Ch. 7 lessons 1-4

2. a government by the people
4. a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
6. a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself
7. a government in which a small group has control
9. a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
12. a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
14. enslaved people in ancient Sparta
15. a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
16. a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
17. an absolute ruler unrestrained by law

1. a Persian religion based on the belief of one god
3. a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
5. a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
8. someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds
10. the territory governed by an official known as a satrap
11. the governor of a province in ancient Persia
13. a Greek city-state