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Social Studies
Greece and Government
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6th Grade
11/07/2006

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Democracy
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Government in which power rests with the people is known as____________.
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Autocracy
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Government in which one person possesses unlimited power is known as ___________________.
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Monarchy
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A ______________is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single person and is hereditary.
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Oligarchy
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An ______________is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders.
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Tyranny
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A _______________is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control, often by illegal means.
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Democracy
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A ________________is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people.
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Human emotions
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The Greek gods were thought to be similar to people because they experienced________________ ______________.
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City-state
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Each Greek _________________had its own laws and form of government.
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City-states
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The _________________were united by common language, by shared religious beliefs, and by a similar way of life.
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Aegean Sea
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The ancient Greeks depended on _______ ___________for fishing and trade, and they became excellent sailors.
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Aristotle
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_____________studied with Plato and started a school called the Lyceum.
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Socrates
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__________________was an important philosopher in Greece during the fifth century B.C.
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Alexander the Great
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__________________________conquered many lands throughout the Mediterranean region.
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Oligarchy
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Some Greek communities had democratic governments, but Sparta was ruled by________________.
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Polis
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A _____________is a Greek term for a central city.
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Aegean Sea
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A branch of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Greece and Turkey, is the____________ ___________.
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Athens
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_____________is the capital of Greece and once was one of the largest city-states.
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Philosopher
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A person who studies and thinks about why the world is the way it is, is called a_________________________.
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Aristotle
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______________was a brilliant Greek philosopher of the third century B.C. who taught Alexander the Great.
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Alexander the Great
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_______________________________was a ruler of ancient Greece whose conquest of new lands led to the spread of Greek culture.
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Democratic
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Although Athens had a _________________form of government, only free adult males whose fathers had been citizens could engage in politics and vote.
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Literature
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Plays are among the finest works of _________________from ancient Greece. These were tragedies, serious plays that ended unhappily, and comedies, plays that poked fun at important citizens.
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Athens, Greece
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The Parthenon is in the city and country of _______.
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Athena
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The Parthenon was originally built as a temple to the goddess _______.
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Parthenon
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