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City State
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100
Greek word for city state
What is polis
100
LIfe in city states focused on this place
What is the agora
100
The first people to be considered Greek
Who are the Mycenaeans
100
Government by the people
What is democracy
100
all citizens can vote and the most votes wins
What is direct democracy
200
greek word for marketplace
What is agora
200
city states were built around these
What is acropolis
200
They lived on an island off the coast of Greece
Who are the Minoans
200
governemnt by a few people
What is oligarchy
200
citizens elect officials who represent them in government
What is representative democracy
300
Fortress built on top of high hill
What is acropolis
300
these surrounded the city state
What are walls
300
What the Greeks had to become good at to survive and trade
What is shipbuiliding
300
a person who rules by fear
What is a tyrant
300
the gathering of citizens that created the city's laws
What is the assembly
400
An age marked by great achievements
What is Classical Age
400
Identify the 2 main Greek city states that we have talked about
What are Athens and Sparta
400
The 2 main things grown in Greece
What is grapes and olives
400
These people held power in the oligarchy
Who are aristrocrats
400
Athens reached its height under this ruler who encouraged people to take pride in their city
What is Pericles
500
Greeks joined together in these for protection
What is a city state
500
How did the city state become the foundation of Greek civilization?
What is gave the Greeks an identity
500
Period of time with nothing left behind, because of this time the Greeks came together to build city states for protection.
What are the Dark Ages
500
people who have the right to participate in government
What are citizens
500
Who is the father of democracy
Who is Cleisthenes