Match the terms with their definitions.
1. main strength was its army
2. set the rules and maintained authority within the city-state
3. first name given to the Greek democracy
4. main strength was its navy
5. In 594 B.C. he was chosen as an Athenian statesman with reformation powers

A) "direct democracy"
B) Solon
C) assembly
D) Athens
E) Sparta

Sparta's culture revolved around war. Spartan citizens were trained to become warriors from an early age. Spartan warriors were famous for being strong and skilled.

The Assembly was an institution of Greek democracy in which male Athenian citizens were able to express their thoughts and opinions. As a matter of fact, it was a result of the Direct Democracy: different from the representative democracy we have today, in Direct Democracy the citizens themselves rule. Women, slaves, and foreigners, however, were excluded.

Athens was famous for its formidable navy. Their navy, at first practically non-existent, become a strong military body as their defense against the Persians.

Solon was an Athenian statesman, famous due to his efforts to rule against moral and political decline.