Early Years
A greek city-state
What is a polis?
A formation of heavily armed foot soldiers.
What is a phalanx?
The spartan government had 5 of these people in its assembly.
Who are ephors?
Someone who grew crops on another person's land.
What is a tenant farmer?
The unexpected Greek victory at this battle ended the first Persian War.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
Sports event that took place every four years and honored Zeus
What are the olympic games?
A high city in Greece
What is an acropolis?
A government run by a strong ruler
What is a tyranny?
Military housing
What are barracks?
Resident aliens
What is a metic?
This battle broke Persian naval power.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
Boxing, wrestling and ___________ were played during the olympic games.
What is running?
Greece is located on a peninsula surrounded by the _______________ sea.
What is the Mediterranean?
Two types of democracy in ancient Greece
What are direct and representative?
Slaves who belonged to the Polis as a whole.
Who are helots?
to represent
What is symbolize?
Nations who work together to meet a common goal.
What is an ally?
Short poems that were often sang
What is lyric poetry?
A hereditary class of rulers
What is the aristocracy?
Political power held by a small group of people
What is an oligarchy?
Spartans were taught to obey orders while these people were taught to stand out.
Who are the Athenians?
The social hierarchy in ancient Greece included citizens, noncitizens and enslaved people with these people at the top.
Who are aristocrats?
A military alliance led by Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian League?
Commented on Greek dramas and advised the characters.
What is the chorus?
The Trojan war lasted for this many years.
What is ten?
Ruled by the people.
What is democracy?
Highly disciplined or lacking in comfort
What is Spartan?
Moving to a new area
What is migration?
These two countries fought at the Battle of Salamis and Marathon.
What are Greece and Persia?
Medical students promised to use their knowledge only in ethical ways.
What is the hippocratic oath?