VOCABULARY
A word meaning, "high city"
What is the acropolis
In ancient Greece, the main political unit was called what?
What is a polis?
Tenant farmers, called _____, worked on other people's land
What is a thete?
Leaders of early Greek oligarchies made laws that likely favored the ____________
Who are the rich?
In Sparta, who could limit the power of the council of elders?
Who are ephors?
People who paid rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person's land.
What are tenant farmers?
Where were the government buildings of an ancient Greek community.
What is the acropolis?
Why didn't metics enjoy full rights of citizens?
Who were foreigners?
The phalanx was composed of
Who are foot soldiers?
The status of the helots was a result of what?
What is a conquest?
Political power held by a small group of people
What is an oligarchy?
Politics is the practice of what?
What is government?
Slavery is the ownership of __________
What is people?
Who ran a tyranny?
Who is a single ruler?
Sparta was organized as a military state because of fear of the who?
Who are the Messenians?
A government ruled by a strong leader
What is a tyrant?
Who were the only people who held legal rights in a Greek city-state?
What are citizens?
Who held the highest status in ancient Greece?
Who are the aristocrats?
Under democracy, who held power over government?
Who is a male citizen?
Where did Spartan boys live?
What are barracks?
They were responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government?
What is an ephor?
The aristocracy got its power through what?
What is birth?
In ancient Greece, migration was a solution to the problem of
What is overpopulation?
In what kind of government do citizens elect other people to make decisions on their behalf?
What is a representative democracy?
The Spartans valued what?
What is "fitting in?"