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Ancient Greece
Test Review for our Ancient Greece Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Direct Democracy | A government where all citizens could share in running a government |
| Athens | The first civilization to use a direct democracy |
| Agora | An outdoor marketplace where the people of Athens met to discuss ways to make Greece a better place to live |
| The Council | A group of citizens who made decisions for Athens |
| free men (citizens) | The only group of people allowed to participate in the government; 18 years and older |
| Parethenon | A Greek temple built for the goddess, Athena |
| Representative Democracy | a government in which people vote and choose leaders to represent them |
| Architecture | a method or style of building |
| US Supreme Court | a U.S. building influenced by Greek architecture |
| Boxing, Wrestling, Running, and Racing Horses | Sporting events that were part of ancient Greek's daily life |
| Courts of Law and Juries | The U.S. legal system uses these parts of the ancient Greek government |
| Laws | rules that governments make for all people to follow |
| Doric, Ionic, Corinthian | three types of columns used in Greek architecture |
| The 5 Olympic rings | represents the five parts of the world that join together in the Olympics |
| The Assembly | The council would tell this group what they wanted to do, and this group would vote on it. |
| Election | citizens vote for who they want to represent them |
| City-State | a city and its surrounding countryside |
| Zeus | the Greek god the Olympics honored |