Ancient Greece and Rome (Ch. 1-2)

What is a city-state?

• Athens and Sparta

• a city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government

• another name for a continent

• a city that is ruled by another country's government

a peninsula in southwestern Asia; today, this area is the country of Turkey

• Cuba

• Greece

• Asia Minor

• Asia Major

What is a polis?

• the ancient Greek word for "ruler"

• the ancient Roman word for "pool"

• the ancient English word for "polygon"

• the ancient Greek word for "city-state"

What words we use today come from the word "polis"?

• politics

• plural

• polygon

• police

a government where one person, who is usually cruel or harsh, holds all the power

• tyranny

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

a government in which a small group of people holds all the power (some were royal, some were just rich)

• democracy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

• monarchy

One person, who was born royal, holds the power

• monarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

Who could participate in a democratic government?

• everyone

• men and women

• only men

• only women

a small group of people who decided what topics should be publicly discussed in a democracy

• the Group

• the Assembly

• the Oligarchy

• the women

What government type was Athens the birthplace of?

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy