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1 Type of government in Athens in which all citizens voted on the laws and major government decisions.
2 Facilitated trade in Greece replaced barter as the main method of buying and selling
3 Government in which the rich people rule.
4 Athens and Sparta were allies against a common enemy for control of the Aegean Sea. Greece won.
5 Most of Greece was covered by this geographical feature which helped with defense but made it difficult to rule under one single government.
6 Greek goddess of love and beauty
7 A government ruled by a few or a small group. Sparta had one.
8 Battle in the Persian war where Athens won and Pheidippides ran news of victory approximately 26 miles to Athens.
9 Free adult males in Greek city states. In Athens they could vote.
10 Government where the person in charge obtained power illegally, usually with the support of the poor, leadership is not hereditary.
11 Sea Battle in the Persian wars and resulted in a Greece victory.
12 Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon.
13 Goddess of wisdom
14 A Greek city-state known for its militaristic society, located on the Peloponnesus Peninsula.
15 Mountainous peninsula that includes Greece and Macedonia
16 Spartan slaves who did all of the farming
17 Greek city-state, located on the Balkan Peninsula, known for its focus on literature and education
18 The Persian War was fought partly over control of this sea
19 Greek god of the Sun
20 Greek tyrant who got rid of debt slavery.
21 Greek tyrant who made the first written law code in Athens.
22 Greek poet known for the Iliad and the Odyssey
23 King of the Gods
24 Queen of the Gods and Zeus' wife. Known for her jealousy.
25 City in Asia Minor where Greeks defeated the Trojans according to the Iliad
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