Greece's peninsula is dominated by _________________
mountains
Name of the Mycenaeans most powerful fortress
Mycenae
What did they call it when everyone gathered on the hillside to vote?
Assembly
Who conquered Athens and tore down their democracy?
Macedonians
A leader who gains power through force
tyrant
Name three Greek city-states
Troy, Sparta, Athens, Olympia, Delphi
Which city was home to the world's first democracy?
Athens
Which sea is to the west of Greece?
Ionian Sea
Who was Peisistratus?
A tyrant leader who had a strong army and support of the people. He created festivals and momnuments.
When all citizens are able to participate in the government and vote, it is called a ___________________ _____________________.
direct democracy
Why were the Minoans not considered to be Greek?
They did not speak Greek
For major decisions there needed to be ____________________ present to vote
6000
An _______________________ is when the highest social class has all of the influence on a society.
aristocracy
Which sea is to the east of Greece?
Aegean Sea
Once city-states were proven to work, what did Greece do next to solve the problems of overpopulation, wanting more money, and general curiosity of what surrounded them?
They started to create colonies
An ____________________ is when only a few people have power.
oligarchy
This person had a much milder set of laws that made nonaristocrats citizens.
Solon
How did Athenians record their laws?
constituion
Name of the first civilization to speak Greek
Mycenaeans
The Minoans lived on this island
Crete
What body of water is south of Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
Who was Pericles?
Athenian leader who took the democracy to its highest levels. Promoted spreading democracy and urged community members to be involved. Even paid political help.
Wny did the Minoan civilization fall?
Volcano (floods, ash, ruined crops)
Why does modern America have to have a representative democracy and not a direct democracy?
It is too large and impossible to include all of its citizens on every vote.
What were the Minoans known for?
Shipbuliding and trade
What is an agora?
A Greek marketplace
What was the most populous city that could be found in the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete?
Knossos
This person overthrew the aristocracy and created the world's first democracy
Cleisthenes
Greeks starting to create city-states occured in the ________________ era.
classical
What is an acropolis?
A fortress on a high hill.
A person who is able to participate in the government is known as a ____________.
citizen
When citizens elect a person to vote for them, it is called a ________________ ___________________.
representative democracy.
This person had extremely harsh laws that were often punishable by death
Draco
The mainland of Greece is a _________________.
peninsula
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