Ancient Greece

Legal member of a country or city-state

• Citizen

• Helot

• Polis

• Democracy

Government in which a small group of people who are usually wealthy rule

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

Rule by a single, strong ruler who is usually unjust

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

Form of government in which citizens hold political power; rule by the people

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

Government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Democracy in which people elect representatives to make the nation's laws

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Man responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government in Sparta

• Ephor

• Helot

• Emperor

• Governor

Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta

• Ephor

• Helot

• Citizen

• Soldier

How was life in Sparta different from life in Athens? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• Spartans feared change, while Athenians valued new ideas

• Athens relied on conquest and slavery to obtain food while Sparta relied on trade

• Spartan women stayed at home, while Athenian women worked outside the home

• Spartan boys were taught to obey orders while Athenian boys received a well-rounded education.

According to the ancient Greeks' beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?

• In caves deep underground

• In the sea

• On Mount Olympus

• At Delphi on Mount Parnassus