What was the significance of Greece as a classical empire?

Helot

Spartan slave

Democracy

government by the people

Agora

the marketplace in ancient Greece

city-state

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

polis

A city-state in ancient Greece.

Athens

A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements

Oligarchy

A government ruled by a few powerful people

Monarchy

A government ruled by a king or queen

peninsula

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

Peloponnesian War

Conflict between Athens and Sparta

Sparta

Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia