Government
What kind of government did Athens have?
What is Democracy?
In what major body of water do we find the country of Greece?
What is The Mediterranean Sea?
All men born in Athens were considered __________ in the democracy in Athens.
What are
citizens?
What is the condition of being owned by, and forced to work for, someone else called?
What is slavery
Someone who studies for truth and knowledge is known as a?
What is a philosopher?
Which city-state was the first to have a democratic government?
What is Athens?
Give 2 geographical features of Greece
What is
Peninsula, mountains?
What types of people couldn't be citizens in Athens?
What are women, children, slaves, and foreigners?
What is a Tryant?
A ruler who takes the power with the help of middle-class people.
Many Greeks would spend their time in an ________, or an outdoor marketplace.
Agora
Name the 3 ways that the Government was structured in the Ancient Athens
What is the Assembly, The council of 500, The court?
Greece is a ____________________, covered by three sides of water.
What is
peninsula
{ } were not allowed to go to school and instead took charge of spinning, weaving, and other household duties.
What are girls or women?
A fast spreading, deadly disease is known as a?
What is a plaque?
The war between Athens and Sparta was known as the?
What is the
Peloponnesian War?
Type of government that allows people to participate directly in the process of governing.
What is DIRECT democracy?
These developed as a result of Greece's mountainous terrain?
What are
City-States?
Athenian boys left home to go study in school at this age.
What is age seven/seven years old?
An ___________ is a form of government controlled by a few wealthy people.
What is
an aristocracy?
A period of time in Athens where temples were built, artists created new works, and philosophers extended knowledge?
What is the Golden Age?
To be ruled by a few wealthy privileged people is called an?
What is an aristocracy?
Greeks used ______________ and _____________ and other produce for food and trade goods.
What are
grapes, olives?
A foreigner living in Athens, usually a craftsman or trader is called?
What is a Metic?
What is an Acropolis?
A high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities.
A large athletic competition, involving many sports, born in Ancient Greece, in which many city-states participated. It developed into the biggest international athletic competition in the world today.
Olympics