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Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Greek word for city-state? | Polis |
| A high hill where cities were often built | Acropolis |
| A leader who held power through force | Tyrant |
| The 3 bodies of water around the Greek peninsula | Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean Sea |
| 3 things they depended on the sea for | Travel, Trade, Food, |
| People no longer feared __________ swooping down on their cities | Raiders |
| For major decisions, about ________ people were needed to vote | 6,000 |
| Who was the famous elected leader of Greece from 460-429 B.C. | Pericles |
| The people of ancient Greece thought of themselves of as a resident of a city-state, then a Greek second. True or False | True |
| A Goverment ruled by a few powerful people | Oligarchy |