The Return of the Greeks
When did the Greeks return to the mainland?
750 BC
to move toward a weaker condition
decline
What English words do we get from polis?
Police and politics
Who had the right to vote?
Male Citizens
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy (power is shared by the people)
What is another name of the Greeks?
Hellenes
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
Phalanx
What was at the center of a city-state?
acropolis
Who could be a citizen?
Free land owning men
What type of society was Sparta?
Military Society
Phoenicians and Egyptians
Settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland
Colonies
Who ruled city-states?
Nobles
Who made up city-state armies?
Hoplites
What type of government was Sparta?
Oligarchy (ruled by a few wealthy people)
What are Greek storytellers called?
Bards
a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
Agora
What was located beyond the city-state walls?
villages and farmland
What form of government is when citizens share the power?
Democracy
How were council members chosen in Athens?
Lottery
The Hellenes adopted the Phoenician alphabet. How many letters are in the Phoenician alphabet?
24
Polis
What Greek city-state had nearly 300,000 people by 500 BC
Athens
Around 650 BC artisans and merchants wanted political change. What key term means a person who seizes power and rules with total authority?
Tyrant
What peninsula was Sparta located on?
Peloponnesus Peninsula