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What is the Greek term for "city-state"?
polis
The birthplace of democracy
Athens
The city-state that believed in a strong army.
Sparta
Ancient Greece was divided into hundreds of independent _____________________ .
city-states
What kinds of things did the city-states have in common?
They worshipped the same gods, they spoke the same language, and they had the same cultural background.
The type of government that is ruled by one king.
monarchy
The type of government that is ruled by the powerful elite members of society.
oligarchy
The type of government that is "ruled by the people"
democracy
How were the city-states different?
Each city state had its own government, laws, and customs.
When did the city-states unite?
In times of foreign invasion (such as the Persian wars), they would band together to fight a common enemy.
A typical polis had a marketplace called an ________________ .
agora
Spartans believe in a strong army, while Athenians loved and studied ___________ .
arts and philisophy
In Athenian democracy each male citizen also had a right to _____________ .
vote
If Athenians needed to vote in secret, they would scratch their votes on _____________ .
pottery
Describe the geography of Greece.
The Greeks lived on rocky, mountainous lands surrounded by water. There are a lot of islands.
