The Origins of Democracy

3. the supreme court of ancient Athens.
5. an alliance of poleis, headed by Sparta, which was created to oppose Athens
7. a foreign resident of Athens, who did not have citizenship
9. the council of 500 citizens in Ancient Greek cities, who administered the day to day business of the city.
11. the market place in the centre of a Greek city, surrounded by religious, political, and commercial buildings.
12. a member of the population of a city-state who had legal rights.
14. an alliance of poleis, headed by Athens, which was created to defend Greece from Persian attack.
15. a distant territory under the control of a state and populated by that country's citizens
17. the fortified part of an ancient Greek city, usually built on a hill.
18. the procedure for expelling a citizen of Athens for 10 years
19. the expansion of Greek culture beyond Greee, especially with the conquests of Alexander the Great

1. a system of government in which the interests of the population are represented by elected officials.
2. a political institution made up of Athenian citizens that made laws and elected public officials.
4. the assembly of all citizens, who could vote on laws, war and ostracism.
6. a heavily armed citizen-soldier in Ancient Greece
8. an oppressive and cruel form of government
10. another name for 'city-state'
13. the city or state of origin of an ancient Greek colony
16. a small group of people, usually aristocrats, who control and govern a state or country