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The Rise of City-States
Greek Society & Economy
Democracy in Athens
Oligarchy in Sparta
Misc.
100
City-state of Ancient Greece
What is polis
100
Person who pays rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person's land
What is tenant farmer
100
Unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece, a government run by a strong leader
What is tyranny
100
Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil or political rights and obligations
What is ephor
100
This group of women were raised to be strong and vigorous; by staying fit they could have healthy babies who would grow into good soldiers
Who are Spartan women
200
A person who is a member of a country by birth or immigration
Who is citizen
200
Foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan
What is metic
200
Rule by the people of country
What is democracy
200
Messensian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
What is helot
200
This group of boys did not receive a well-rounded education; spent their time exercising, hunting, and training with weapons
Who are the Spartan boys
300
A hill with a lot of buildings and temples in Greece
What is acropolis
300
Ownership and control of other people as property
What is slavery
300
Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil or political rights and obligations
What is citizenship
300
Society organized for the purpose of waging war
What is Military state
300
True or False: The Athenian Democracy consisted of adult male and female citizens
False; it was only open to adult male citizens
400
Having to do with the work of the government
What is politics
400
Government in which a small group of people rule
What is oligarchy
400
Government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government
What is direct democracy
400
Buildings where soldiers live
What is barracks
400
Thetes is another name for...
What is tenant farmers
500
Hereditary class of rules; Greek for "rule by the best people"
What is aristocracy
500
Greek military formation of heavily armed footed soldiers who moved together as a unit
What is Phalanx
500
Democracy in which people elect representatives to make the nation's laws
What is representative democracy
500
True or False Women, children born of citizens, and metics were free in the eyes of the government
What is True; Slaves were the only group of people not free