Early Greeks & Geography
Government
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Sparta vs. Athens
100
The first early Greek civilization mysteriously destroyed but left an influence on later Greeks.
What is Minoans
100
The kind of government where citizens elect other people to make decisions on their behalf.
What is representative democracy
100
A group of people owned in Sparta and were forced to farm the land
What is the helots
100
The location of the marketplace with a city-state
What is the agora
100
Which city-state is associated with the idea of a democracy?
What is Athens
200
The early Greek civilization that was defeated by the Dorians and influenced the later Greeks.
What is Mycenaeans
200
Who held the power under a democracy?
What is the citizens
200
A group of soldiers on foot lined together with spears at the ready
What is a phalanx
200
a person who rented land to farm on
What is a tenant farmer
200
Which group of women had the least amount of freedom?
What is Athens
300
Due to it's geography the ancient Greeks were very good at
What is sailing and becoming sea merchants
300
A government ruled by a few rich individuals
What is an oligarchy
300
The main political unit
What is the polis
300
military housing
What is barracks
300
Sparta was well known as what kind of city-state
What is a strong military power
400
Greece is known as this type of landform
What is peninsula
400
A government that was ruled by one king
What is a monarchy
400
Men who held the highest status in ancient greece
What is the aristocrats
400
another name for city-state
What is a polis
400
At what age were Spartan boys taken away from their families?
What is seven
500
The development of these was due to the mountainous land found throughout Greece
What is a polis or city-state
500
A government ruled by fear of one individual and is created through force
What is a tyranny
500
The location of government buildings within a city-state
What is the acropolis
500
a foreigner from another city-state
What is a metic
500
The most important role for Spartan women.
What is to raise strong boys.
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