Lesson 1
The art and practice of governing
Political power is held by a small group of people.
What are the housing that the military lives in called?
Barracks
What was a tenant farmer?
Someone who paid rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another persons land.
Nope!
Definition Citizen
A person who is a member of a city/state that had legal rights.
Definition Tyranny
Government run by a strong ruler.
What are people in power called?
Authority
What is slavery?
The ownership and control of another human being as property.
What insects glow under black light?
Scorpions
What is an Aristocracy?
A hereditary class of rulers. Means rule by the best people.
Definition Democracy
Rule of the people by the people.
A Messenians that was conquered by the Spartans became a kind of slave was called what?
Helot
What is another word, that is a vocabulary word, for represented?
Symbolize
Are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit!
a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes
Explain a Representative Democracy
This is where the people of the country or city elect people to represent their needs and wants within government. They have a voice in what happens in their city/country
What was the person who could remove the King called?
Ephor
What is a non native born Greek called?
a Metic
What animal has the largest eyes on the planet?
A giant squid has eyes the size of a soccer ball!
Why would a city have a Acropolis
Acropolis is a high city. The city at the top of a hill that was walled. This was the city center. Around it outside were the farms, houses, and marketplace. In times of danger people outside would run to the Acropolis for protection within the walls.
What is a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit called in ancient Greece?
Phalanx
How many Ephors were there?
5
What civilization are we currently studying?
Ancient Greece
True or false, Mcdonalds once created bubblegum flavored Broccoli
True!