Government
A government where one person makes the political decisions.
What is a Monarchy
This walled structure protected most Mycenaean cities
What is an acropolis
What most young boys were doing in Sparta.
What is military training?
The term for the "pursuit of knowledge"
What is philosophy
A type of government where a few people make political decisions
What is an Oligarchy
Although the Greek city states were culturally different, they did have these two things in common.
What is language (Greek) and religion
Famous Spartan ruler at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Who is Leonidas?
The used this court system to determine the guilt or innocence of a person
What is a jury
According to the Athenian constitution, who was allowed to vote?
Who are citizens (18 year old men)
Name one way which the lives of Spartan women differed from Athenian women
What is ability to own property? What is freedom to travel? What is ability to conduct business? What is the ability to get an education?
What is the Aegean Sea?
An amazing Greek building that looks similar to the Lincoln Memorial.
What is the Parthenon?
A system of government where all citizens share in the decision making
What is a democracy
Three things Athenian boys would have studied in school?
What is mathematics, music, poetry, history, rhetoric/public speaking?
Every four years, the world gets together at an event to commemorate this tradition introduced by the Ancient Greeks
What is the Olympics?
This person takes over by force, but with the support of the people
Who is a Tyrant
The name for the war between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
Alexander the Great's empire stretched to this river valley
What is the Indus River in India/Pakistan?
The Athenians held an annual theatrical competition to honor this god.
Who is Dionysus?