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Geography
City States

Who's in Charge?
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Athens
100
High mountains and surrounded by water
What is the geography of ancient Greece?
100
Small independent settlements
What is a City-State?
100
Power is inherited from one generation to the next. One person has all the power. Usually called King/Queen.
What is a monarchy?
100
The Aegean Sea
What is the water on the eastern side of Greece?
100
Democracy
What was the government of ancient Athens?
200
Cut off, far away, outlying
What is the definition of isolation?
200
Athens, Delphi, Sparta, Argos, Thebes
What are names of ancient city-states?
200
Power is in the hands of a few rich men. They favor the rich and ignore the poor.
What is an oligarchy?
200
The Ionian Sea
What is the sea on the western side of Greece?
200
Men, 18 years old, born in Athens
What is a citizen?
300
A settlement under control of a distant country.
What is a colony?
300
Government, military strategies, laws, resources, money, and way of life.
What are some differences between city-states?
300
One leader who takes over after a battle, war, etc. The government is controlled by the military. It makes people feel safe, but there are lots of strict rules/laws.
What is tyrant or dictator?
300
Crete
What is the name of the large island south of Greece?
300
The Assembly
What met every 10 days, had thousands of members, and ran the government in Athens?
400
Because the population grew and Greece needed other resources.
Why did Greece set up colonies?
400
Sports, customs, food, bakers, servants, potters, builders, scribes, religion
What are similarities between city-states?
400
Power is in the hands of all people. Individual citizens make all the rules/laws and all vote.
What is a democracy?
400
The Mediterranean Sea
What is the large body of water south of Greece?
400
The Council of 500
What runs the daily business of ancient Athens and members must be chosen and over 30 years old.
500
Turkey, France, Italy, Spain, Africa
Where did Greece set up colonies?
500
City states have many differences based on their geography.
Why are city states different?
500
Power is held by all the people, but they elect representatives to make decisions for large groups of people. The US is this form of government.
What is a republic?
500
Mount Olympus
What is the famous mountain where the ancient Greek Gods lived?
500
The Jury system
What determined guilt or innocence by a group (not one person). This group was made up of men, volunteers, and over 30.