Topography
The topography of Greece is mostly
mountainous
A government in which a small group of people rule.
Oligarchy
Who freed the slaves and gave adult Athenian men the right to vote?
Solon
Famous Greek Temple
Parthenon
Aristarchus concluded that Earth circled ___________.
the sun
Most people of Greece live along this.
Coastline
A city or town that controls surrounding villages and farmlands nearby.
City-state
He wrote about government.
Plato
The largest city-state
Athens
These were held every 4 years to honor ____________.
Zeus
Greece is a large one of these.
Peninsula
The people have a vote about issues of their country.
Democracy
The father of history
Herodotus
Sparring city state to Athens
Sparta
How much of the population was in slavery?
One third
Although Greece has rivers most of the water in Greece is _________________.
Sea or Ocean
Switzerland's Government
Direct Democracy
He wrote comedies that poked fun at Greek society.
Aristophanes
Public space that included the council-house, religious shrines, and the marketplace.
agora
Spartan warriors were expected to put their military careers before __________________.
their wives and families.
In addition to the mainland, Greece has many _______________.
Islands
Jurors were chosen by _______________.
Random selection
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides wrote great _______________ or serious works with flawed heroes.
tragedies
Most people lived in small homes made of
mud bricks
An outside threat that united Sparta and Athens.
The Persian army.