name for an enslaved worker
Helot
What were Spartan girls trained in
Running
Wrestling
Javelin Throwing