Leaders of Persia and Greece
Leader who made Athens more democratic
Pericles
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process.
Direct Democracy
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
Government in Sparta
Oligarchy
Adopted from Phoenician traders, it had 24 letters and simplified reading and writing
The Greek alphabet
Persian King who invaded Greece at Marathon
Darius
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf.
Representative Democracy
a Greek city-state
polis
did not have a well-trained army, true or false
false
First established by Greece around 700 B.C. to supply food.
Colonies of Greece
Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae
Leonidas
a government in which a small group has control
Oligarchy
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
Tyrant
economy was based on this...
farming and enslaved people
Made their living as traders
The Minoans
Fair king who built a strong Persian army and expanded the Persian Empire.
Cyrus
Government in Athens
Democracy
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
Philosopher
Poor farming society, true or false
true
The Minoans developed on the island
Crete
Persian King who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis
Xerxes
Government in the United States
Representative democracy
a group of people living in a new territory with close ties to their homeland; the new territory itself
Colony
They used heavy iron bars rather than coins, so...
Other city-states discouraged trade with Sparta and their economy suffered.
An early mainland civilization
The Mycenaeans