Gov'tTerms
Basic Terms
Odds and Ends
This or that
100
a form of government in which all of the power is in the hands of a few powerful individuals
What is Oligarchy
100
Acropolis
What is fortified hill of an ancient Greece city
100
A system of beliefs and values. Believed people should rely on logic to find the truth.
What is philosophy
100
This city-state was philosophical, mellow, and democratized? Athens or Sparta
What is Athens
200
form of government where power is in the hands of all the people
What is Democracy
200
ancient Greece market place
What is agora
200
A Greek philosopher who questioned people's beliefs and was sentenced to death by the government
What is Socrates
200
This city state was interested in war and women had more rights: Athens or Sparta
What is Sparta
300
someone who took power illegally. Uses power oppressively
What is tyrant
300
a city that is also an independent state: shared the same language and religion
What is city-state
300
war between Sparta and Athens, Sparta defeated Athens after 27 years of fighting
What is Peloponnesian War
300
God of the sea: Poseidon or Zeus
Poseidon
400
many territories and people controlled by one government
What is empire
400
spread of culture and ideas through trade, travel, and conquest
What is cultural diffusion
400
This group is not allowed to vote in Athens.
What is women
400
Pick two geographical features that isolated the Greeks from other city states: mountains, rivers. deserts, swamps or isolated islands
What is Mountains and isolated islands
500
Brought reforms to Athens to strengthen Democracy. Required govt. officials to be paid.
What is Pericles
500
separated from other people or things.
What is isolated
500
What two things did all Greek states have in common?
What is Religion and language
500
Winner of the Peloponnesian War: Sparta or Athens
What is Sparta
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