Modern Greece-Democracy and Mythology

a form of democracy in which citizens gather together to vote on laws and policies

• direct democracy

• limited democracy

• monarchy

• aristocracy

formed in 479 BCE and based on the island of Delos, where funds were kept to fight future wars with Persia

• golden age

• Crete

• Delian League

• League of Nations

a period of great cultural achievement

• enlightenment

• dark ages

• Victorian Age

• golden age

the awe-inspiring temple that was dedicated to Athens' goddess, Athena

• Parthenon

• Zeus's temple

• Temple of Pericles

• Olympia

able to live forever

• mortal

• immortal

• mythology

• legend

a collection of stories that explains events, beliefs, or actions

• epic poem

• narrative

• mythology

• biography

Which leader canceled the debts of the poor and freed enslaved farmers

• Darius I

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

This leader created groups based on geography to send representatives to the Assembly.

• Darius I

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

This leader granted all male citizens the ability to participate in the Assembly.

• Darius I

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

Under which leader did Athens experience their Golden Age?

• Darius I

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles