Greek Geography
Greek People
Greek Society and Economy
Vocabulary Terms
Democracy
100
The capital of Greece today. Named after the Greek goddess of Wisdom, Athena
What is Athens?
100
Isagoras was trying to keep the government in the hands of these aristocratic group
What is oligarchy?
100
"The typical Greek family consisted of _______, _____, and ______."
What are husband, wife, and children?
100
Greek for "high city"
What is acropolis?
100
Formation of heavily foot armed soldiers who moved together as a unit
What is phalanx?
200
Large peninsula located south of Greece
What is the Peloponnesian Peninsula?
200
"Society was divided between ______ and _______ [...]"
What are citizens and noncitizens?
200
These people were expected to stay at home
What are women?
200
Greek from another city-state or a non-Greek
What is metic?
200
Championed the interests of ordinary citizens and promised land and other benefits to the poor
What are tyrants?
300
Sea located south of Greece
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This person tried to crush the democratic movement with the help of the Spartans
Who is Isagoras?
300
Athenians relied on this port for food and other resources
What is Piraeus?
300
"By the 500s B.C, _______ was widespread in Greece"
What is slavery?
300
A 500-person council
What is boule?
400
Seas located east and west of Greece
What are the Aegean and Ionian Seas?
400
Ended the practice of selling into slavery poor people who could not pay their debts
Who is Solon?
400
Sparta conquered this city-state and turned its people into non-free laborers
What is Messenia?
400
"___________ gives a person both rights and responsibilities"
What is citizenship?
400
Main political body of Athens
What is assembly?
500
The largest Greek island
What is Crete?
500
Paid citizens for participating in civic duties
Who is Pericles?
500
The coins of Athens were marked with an owl, animal used to represent this Greek deity
Who is Athena?
500
These people were called thetes.
What is tenant farmer?
500
"Most democracies today are ___________ _________"
What is representative democracies?
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