Module 8 Ancient Greece

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  1. 2. Unlike in ancient Athens, American citizens elected representatives to make and execute laws.
  2. 7. a fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states
  3. 8. Laws that were created by the people were written into a _____.
  4. 9. type of government in which people rule themselves
  5. 13. The Peloponnesian League was formed as an alliance of Greek city-states led by _____ to balance the power of the Delian League.
  6. 14. Which civilization began on the island of Crete?
  7. 15. leader who rules by the use of force
  8. 16. most famous lyrical poet of ancient Greece
  9. 19. great and influential mathematician
  10. 20. clear and ordered thinking
  11. 22. author of two great epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey
  12. 24. The Minoan civilization had declined partly because a massive eruption on the island of _____ affected the agriculture on Crete.
  13. 25. author of the world's most famous set of fables
  14. 27. Greeks created _____ to explain why natural events occured.
  15. 28. government in which only a few people have power
  16. 29. Greek word for city-state
  17. 31. Athenian men were required to serve _____ years as soldiers.
  18. 32. Unlike Spartan boys, wealthy Athenian boys were trained to be _____.
  19. 34. Spartans feared a slave uprising and believed that warriors could best protect their citizens
  20. 35. Where did many ancient Greeks seek refuge in times of invasion?
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  1. 1. a war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC
  2. 3. Most of Greece is a _____ with a rugged coastline causing many ancient Greek communities to develop seafaring cultures.
  3. 4. an agreement to work together
  4. 5. From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be _____ and serve their city-state until they were sixty years old.
  5. 6. the first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
  6. 10. rich landowners
  7. 11. short stories that offer lessons on living
  8. 12. philosopher who taught that people should live live lives of moderation based on reason
  9. 17. society ruled by rich landowners
  10. 18. great Greek doctor who taught how to treat disease by understanding what caused illness
  11. 21. body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works
  12. 23. The _____ served as both a marketplace and a place to gather for political meetings and religious ceremonies in many ancient Greek cities.
  13. 26. teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, and founder of the Academy
  14. 27. Athenian democracy was limited because only _____ could vote in elections.
  15. 29. Athenian leader who ruled at the height of Athenian democracy
  16. 30. _____ made travel difficult for ancient Greeks.
  17. 33. people with the right to participate in government