How many ephors were elected to Spartan government?
5
200
What are the three components of government in Athens?
The assembly, the council (boule), and the courts
300
Our word "politics" comes from which Greek word?
Polis
300
What were two responsibilities of women in Athens?
Keeping house, making clothes, manage slaves, poor women worked outside the home
300
How did the phalanx bring city-states together?
It did not cost as much money to be in the army (armor/horse/weapons) so more citizens were able to participate.
300
What were some things that Spartan women were allowed to do that Athenian women were not?
Play sports, sell land
300
What happened in the legend of the Trojan War?
The Greeks and Trojans were at war for 10 years. The Greeks gave the Trojans a gift of a wooden horse as a peace offering. Greek soldiers hid inside of the horse. The Trojans took the horse inside their city. While they slept, the Greeks got out of the horse, opened the gates, and burned the city of Troy.
400
What is an acropolis and what was usually built there?
A "high city" where temples and public buildings were built. It also was a fortress in times of danger
400
Foreign people who were usually merchants or artisians were referred to by what name? Could they participate in government in the city-state that they were visiting?
Metics. No they could not participate in government.
400
Name 3 democratic reforms that took place under any of the leaders Solon, Cleisthenes, or Pericles.
Increased number of citizens who could vote, increased power of assembly, created citizen juries, paid people for jury duty, reformed courts
400
Helots were responsible for what task?
Farming (and giving half of their food to the Spartans)
400
At what age were Spartans eligible to be out of the army?
30
500
The "Heroic Age of Greece" is associated with which civilization?
The Mycenaeans
500
Which city-state did Sparta conquer to gain slaves to farm for them?
Messenia
500
Explain the difference between representative democracy and direct democracy
In a representative democracy the voters elect leaders to represent them in government. In a direct democracy the voters participate directly in government decisions.
500
Name two components of Spartan government
Two of the following:
-Kings
-Council of elders
-Ephors
-Assembly