Places
polis
land with water on 3 sides
peninsula
Sparta used ____ to control its people
the military
a government where all people have a say
democracy
The Athenian economy was supported by
farming and trade
the marketplace and meeting space in Ancient Greece
agora
phalanx
rows of foot soldiers
The war among all of the city-states
The Peloponnesian War
a government where a small group rules (usually wealthy)
oligarchy
How was life different for boys in Athens and Sparta?
Athens-boys went to school
Sparta- boys joined the military
city state that focused on education and democracy
Athens
a leader with total control
tyrant
The defensive league named after an island
Delian League
city-states were run by their
citizens
A major figure in the politics of Athens
military society
a Spartan slave
helot
What is the difference between a representative and direct democracy?
representative- elect officials
direct- citizens participate directly in the government
who was a citizen in Greece?
first it was free, native born, landowning men, then it was all free, native-born men
Which foreign born woman encouraged women to become more involved in the government?
Aspasia
a settlement with close ties to its homeland
colony
someone who enforced laws and collected taxes in Sparta
ephor
direct democracy because they had fewer citizens
How did Cyrus the Great keep his conquered lands from rebelling?
treated people fairly
The first civilization in Ancient Greece
Minoan