Ancient Greek lessons 1-4

greek word for city-state

a fortress atop a hill in the center of the city-states.

a type of government in which people rule themselves.

rich landowners

government in which only a few people have power.

people with the right to participate in government

leader who rules by use of force

Athenian leader who ruled at the height of the Athenian democracy

an agreement to work together

a war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC