Vocabulary
Philosophers and thinkers would debate in this open meeting place in the center of a city.
What is the agora?
This civilization based in Crete made their living by trade.
Who are the Minoans?
This type of government is where all citizens had an equal part in the decision-making process.
What is democracy?
Spartan life revolved around this.
What is the military?
The Phoenicians were famous for this color dye.
This is a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority.
What is a tyrant?
The Minoan Palace of Knossos was discovered on this island.
What is Crete?
Athenian citizens were men who were free, native-born, and this.
This is the age that Spartan boys left home to start their military training.
What is 7?
Xerxes was the King of this civilization that had a long rivalry with Athens.
What is Persia?
The Greeks typically fought in tight row formations called this.
What is a phalanx?
These people learned how to profit from trade from the Minoans.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
Because Athens had such a good economy, they were able to focus more on this.
What is the arts?
These slaves were mainly used for agriculture.
What are helots?
This word refers to Greek city-states that were like small, independent countries.
What is a polis?
This type of government is where a small group has control.
What is oligarchy?
The early Greeks made their living by trading, fishing, and herding these.
What are sheep and goats?
Because their location was not good for farming, the Greeks made these to trade for grain.
What are wine and olive oil?
This is the age that Spartan men were allowed to return home from military service and became full citizens.
What is 30?
The Greek alphabet was based on the writing system of this sea-faring people.
Who are the Phoenicians?
This is the monotheistic religion of the Persians.
What is Zoroastrianism?
Each symbol in the Phoenician alphabet represented one of these.
What is a sound?
Upper-class Athenian women stayed at home except for these two occasions.
What are festivals and funerals?
The council of elders chose five of these every year, and they were responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing the laws.
What are ephors?
This Athenian leader rebuilt his city after the Persian war.
Who is Pericles?