Early Greeks
What the main economic activity for the Minoans?
Trade
What is it when the upper class controlled Greek society?
Aristocracy
Cleisthenes
Women were considered what to men?
Who was defeated at the battle of marathon?
Darius
A warring group that controlled Greece.
Mycenaeans
The __________ were held to honor Zeus.
Olympics
People that checked on the king.
Ephors
What are two exports from Athens?
Olive oil and wine
What was formed by Athens containing an alliance of over 140 city states?
Delian League
What means "City-State"?
Polis
The idea that people should rule themselves.
Popular Government
Rulers who served one year terms.
Archons
A male slave that taught young boys manners is called?
Pedagogue
A great general and speaker in Athens.
Pericles
What was a marketplace called in Ancient Greece?
Agora
What were two things that Greeks wanted explained by religions?
1.) Explain nature (thunder and lightning).
2.) Explain emotions (self control).
The ___________ proposes laws and the __________ votes on the laws.
Council of Elders and The Assembly
What is Rhetoric?
Public speaking
In Athens women could only appear in public with?
Their hubby
Most Greek city-states were built on what?
Acropolis
The __________ & __________ were written by the author __________.
Iliad and Odyssey were written by Homer
Name 3 social groups in Sparta.
Equals: controlled the city states and owned land.
Half-citizens: free, paid taxes, no political power, served in military.
Helots: slaves.
Name 3 social groups in Athens.
Citizens: rich or poor; only men could vote.
Metics: non citizens, couldn't own land, participate in gov't.
Slaves: some were freed and became metics.
The ___________ War was fought between the city-states of ___________ and ___________.
Peloponnesian War, Athens and Sparta.