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Athens and Sparta
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This meeting was an opportunity for all citizens to debate and vote on laws. | assembly |
| The city where democracy was born | Athens |
| In Greece, free men who had the right to participate in government were known as this | citizens |
| Known as the father of democracy | Cleisthenes |
| Greek for rule of the people | democracy |
| Where citizens participate directly in government | direct democracy |
| He created a set off year harsh laws for Athens | Draco |
| Democracy in Athens came to an end after these people conquered Greece | Macedonians |
| Means "government by the few" | oligarchy |
| This leader encouraged the people of his city to participate in government | Pericles |
| A leader who held power through the use of force | tyrants |
| Greece was open to attack from who because of fighting between Greek city -states after the Peloponnesian War? | outsider |
| How did the Peloponnesian War begin? | Sparta declared war on Athens |
| Who were the greatest city-states in Greece? | Athens and Sparta |
| What did the Spartans believe was the way to provide security and protection for their city? | military power |
| Boys in Sparta were trained to be? | Disciplined obedient soldiers |
| What job did most men in Athens have? | Skilled craftsmen or farmers |
| In what city-state did women have almost no rights at all? | Athens |
| Athens have a strong Navy. What did Sparta have? | A strong Army |
| Who was the leader of a powerful alliance of Greek city-states after the Persian Wars? | Sicily |