Ancient Athens Democracy Vocab Crossword Puzzle
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- agora : the town square where people gathered (mostly men)
- assembly : also called the ecclesia, the part of athenian government that all citizens could take part in
- tyrant : someone who takes over an area by force, like the ancient version of a dictator
- pnyx : the location where the assembly took place
- slave : often a war prisoner, these people did jobs for their masters and could not vote
- citizen : the only type of person who could participate in government and vote
- metic : men or women from foreign cities or countries, who had more rights than slaves
- javelin : a long spear men and boys practiced for war with
- majority : more than half of a group
- democracy : made of the greek words for "people" and "power", means ruled by the many
- lottery: a draw by chance from a large number of people
- boule: also known as the council of 500, they were the full-time government for 1 year
- bce : before common era
- magistrates: government official who works in the court
- athena: the symbolic goddess of athens