It's all Greek to me vocabulary
It's all Greek to me vocabulary
Comparing governments
Pericles
Misc
Misc.
100
"defenders of the kingdom"
satraps
100
a Spartan name for a captive worker
helot
100
When the Spartans needed more room for expansion, they _____
A. conquered neighboring land
B. set up colonies in Asia Minor
C. bought land from neighbors
D. All of the above
A. conquered neighboring land
100
Which of the following Athenian soldiers promise to do?
A. pay back loans at harvest time
B. sell themselves into slavery
C. protect the constitution
D. obey the oracle
C. protect the constitution
200
rules with total authority
tyrant
200
all citizens share in running the government
democracy
200
The Delian League began as an alliance to _____
A. protect the Greeks from the Persians
B. make Athens rich
C. make trade more profitable
D. build faster ships
A. protect the Greeks form the Persians
200
The Greeks won the battle of Salamis because their ships_____
A. could move around quickly
B. outnumber their enemies
C. came from the Spartan navy
D. sank
A. could move around quickly
300
workers hauled 20,000 tons of marble and took 15 years to build this
Parthenon
300
a well-educated woman who taught public speaking in Athens
Aspasia
300
In America, who has the right to vote?
A. all citizens
B. adult males
C. all citizens, 18 years and older
D. males and females
C. all citizens, 18 years and older
300
Pericles’ Funeral Oration
History of the Peloponnesian War
Why did Pericles call his government a democracy?
A. Only rich people could vote.
B. Power belonged to the whole people.
C. Public offices were for men only.
D. none of these
B. Power belonged to the whole people.
300
What is the area below known today as southwestern Iran
Persia
300
The Athenian assembly appointed 10 generals, who...
A. collected taxes
B. led armies into battle
C. carried out the assembly's laws
D. tried to increase trade
C. carried out the assembly's laws
400
a dominant figure in Athenian politics
Pericles
400
Xerxes was the king of _____
Persia
400
Athenian laws are ...
A. proposed by the council.
B. signed by the president.
C. approved by half the assembly.
D. voted on by females.
A. proposed by the council.
400
What did the Greeks use to decide who should hold public office?
A. Class
B. Primary elections
C. Wealth
D. Ability
D. Ability
400
Who became popular by giving land to landless farmers?
C. Peisistratus
400
Spartan men could return to their homes when they were _____.
30
500
a thinker who ponders the questions about life
philosopher
500
a few people hold the power
oligarchy
500
In America, citizens with voting rights can...
A. make the laws.
B. vote for or against any law.
C. propose new laws
D. vote for or against the officials who make the laws.
D. vote for an against the officials who make the laws.
500
How did the Greeks apply the law?
A. Everyone was equal.
B. Women were better.
C. Poor people were better.
D. Rich people were better.
A. Everyone was equal.
500
The history of the Persian Wars was written by _____
Herodotus
500
In a direct democracy, who decides government matters?
all the people
600
Compare the lives of Spartan women and girls to the lives of Athenian women and girls.
Spartan women - more freedom. Expected to care for the home and raise children and could not hold office or vote.
Spartan girls - trained in sports
Athenian women - less freedom, could not leave home without male relative. Expected to care for the home and raise children and could not hold office or vote.
Athenian girls - taught to spin and weave.