Greece Flashcards
It refers to both the Ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea.
Aegean World
City-states
Polis
central market/meeting place
agora
used for protection and was a center for religion and government
Acropolis
A series of battles fought between the Greek City States and the Persian empire starting in 499 B.C. ending around 448 B.C.
Persian War
Each citizen votes directly on all laws. (The first democracy invented by the Athenians).
Direct democracy
Citizens vote for representatives who then vote on the laws.
Representative Democracy
the genetic make up or code of an organism - Ex: BB, Bb, bb
genotype
the observable traits or physical appearance of an organism - Ex: brown eyes or blue eyes
phenotype
was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta
The Peloponnesian War