Athens - Key People
Ecology Vocab
Athens - Government
Ecology Vocab
Ecology and Athens
100

An aristocrat who created very harsh laws in Athens. 

Draco. 

100

A group of atoms held together by chemical bonds. 

Molecule

100

A form of government in which the power is in the hands of one person who took power by force. 

Tyranny

100

The living and nonliving parts of a community

Ecosystem

100

A form of government in which the power is in the hands of one person, such as a king. 

Monarchy

200

A good tyrant who brought peace and prosperity to Athens. 

Peisistratus. 

200

The ability to do work or cause change. 

Energy. 

200

Term for rich landowners.  Had the power in an oligarchy. 

Aristocrats

200

An individual, living thing.

Organism

200

A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction.

Reactant

300

Nicknamed 'The Founder of Democracy'.  Gegain democracy in Athens.  

Cleisthenes. 

300

An organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings. 

Producer

300

A type of democracy where citizens are all directly involved in the voting and decision-making.

Direct Democracy

300

How nature reuses carbon atoms.

Carbon Cycle 

300

A simple sugar that is an important source of energy. 

Glucose

400

Who led Athenian democracy to its greatest heights. 

Pericles.

400

An organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter. 

Decomposer

400

A type of democracy where citizens elect people to represent them in the government. 

Representative Democracy

400

The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances. 

Chemical Reaction

400

The nation north of Greece invaded Athens and ended democracy. 

Macedonia

500

Who created laws that made all free men in Athens citizens. 

 Solon

500

A living part of an ecosystem. 

Biotic Factor.

500

A form of government in which the power is in the hands of a few wealthy aristocrats. 

Oligarchy

500

The process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches. 

Photosynthesis

500

The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food. 

Cellular respiration