Hierarchy
Who was not free?
Enslaved people
A system of government in which few people hold power is called what?
An oligarchy.
What was the epic poem about the Trojan War called?
The Illiad.
Who is the chief god that the Greeks worshipped.
Zeus.
What were Spartan women trained in for the Olympics?
running, wrestling, and javelin throwing
Did noncitizens have unlimited rights?
What is a tyrant?
A tyrant is a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority.
What was the name of the epic poem written after the war?
The Odyssey
Who was the goddess of wisdom?
Athena
How was life different for boys in Athens and Sparta?
Athenian boys went to school and Spartan boys served in the military, as young as seven years old.
Who was at the top of the social class hierarchy system in Ancient Greece?
Aristocracy
What is a system of government in which all citizens shared in running the government?
Democracy
At the end of the Peloponnesian War, what was destroyed?
Athens naval fleet was destroyed and access to the city for trade route was blocked off.
Who was the god of war?
Ares
What did Athens need to trade with other city-states and colonies. What products did they trade?
Athens traded leather goods and pottery for the grain and food products it needed for its growing population.
Society was divided between citizens (all adults) and noncitizens. What three groups of people were considered noncitizens?
Women, citizen-born children, and resident aliens.
This person was sentenced to death due to his teachings. Who was it?
Socrates.
This person was a commander in the army at 16 years old and a ruler at 20 years old. Who was it?
Alexander or Alexander the Great
Who was the goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite.
Why was there a period known as the Dark Ages?
It was a time of famine and depopulation occured. Reading and writing, as well as art and bronze casting ceased. Iron replaced bronze.
Society was divided between citizens (all adults) and noncitizens. What three groups of people were considered citizens?
Aristocracy, land owners, and tenant farmers.
Who is the leader who made Athens more democratic?
Pericles.
What two groups of people fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Spartans and Athenians.
Name two well known philosophers/group of philosophers during this time period.
Socrates, Aristotle, Sophists, Plato
What was the landscape like of the Ancient Greek times?
The land was made up of mountain ranges, deep valleys, and rough highlands.