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Early city-states established this type of government because it was easy and efficient
What is a monarchy?
100
Form of government where people rule
What is democracy?
100
These people were destroed by volcanoes, tidal waves, and conquerors
Who are the Minoans?
100
This part of Minoan life was reflected in their art
What is everyday life?
100
Goddess of love and beauty
What is Aphrodite?
200
We do not know much about the Minoans because we can't read this, their form of writing
What is linear script?
200
Governmental ruler who was a champion of the people
What is a tyrant?
200
This reformer created a strict law code and had nobles serve as judges
Who was Draco?
200
In which Greek city-state did women have the fewest rights
What is Athens?
200
God of nature
What is Pan?
300
This term describes 25% of Greece - it means able to be lived on
What is arable?
300
Hilltop fortress at the heart of a city-state
What is an acropolis?
300
This reformer added jurors to the court system
Who was Solon?
300
The Minoans enjoyed what two sports
What are boxing and bull jumping?
300
Ruler of the underworld
What is Hades?
400
The enslaved people of Sparta
What are the Helots?
400
Studied by Athenian boys to improve speaking skills
What is rhetoric?
400
This reformer took land from the rich and gave it to the poor
Who was Pisistratus?
400
These events in Athens were held outdoors without any scenery
What are plays?
400
This story by Homer blames the Trojan War on Helen's infidelity, an oracle saying Paris would destroy Troy, and a golden apple
What is the Iliad?
500
Name given to the cultural blend that led to the mapping of the nervous sytem, discovering that the earth was round, and the lever
What is Hellenistic culture?
500
Ships built by Athens that were 3 times faster
What are triremes?
500
Modern tradition that began in Athens as a way to honor a fallen soldier
What is a marathon?
500
Rulers or Athens were rich and helped build up trade
What are archons?
500
Maiden turned into a spider
Who was Arachne?