Governments
A form of government where citizens have a say in how they are ruled including choosing their leaders and deciding on laws.
Democracy
One of the most powerful Greek city-states. This city-state was the birthplace of democracy.
Athens.
The Greek name for a city state.
Polis.
These consisted of a large city and the surrounding countryside. Ancient Greece consisted of a number of them such as Athens, Thebes, and Sparta.
City-state
A form of government where there is one ruler, like a king.
Monarchy
A power Greek city-state whose culture was based around warfare and preparing for battle. It was the rival to Athens.
Sparta.
A portion of land surrounded by water on three sides and connected to the mainland on the fourth.
Peninsula.
A type of government where the power is held by a few people, usually by the powerful elite members of society.
Oligarchy.
A mountain in northern Greece thought by the ancient Greeks to be the home of their gods.
Mount Olympus.
In Athens, this was the group of citizens who showed up to vote.
Assembly.
What did city states have in common? Name at least one fact.
Worshipped the same gods, spoke the same language, and had the same cultural background.
The ruler of a Greek city-state; this person was like a king. Today this word is used to describe a ruler who rules unfairly or unjustly.
Tyrant
A large peninsula located in southern Greece. Many powerful Greek city-states were located here including Sparta, Argos, and Corinth.
Peloponnese.
A ruler of Ancient Greece who conquered much of the civilized world from Greece to India including Egypt.
Alexander the Great
This is the name of the war fought between Athens and Sparta in 431-404 BCE
Peloponnesian War.
A ruling class of nobles, similar to an oligarchy.
Aristocracy.
This was the central meeting place in Ancient Greek cities. Democracy was born here in Athens.
Agora.
A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia and Africa. This is the body of water near Greece.
Mediterranean Sea
Name the three periods in Ancient Greece. Partial points if you can at least name one.
Archaic Period, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period