Ancient Greece flash cards

Question 1

(490–479 B.C.E.) the period of fighting between the Persian Empire and the allied Greek city-states for control of the land in Greece

Answer 1

Greco- Persians Wars

Question 2

a vast empire from 550 to 330 B.C.E. that ruled over lands in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

Answer 2

Persian Empire

Question 3

a marketplace in Ancient Greece

Answer 3

agora

Question 4

A city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece

Answer 4

Athens

Question 5

a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy

Answer 5

Sparta

Question 6

a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives

Answer 6

democracy

Question 7

a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

Answer 7

monarchy

Question 8

a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

Answer 8

oligarchy

Question 9

government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king

Answer 9

tyranny

Question 10

a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

Answer 10

peninsula