In Sparta, the political system was an ________, meaning that power was held by a minority
oligarchy
During the period of the Mycenaean civilisation, the ___________ war took place, which became the subject of a legendary tale.
Trojan
_________ was a new political system established in Athens.
Democracy
Greek society was divided into four different social groups: aristocrats, ____________, foreigners and the liberated and the slaves.
free people
________ and ______ were the most important polis in the Classical Age.
Athens and Sparta
In 3000 BC, The ______________ civilisation developed on the island of Crete.
Minoan
In Athens, they used a silver coin called the ________ when trade developed along the Mediterranean.
drachma
In 1200 BC, ancient greece was invaded by the __________, who used iron weapons.
Dorians
Greeks who were not Hellenes were known as _________.
barbarians
In 1500 BC, the Achaeans settled in European Greece and established the _________ civilisation.
Mycenaean
In the polis, the high area is also called _______ which was walled and was were the inhabitants took refuge when there was an attack
acropolis
The Phoenicians invented ____________ writing, which was later copied by the Greeks.
alphabetic
The natural environment where Greek civilisation developed was _____________ with small valleys or plains facing the sea.
mountainous
The _________ Wars was war fought in Greece between Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian
The ______ Age was the golden age of Greek Civilisation.
Classical
Greek civilisation developed in three distinct regions were all situated around the ______________ Sea
Aegean
Who was the most important politician from the Classical Age?
Pericles
The ________ lived on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, between Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Phoenicians
Phoenicians were expert sailors who specialised in ______ trade.
sea
The Council of Five Hundred or ___________, drafted the laws debated in the assembly in Athens.
Boule
All greeks saw themselves as part of the ____________ culture.
Helladic
In the polis, the most important place in the low area was the ______ or central square.
Agora
What is the Greek word for cities?
polis
In Sparta, the assembly is called ______.
Apella