World History Chapter 5: Classical Greece

what is the persian wars

• battle between greece and the persian empire

• battle between the persian empire and the usa

• battle between the persian empire and the spartans

what is a phalanx

• a group of people

• a type of food

• a large body of water

• a fearsome formation

what are helots?

what is democracy

• a type of government ruled by rich people

• a type of government ruled by a queen or king

• a type of government ruled by the people

true or false: tyrants were looked upon as leaders who would work for the interest of rich people.

(correct if false)

• true

• false; noble

• false; ordinary

• all answers

true or false: oligarchy is a government ruled by a few powerful people.

Monarchy is a type of government ruled by a single person, called a

what is an acropolis?

• a greek city state

• the sea

• at the agora, a fortified hilltop

• the place where the king lives

what is polis

• the fundamental political unit in ancient greece

• a political party of greece

• the place where greek politicians met

who were the people who came from their leading city, Mycenae?