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Government in Athens
Use to help study for your Government in Athens and Sparta Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assembly | This meeting was an opportunity for all citizens to debate and vote on laws. |
| Athens | This is the city where democracy was born. |
| Cleisthenes | He is known as the father of democracy. |
| Citizens | In Greece, free men who had the right to participate in government were known as this. |
| Democracy | This term is Greek for “rule of the people.” |
| Draco | He created a set of very harsh laws for Athens |
| Macedonians | Democracy in Athens came to an end after these people conquered Greece. |
| Oligarchy | This term means “government by the few.” |
| Pericles | This leader encouraged the people of his city to participate in government |
| Representative Democracy | This term describes the government of the United States. |
| Peloponnesian War | Started when Sparta declared war on Athens |
| End of the Peloponnesian War | Greece was left open to attacks from outsiders |
| Athens and Sparta | Two great city-states in Greece |
| Sparta | City-state that believed in military power |
| Sparta Boys | trained to be disciplined and obedient soldiers. |
| Most Athenian men | became farmers or skilled craftsmen. |
| Athenian women | Took care of the house and had no rights. |
| Spartan strength | was its Army. |
| Athenian Strength | was its Navy |
| Persian war Alliance | Athens was the leader of this alliance. |