Vocab 1
An open square or marketplace
Agora
Government controlled by a small group
Oligarchy
In ancient Greece, where did cities tend to develop?
At the top of the acropolis
Around an agora
Who were considered citizens of a Greek city-state?
Free adult men born in Greece
True or False: Yo-yos were invented by the ancient Greeks.
True
Enslaved farm workers of Sparta
Helots
Nobles who held political power in Sparta
aristocrats
What was the central interest of Sparta?
Military strength
Who was the Spartan army and government run by?
Aristocrats
True or False: The ancient Greeks invented the first alarm clock
True
Rules and ideas by which a community is governed
Constitution
Geographic and political center of Greek life
Polis
What was the important result of the reforms made in Athens by Solon?
More Athenians could take part in the government
After Cleisthenes made changes in the government, who ran the daily business of Athens?
A Council of 500 chosen by lot
True or False: The ancient Greeks ate beans with every meal.
False (they thought beans were the souls of the dead)
Favoring the equality of all people
democratic
Merchants and artisans of Sparta
Perioeci
The battle of Marathon was an important victory for ________ over __________.
Athens over Persians
What was the Delian League?
An alliance of city-states against Persia, led by Athens
True or False: The Greek alphabet was the first alphabet to include vowels
True
Group that passed laws and decided questions of war and peace
Assembly
Fortified hill at the center of a city-state
Acropolis
Who was the leader who made Athens a center of art, philosophy, and architecture?
Pericles
Thebes
True or False: Sparta was a city-state surrounded by walls
False