Early Civilization
True or False: Greece city states existed independently and did not try to unite.
True
Form of government where power is held by a small group of people.
Oligarchy
Boys were taken from their homes to be trained in the army at this age.
7
This term is used means a being with supernatural powers.
Deity
This future ruler was born the Prince of Macedonia
Alexander the Great
The Minoans existed around this year.
2,000 BCE
Rows of overlapping soldiers who move a one unit. They were armed with shields and spears.
Phalanx
These five citizens were responsible for the day-to-day operations of the government.
These were the parents of the Greek gods and goddesses, they were also referred to as the Titans.
Cronus and Rhea
This stallion could not be tamed.
Bucephalus
A government headed by a king.
Monarchy
Form of government that is ran by a strong ruler.
Tyranny
This term is used for a society organized for the purpose of waging war.
Military State
This Greek god overthrew his father and became the supreme ruler of the gods.
Zeus
This is the name of longer spears used in battle.
Sarissa
The Iliad and Odyssey were written by this author.
Homer
Form of government where there is rule by the people.
Democracy
This term means a new way of doing things.
Innovation
This place is the original location of the Olympics.
Olympia
The length of time it took Alexander the Great to create his empire.
11 years
These were members of a city state who had the right to vote.
Citizens
This type of democracy is when citizens participate directly in the decision making process.
Direct Democracy.
This term is used to describe people in power.
Authority
These are shorter poems ang while playing a stringed instrument.
Lyric Poetry
When reaching this country, the luck of Alexander the Great ran out. He was defeated.
India