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Athletic contests held every four years to honor their gods.
The Olympics
There form of government in which the power is in the hands of the people.
Democracy
Direct Democracy: In this type of government, laws and rules are made by
b. The people voting
An _____ is group of islands.
Archipelago
A ______________ is a larger body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Peninsula
The ruler of the gods
Zeus
What were the cultural interests of Athens?
Learning and the arts
Monarchy: In this type of government, laws and rules are made by
a. one person
b. small group
One person
A ________ is a smaller body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Cape
An ________________ is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
Isthmus
Home of the Greek gods
Mount Olympus
Who was Athens rival?
Sparta
What kind of city-state was Sparta?
Sparta was a military city-state
A ____________ is a smaller body of water surrounded by land on three sides.
Bay
The government of the ________ ___________ was based on many of the democratic ideas of ancient Greece.
United States
Greek goddess of wisdom.
Athena
Who could vote in Ancient Greece?
Free men
Oligarchy: In this type of government, laws and rules are made by
a. citizens elected by the people
b. small group
b. small group
A _________ is a larger body of water surrounded by land on three sides.
Gulf
__________ are cylinder-shaped pillars used to support a structure
Columns
Greece had many mountains dividing up the land. So, they had many independent communities called:
City-states
The Greeks ___________ with other countries to get things that they needed.
traded
Representative Democracy: In this type of government, laws and rules are made by
a. citizens elected by the people
b. the people voting
a. citizens elected by the people
A _____________ is a narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
strait
Greece is located on the continent of ____________
Europe