Types of Governments
A type of government in which the citizens or people vote and rule.
Democracy
The city-state of Sparta was known to emphasize this type of training for all male youth starting at around age 7.
This form of government was first developed in Athens and is the basis of many governments today, including the United States.
Democracy
Greece has this type of land features covering many parts of the land.
Mountains
A type of government in which one hereditary king rules.
Monarchy
Sparta was ruled by two kings. This type of government is known as an _______________.
Oligarchy
Were as Sparta celebrated the state and strict discipline, Athens celebrated a persons ______________.
This large body of water is the major sea south of Greece.
Mediterranean Sea
A type of government in which a strongman takes control and rules.
Tyranny
This famous battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian Empire took place in 480 B.C.
Battle of Thermopylae
Sparta valued the military, but Athens valued _________________ and the _____________.
Education; arts
The earliest Greek culture to exist on the island of Crete.
Minoans
The center of Greek culture and where every part of life took place on a daily basis.
The city-state/Polis
Name given to Spartan slaves.
Helots
Athenian ruler that canceled debts for all citizens.
Solon
This early mainland Greek culture had a warrior class and built walls around their cities.
Mycenaeans
A type of government in which a few elite families rule.
Oligarchy
Lycurgus
What famous structure sits on top of the acropolis in Athens?
The Parthenon
Who was the author of the two epic Greek poems of the Iliad and the Odyssey that helped shape early Greek values and traditions.
Homer