The central city of a city-state is the ____________.
polis
100
By the end of the 6th century, Athens developed a _____________________ form of government.
democratic
100
Sparta was ruled by two _______________, who were supported by other officials.
kings
100
A ________________________ studies and thinks about why the world is the way it is.
philosopher
200
Early settlers cultivated the land in Greece to grow ______________ and _________________.
grapes, olives
200
Each ancient Greek city-state had its own ___________ & form of _____________________.
laws, government
200
Athens chief rival among the other Greek city-states was _________________.
Sparta
200
Spartans disapproved of __________________ with outsiders.
trade
200
To honor their gods and goddesses, the ancient Greeks created ____________ and wrote ___________ and ________________.
myths, plays, and poems
300
Greece's greatest natural resource is ____________________.
the water that surrounds it
300
Ancient Greek city-states were united by a common __________________, shared ________________ beliefs, and a similar way of life.
language, religious
300
________________, __________________, and ____________________________ could not take part in Athenian government.
Women, slaves, and foreign residents
300
Every Spartan male was required to spend a year living alone in the ______________________.
wilderness
300
______________________ studied and taught about friendship, knowledge, and justice.
Socrates
400
Which transportation barrier in Greece made travel by land difficult for early settlers?
mountains
400
Some city-states, such as Sparta, were ________________________. This is a system in which a few powerful, wealthy individuals rule.
oligarchies
400
Name 2 types of buildings that were added to Athens after Alexander the Great unified Greece.
schools, libraries, public baths, and gymnasiums
400
Spartan men had to remain in the army barracks until they were _____________ years old.
30
400
Athens and Sparta joined together to fight the _______________ when they tried to conquer the Greek Peninsula.
Persians
500
Many communities in Greece were located along the ________________Sea, which is to the east of Greece.
Aegean
500
City-states include the central city and the surrounding _____________________.
villages
500
The _______________________was the center of the city-state of Athens.
acropolis
500
The Spartans had the strongest and bravest _____________ in the ancient world.
army
500
When ____________________________________took control of the Greek empire, Greek culture, language, and ideas were spread throughout the Mediterranean region and as far east as India.