Roots of Democracy / Early Governments Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• plebeians : mostly farmers in the republic of rome
• feudal : the _ system was a social structure that was organized like a pyramid
• monarch : the ruler of a kingdom is also called a _
• legislative : the branch of government that makes the laws
• patricians : mostly wealthy landowners
• democracy : a government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives
• oligarchy : a government ruled by a small group of people
• philosophers : people who examine questions about the universe, searched for the truth
• warriors : sparta had an oligarchy ruled by a small group of warriors
• athens : a greek city-state
• monarchy : a government ruled by a king or queen
• navy : pericles built a strong _ and used it to increase athens power over the other greek city-states
• sparta : the rival of athens
• achievements : democracy was one of the great _ of greek civilization
• serfs : they farmed the lord's land
• tyrant : a harsh ruler
• males : during 508 b.c. in athens only adult _ were citizens
• veto : to reject a decision made by another consul
• judicial : the branch of government led by judges
• crusades : military expeditions undertaken to take back holy lands in southwest asia from muslim control
• assemblies : around 600 b.c. in athens, a statesman named solon established _ in which all wealthy people in athens made the laws
• aristocrats : upper-class noblemen
• persian : athens and sparta joined together to defeat the invading army of the _ empire
• peninsula : a body of land surrounded on three sides by water
• republic : a form of government in which the people elect officials who govern according to law