Places
This is the place people would meet to talk casually. It is also where the market was located. It was in the centre of Athens.
What is the Agora
Only Athenian born males could be this.
What is Citizens?
a draw by chance from a large number of people.
What is lottery?
the citizens who vote and debate in a group of around 6,000.
What is the Assembly or Ekklesia?
The assembly, The council of 500 (Boule) and the Courts
This is were citizens would go to 'pray' or 'talk' to the gods.
What is a temple?
What are Metics?
a ruler who seizes power and governs in a harsh, cruel way.
What is a Tyrant?
500 of these people were selected by lot
What is the Boule?
This word means something from a time more than 2500 years ago.
What is Ancient
This is what we called independent communities in Greece.
What are city- states?
At the age of 15 who was often married off?
a government in which citizens vote directly on decisions.
What is direct democracy?
The only people in Athens to be voted into their positions
What is magistrates or generals?
This political system means to be ruled by the few
What is aristocrats?
This is where the Assembly would gather. This was on a hill.
What is the Pnyx?
These are the people who were born outside of Athens
What are Metics?
a government official who works for a court.
What is a magistrate?
Who is Athena?
This city-state was seen as the enemy of Athens. Their political system and ideals were complete opposite of Athens.
What is Sparta?
This is where the defendant, plaintiff and magistrates would meet.
What is the courts?
What 4 things did a person need to vote in ancient Greece?
Citizen, own land, male, and an adult
The first athenian who attempted to start the democracy?
Who is Cleisthenes
These are long poems that tell a story. Ex. Illiad and Odyssey.
What are epics?