The Persian Government
Each satrapie was ruled by a governor called a
Satrap
Sparta's government was an
Oligarchy
The Polis was:
The basic political unit of Greek civilization.
The soldier recruited under the government were known as _________ because when a member died, another soldier immediately took his place.
The soldiers were known as IMMORTALS
In addition to their kings, Sparta's two other governing bodies were:
The assembly, the council of elders.
The Greeks built temples on the Acropolis to honor:
Local gods!
T OR F: The army under the Persian empire was paid for their work.
TRUE!!!!
Council members were the only officials who could:
Order executions or exile.
T or F: The Agora was a place where villages and farmland were located.
FALSE: The agora was an area where people could gather and debate issues, choose officials, pass laws, carry out business, and was used as a marketplace.
Name three responsibilities of satrap
EG: Satrap collected taxes, judged legal cases, managed the police, and recruited soldiers for the Persian army.
The government discouraged free thinking and new ideas because
It feared loosing the Helots.
By 500 B.C., nearly _____ people lived in the city-state of Athens.
300,000!
How many soldiers fought for the Persian army?
10,000
True or False: Sparta's role in defending Greece against invaders actually put Greece in more jeopardy than it was already in.
FALSE!!! Sparta played THE KEY ROLL in defending Greece against invaders.
Trade expanded for merchants.....
Traded money for goods rather than bartered for goods.