Government Pt. 1
What idea about government does the United States share with ancient Athens?
People should be able to have a say in their government
Who often opposed democracy in the city-states?
Which feature of Greek geography explains the needs for Greeks' need to buy grain?
What was the voting status of metics?
They were non-citizens and couldn't vote
Leaders of Greek oligarchies came mainly from which group?
the rich
What was one of the jobs of the ephors in Sparta?
They made sure the two kings followed the law.
What did the Minoans have that made them advanced and allowed them to read and write?
A system of writing
How did Greek city-states use their armies to solve food shortages and overpopulation?
They conquered neighboring lands.
A sense of equality developed in Greece around 700 BC among whom?
foot soldiers (phalanx)
Why was Sparta organized as a military state?
The Spartans were afraid of the slaves trying to take over.
What were Spartan slaves called?
Helots
What was the war fought involving Troy?
The Trojan War
Who could vote in Greek city-states?
All free men born in that city-state
What was the most important political body in Athens?
The assembly
What did Spartan boys received after the age of 7?
Military training
What occupations did metics often fill?
What did city-states have that no other cities in the world had?
Self-government/Independent government
Military strength
Who paid rent to farm the land of others?
Tenant farmers
What did many Greeks do to find land and spread Greek culture?
They established Greek colonies along the Mediterranean Sea coast.