Which group of ancient Greek women had greater freedom Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
100
Greece is a ____________ because it is surrounded on three sides by water.
peninsula
100
What factor best explains why direct democracy worked in ancient Athens?
Athens had a small populations.
100
Who was allowed to vote in Greek city-states?
Male Citizens
100
Many Greek city-states practiced a form of government called ___________, in which a council of aristocrats made laws that usually benefited the people with the most wealth.
Oligarchy
200
What was Sparta best known for throughout ancient Greece?
Military Power
200
___________was one result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?
Frequent wars between city-states
200
Who benefited most from the oligarchies that governed many ancient Greek city-states?
The wealthy or the aristocrats
200
The basic unit of ancient Greek government was the city-state, or ________
Polis
200
A _________ was a non-free person in Sparta who belonged to the polis and was forced to farm the land.
Helot
300
Who held the most power in Sparta’s government?
The council of elders
300
What feature of Greek geography encouraged a spirit of independence among its early peoples?
Mountains
300
All of the following leaders contributed to the development of democracy in ancient Athens EXCEPT
a.Cleisthenes. b. Pericles.
c. Draco. d. Solon.
Draco
300
The form of government that we know today as democracy first arose in ancient Greece in the city-states of
Athens
300
In ancient Greek society, foreigners were known as __________.
Metics
400
What was a woman’s most important role in Spartan society?
Have and raise strong Spartan boys to be good soldiers.
400
Explain why the ancient Greeks were better known as sailors than as farmers
The climate in Greece made farming grains impossible but the Greek cost and many islands made trading over the seas a natural choice for the Greeks.
400
The type of government in which the “best” people inherited the right to rule a Greek city-state was called a(n)
Aristocracy or an Oligarchy
400
The ancient Greek form of government in which one leader ruled illegally was called
Tyranny
400
In the epic poem the Iliad, the poet Homer told the story of a long war the early Greeks waged against
Troy
500
Which government body best illustrates the principles and practice of direct democracy in ancient Athens?
The Assembly
500
Explain how climate and geography was a factor in making the ancient Greeks into great traders
The hot dry summers made it hard to grow grains but their soil was great for growing crops like olives, this left the Greeks' looking for a way to get grain. The best option was to trade olives for grains.
500
What forms of rule/government existed in ancient Greece? In what order did they develop and why did they change?
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy.....
500
Draw the graphic organizer of Greek social classes and describe the social classes of ancient Greece.
See slide
500
Colonization brought the greatest change to a city-state’s _____ because they grew rich from trade.