Ancient Athens Democracy Vocab Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• 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