Life in Ancient Greek City-States
This elevated part of the polis housed religious buildings and served as a fortress in times of war.
Acropolis
Greeks founded new cities throughout which TWO seas?
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Women, metics, and slaves, could/could not Athenian political life?
Could not, they were excluded.
Where did the men live in the home?
Andron
What language did all the inhabitants of ancient greece speak?
Greek
This central area of the polis functioned as a marketplace and a hub for politics and religion.
Agora
Who did the greeks FLEE from?
Tyrants
What is a Ostracon?
A piece of pottery where citizens wrote the name of Athenians they wanted to ostracise
Where did the women live in the home?
In the Gynaeceum - children lived here with them until they were 7 years old (then boys would go away to school)
The greek were polytheists... what does that mean?
They believed in many gods
These heavily armed foot soldiers, often wealthy citizens, formed the main infantry force in the Greek poleis.
Hoplites
The colonies were modelled after the greeks home cities called ....
Metropolises
What does ostracised mean?
To be expelled from the city, to be banned.
If women wanted to go out, they had to be.......
Accompanied by a man
What were the big big groups called where people would raise their hand and vote?
Assemblies
Though democracy began in ancient Greece, city-states also used these three other forms of government. What are they?
Tyranny, Oligarchy, and Monarchy
The new cities the greeks founded were called...
Colonies
This object showed the names of citizens who were participating in the lottery to win a public position
Tablet
What were houses made out of?
When power is taken by force by a person supported by a military elite or foreign power
Greeks were organised into independent city-states, called ______, which ruled the surrounding territory
POLEIS
What 5 reasons did the greeks migrate?
What is a clepsydra?
A water clock / bowl that was used to limit how long someone could speak in the Assembly.
What two layers of clothing did they both wear?
First layer (chiton) was a tunic and the top layer (himation) was a cloak thrown over the shoulders
What is democracy?