Rise of Democracy
a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
What is an assembly?
government in which ruling power belongs to a few people
What is an Oligarchy?
A marketplace in ancient Greece
What is an Agora?
The hill above a Greek City, on which temples were built
What is an Acropolis?
a great ancient Greek philosopher who taught by asking his students thought-provoking questions
Who is Socrates?
a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
What is a citizen?
government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
What is Tyranny/Dictatorship?
A city-state of Ancient Greece that was the first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece
What is Athens?
the art of writing, acting in, and producing plays
A traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs.
What is Drama?
What is a myth?
The study of living things; their structure, growth, and function
What is biology?
a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
What is democracy?
North Korea is a Modern-day example of this
What is a dictatorship/tyranny?
In Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of government
What is the Council of 500?
A leader who developed Athen's Culture, democracy, and power during the Golden Age
Who is Pericles?
The branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures
What is Geometry?
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
What is a monarchy?
England is a modern-day example of this
What is a Monarchy?
the peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
What is Peloponnesus?
The temple built on the acropolis above Athens, honoring the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon?
A measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
What is Latitude?
a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
What is an aristocrat?
The United States is a Modern-day example of this
What is a Representative Democracy?
a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy
A small group of people who made all the important governing decisions in this City-State.
What is Sparta?
What is the Council of Elders?
athletic events, including horse races and chariot races, held as part of the festival called Panathenaea, honoring the goddess Athena
What is the Panathenaic Games?
A measure of how far east or west a place on Earth is from an imaginary line that runs between the North and South Poles (Prime Meridian)
What is longitude?