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Citizens and Cities
Sparta
Athens
100
Land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a Peninsula
100
Government by and for the people
What is Democracy
100
The hill at the center of a Polis
What is an Acropolis
100
This is the Peninsula that Sparta is located on
What is the Peloponnesus Peninsula
100
Athens was founded by descendants of these people
What is the Mycenaeans
200
A ruler with absolute power, unrestrained by law.
What is a Tyrant
200
Someone who writes or performs stories about heroes
What is a Bard
200
New groups of citizens living in new territories, who traded with their Parent Cities
What is a colony
200
Spartan's did this instead of using overseas colonies
What is raiding and enslaving other city-states
200
These are subjects that Athenian boys learned at a young age (at least 3)
What are reading, writing, arithmetic, geometry, drawing, music, public speaking, sports
300
A Greek City State
What is a Polis
300
A government where a small group, usually rich, has control
What is an Oligarchy
300
Most city states required it's citizens to be these things (up to 3)
What is male, free, and own property.
300
The age boys joined the army to train, and also the age they began to actually fight
What is seven and twenty
300
This man began to reform Athenian government to be more fair
Who is Solon
400
A government official who is elected by a council of elders, who holds high authority
What is an Ephor
400
A gathering and market place in a city
What is Agora
400
These are rights held by Greek citizens (at least 2)
What is the right to own property, hold office, try cases in courts, and vote
400
Spartan women had the right to do this, but were also expected to do this.
What is own property and travel, but expected to raise brave Spartan soldiers.
400
A Tyrant who continued to reform Athens
Who is Peisistratus
500
A group of armed foot soldiers arranged in close rows
What is a Phalanx?
500
Enslaved people in ancient Sparta
What are Helots
500
These are citizen soldiers who fought in phalanx's
What are Hoplites
500
Sparta's assembly was made up of these people
What is all male citizens older then 30.
500
This noble helped create a new council that made Athens more democratic with a new council that all citizens could be a part of
Who is Cleisthenes
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