What is one of the ways that women were treated as a second-class citizen in Ancient Greece?
-No property rights
-No inheritance rights
-Married off at a young age
100
What is a democracy? (Meaning of the word)
Rule by the people
100
Define "Golden Age."
A golden age is a time period of great wealth and power.
100
What is cuneiform?
A written language of picture-like symbols
200
This is the land formation that is surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a peninsula?
200
Which was the domain of the woman-the marketplace, the home, or the government building?
The home
200
What is a tyranny, oligopoly, OR monarchy?
Tyranny: Rule by a tyrant (a cruel, harsh leader)
Oligopoly: Rule by the few (usually rich)
Monarchy: Rule by one
200
What is one of Pericles' three goals?
1. Strengthen democracy
2. Expand the empire
3. Make Athens beautiful again
200
Why is cuneiform such a difficult writing system to use?
If you can't remember how to draw something, or you're a poor artist, it is difficult to communicate.
300
Most people had to travel by boat because city-states were located on this type of land formation.
What is an island?
300
How were Spartan women treated as equals in Sparta?
-Equal marriage rights
-Allowed property
-Handled all matters of the estate besides the government and fighting wars
300
What was the main reason that people rebelled in Ancient Greece?
People wanted better representation in the government. They wanted a voice or a say in the government.
300
How did Pericles achieve his goal of strengthening the government?
He paid people to work as politicians (in the government).
300
What is a phoneme?
A phoneme is a symbol that stands for a sound, not a word.
400
This is a water formation surrounded on three sides by land.
What is a bay or fjord?
400
What is the maximum amount of money that could be used in a transaction if you were a woman in Ancient Greece?
One bushel, or the equivalent of $50
400
Was there equal justice FOR ALL in Athens?
No; women, children, and slaves could not vote or participate in the government.
400
Who was Hippocrates, Euclid, or Socrates?
Hippocrates: the first doctor
Euclid: the first math teacher
Socrates: a famous philosopher, the first real teacher
400
How are phonemes easier to use than cuneiform?
You only need to memorize so many phonemes, rather than a large number of cuneiform symbols; they are easier to write and remember.
500
Explain why there were so many different city-states in Ancient Greece.
Because there was no place to settle on the mainland, people founded city-states on various islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
500
Why were women given more rights in Sparta?
Men were too busy fighting wars to disallow women from important jobs.
500
Explain the difference between representative and direct democracy.
Direct democracy: Every citizen participates in the government.
Representative democracy: Citizens vote for a few representatives to run the government for them.
500
What ended the Golden Age of Greece?
The Peloponnesian Wars ended the Golden Age of Greece-the war between Athens and Sparta.
500
Is the English alphabet made up of cuneiform, phonemes, vowels, or a combination of those?
The English alphabet is made up of consonant phonemes and vowels.