Ch. 7 L.1 Vocab
Identify the correct vocab term: A body of land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
Identify the correct vocab term: relating to soldiers, arms or war
Military
The Geography of Greece was dominated/ impacted by what two things?
Mountains & Seas
By 336 B.C. most Greek City- States practiced what two forms of government?
Oligarchy or Democracy
At what age did Spartan boys leave home to begin military training?
Age 7
Identify the correct vocab term: a Greek city-state
Polis
Identify the correct vocab term: a government by the people, citizens share in running the government
Democracy
Where did communities in Greece settle near?
Coastlines & Seas
Sparta's economy was based on what?
Agriculture/ Farming
Identify Sparta & Athens government type and military strength.
Sparta: Oligarchy & Army
Athens: Democracy & Navy
Identify the correct vocab term: a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
Phalanx
Identify the correct vocab term: enslaved people in ancient Sparta, many times prisoners of war turned into slaves
Helots
What three seas surround Greece?
Aegean (East), Mediterranean (South) & Ionian (West)
Athens economy thrived due to what?
Trade- using metal coins & established colonies
Why did Sparta become a military based society?
To prevent future helot revolts/ rebellions after crushing an uprising
Wanted to create loyal and obedient citizens/ Spartan soldiers
Identify the correct vocab term: A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself
Colony
Identify the correct vocab term: a government in which a small group of wealthy people have control
Oligarchy
Mountains, valleys and seas separated Greek City- States. What did this cause within early Greek Civilization?
Made communities become independent, developed a loyalty to their Polis rather than Greece, division caused a lack of unity making it weaker and easier to conquer
Describe a Direct Democracy that was practiced in Athens?
Eligible citizens voted directly on laws and important decisions themselves
Where were Sparta & Athens located?
Sparta: (Inland) Peloponnesian Peninsula
Athens: (Coastline) Balkan Peninsula
Identify the correct vocab term: the system in a country that involves making, buying and selling goods
Economy
Identify the correct vocab term: an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
Tyrant
Why did the Greek City- States have the need to establish colonies after the Dark Age?
What is a key difference between Athenian direct democracy and American representative democracy?
Athens had citizens vote directly on laws while America elects officials to make decisions
Why did Sparta's economy never embrace trading and establishing colonies?
Use of Iron bars- outdated/ inconvenient - discouraged trade
Isolation- did not allow travel outside the city- state unless for military reasons and did not allow visitors in