___________________ (citizens participate directly in gov. decision making) worked in Athens because the city-state was small and because of the commitment and hard work of its citizens.

The ____________________________ was fought between Sparta and Athens because Athens would not give up some of the control gained after the Persian Wars.

_______________________is a religion in which people follow The Four Truths, and the Eightfold Path to reach enlightenment.

_____________________ helped the Greek civilization to have contact with others and spread ideas, goods, and customs.

A general in the Peloponnesian War, __________________, wrote about the events surrounding the war with the actions of people rather than declaring it the work of outside forces.

____________________ ends when the soul escapes the cycle of rebirth, the time when some Hindus believe they are united with Brahman, the supreme force in the universe.

______________, wrote down Socrates ideas; he later founded a school of philosophy called the Academy.

________________ won popular support by promising land and other benefits to the poor; with that support, they set up ____________________ (governments run by a single strong ruler).

_________________, a Greek philosopher and well-known teacher, challenged accepted beliefs to search for the truth and meaning of life.

_______________ was a Greek slave who taught moral lessons in the form of fables.

___________________, known as the first teacher, taught that the five key relationships should be the basis of Chinese culture.

Sparta and Athens joined together to defeat the Persians in the ___________________.

________________, political power held by a small segment of society was an early form of government in many early Greek city-states.

_______________________ carried Buddha's teachings throughout India and Asia.

The first woman to be noted for excellence in mathematics, ________________, was a teacher of philosophy, astronomy, and religion.

Under a ________________________ government (rule by the people), large numbers of Greeks began to participate in civic (community) affairs.

_________________, an important mathematician brought together all that was known about geometry in his book Elements.

he early Indian texts were written in ______________ and became India's first language of learning.

The idea of ____________________ set the people of Greece apart from other countries because people had rights and responsibilities within the government.

_______________ wrote the Odyssey and the lliad, two epic poems about the adventures of Odysseus.

Most democracies today are a _______________________ in which citizens elect others to represent them in government.

_____________________, the most famous natural philosopher, made many contributions to different fields of study ( math, government, poetry, science, etc.).

Alexander the Great spread ____________________ and _______________ through Persia, India and Egypt.

The Indian culture was divided into a ____________ or varna system: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras.