Geography
A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water.
Peninsula
A settlement under the control of a usually distant country
Colony
The rule of one.
Monarchy
"I was in the army when people began to complain about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the people's help, I became a leader."
A tyrant.
What is celebrated during the month of February?
Black History Month
This landform isolated Greek communities and limited their communication.
Mountains.
A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
Citizen
The rule of a few.
Oligarchy
"I came to power through birth. Before, I used to be selected by Greek city-states."
Monarch/King
An object from the past can also be called a(n)...
Artifact
Ancient Greeks did not like to do this due to the difficulty of Greece's topography.
Travel by foot.
A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
Aristocrat
The rule of one person who came to power unlawfully.
Tyranny
"I used to advise the king because I was an aristocrat, then I put limits on the king and took the power for myself."
Oligarch
Famous for his "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
This sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece.
Aegean Sea
A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws. (Hint: similar to congress)
Assembly
The rule of the people, power is shared equally.
Democracy
I vote on the behalf of the people who elected me.
Representative
This word means "a general agreement"
Consensus
Due to an increasing population and shortage of farmland, the Greeks began this.
Colonies.
A type of government where citizens elect representatives to vote on issue on their behalf.
Representative Democracy
In Athens, this form of government was unique, as every eligible citizen voted on every issue.
Direct Democracy
"I, a citizen of Greece, could speak and vote on laws in the assembly." (Hint: The only person who could vote in a Greek city-state under a democracy)
Greek freeman
The long-lasting idea that people should rule themselves came from this city-state.
Athens