Ancient Greece Vocabulary

4. a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine(2 words)
7. Formed from the surrounding city-states near Sparta. It was formed to defeat democracy in Athens.(2 words)
11. Democracy A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
13. A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
14. in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus(2 words)
18. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
19. society organized for the purpose of waging war(2 words)
20. someone who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops(2 words)
21. way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves(2 words)
23. state society organized for the purpose of waging war
24. A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community

1. Spartan slave
2. A city-state in ancient Greece.
3. military housing
5. a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
6. Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who gets what, when, and how)
8. A government ruled by a few powerful people
9. A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
10. foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan
11. an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians(2 words)
12. Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great
15. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
16. A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
17. An educated guess
22. Cruel and oppressive government or rule