Key Vocab
A City State in Ancient Greece
Polis
This type of landform covers much of Greece, made travel difficult and left little room for farming
Mountains
a type of government where one person rules, usually a king or queen, and they often get their power because they are born into a royal family.
In Athens, only this group of people could vote and participate in government.
Male Citizens born in Athens
A Class of citizens that are born into wealth and commonly rule the different city states
Aristocracy
Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, which makes it a what?
Penninsula
a type of government where one person takes control by force and rules with total power, often without fairness or listening to the people.
Tyranny
This meeting place in Athens is where citizens gathered to discuss and vote on laws.
Assembly
Citizen
Name the Three Seas that Surround the Greeks
a type of government where a small group of people holds power and makes decisions for everyone, often based on wealth, family, or influence.
Oligarchy
Name one of the Limitations of Athenian Democracy
Answers may Vary
Ex. Not Everyone had a vote
Membership in a City-State or Community
Citizenship
How was Greece able to thrive even though they were restricted to limited farming? How were they able to get the things they needed?
Focused on Sailing and Trade for Resources
A representative democracy is a type of government where people vote for leaders to make decisions for them instead of voting on every issue themselves.
Representative Democracy
Name the 3 parts of the Athenian Democracy
The Assembly, The Boule, The Courts
The art and practice in Government
Politics
Describe how the development of City-states were affected by the mountainous terrain of Mainland Greece
They developed individual Cultures and ways of Life
a type of government where people vote on laws and decisions themselves, instead of choosing someone to do it for them.
Direct Democracy
What military Strategy started the transition from Power of the few to Power of the Many and is seen as the start of Democracy starting in Greece
Phalanx