History
How Athenian citizens could influence their democracy
What is discuss and vote on laws and policies?
Greek civilization began in an area dominated by
What are seas and mountains?
The type of government developed in Athens
What is direct democracy?
He is the king of all other gods
Who is Zeus?
The raised, fortified [fortress] area that was the highest place in the Greek City-State was called
What is the Acropolis?
Those who could participate in the Athenian democracy
Who are all free, adult male citizens?
Communities in ancient Greece were separated by
what are mountains and valleys?
A government ruled by a few powerful people
What is an oligarchy?
He gave mankind fire
Who is Prometheus?
Greek City-States had all of these in common EXCEPT
What is forms of government?
The 2 city-states that fought in the Peloponnesian War
What are Athens and Sparta?
Greece was surrounded by water on 3 sides. This landform is called
What is a peninsula?
This type of government has the LEAST amount of people involved in decision making
What is monarchy?
To have a tragic weakness is to have
What is an Achilles Heel?
All of the Greek city-states had this in common
What is language?
Loser of the Peloponnesian War
What is Athens?
The continent in which Greece is located
What is Europe?
A cruel and oppressive government
What is tyranny?
The Greek gods were very much like them in the way they acted
What are humans?
A gathering place; a marketplace in Ancient Greece
What is an agora?
"There were three main reasons the Peloponnesian War started. First, some city-states feared Athens because of its grab for power and prestige [respect]. Second, under the leadership of Pericles, Athens grew from a city-state to a naval [sea] empire. Third, some Athenian settlers began to move into the lands of other city-states."
According to this passage, the city-state more to blame for the Peloponnesian War was
Greece is located next to this body of water
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The government of the United States is based on the ancient Greek idea of a
What is a government by the people?
The belief in many gods and goddesses
What is polytheism?
The rough, mountainous geography of Greece led to this effect on its early development
What is the creation of independent city-states?