Greeks
The earliest Greek-speaking people who settled on the Greek Mainland about 2000-1600 B.C. were the _____
mycenaeans
Sparta’s government was an example of an ______, rule by a small group.
oilgarchy
The Minoan civilization is known for being centered on which island?
Crete
Which leader made Athens more democratic and led during its Golden Age, promoting arts and building projects?
Pericles
The highest point in a polis, often with temples and public buildings, is called the ______.
Acropolis
The period of decline and reduced literacy in Greece after the fall of the Mycenaeans is often called the Greek ______ Age
Dark
Helots in Sparta were a class of ______ (status) who worked the land for the Spartans.
serfs/slaves
The Homeric epics (Lliad and Odyssey) influenced Greek___
Culture and values
The primary economic laborers in Sparta who were bound to the land were called:
Helots
The Athenian practice of banning someone from the city for ten years by vote was called ______.
Ostracism
The Greek alphabet was adapted from the writing system of the ______.
Sparta was ruled by two kings and a council of elders called the ______.
Gerousia
Which reformer divided Athenian citizens into classes based on wealth and allowed more people to participate in government?
Solon
The political unit that most Greeks identified with was the:
Polis(city state)
Agoge
The chief lawmaking body in Athenian democracy was the ______ (assembly of citizens).
Ekklesia
Citizens in Athens could serve on a governing council called the ______, selected by lot.
Boule
Which institution in Athens was responsible for proposing laws and controlling finances, often chosen by lot?
Council of 500
Which Greek institution promoted civic education and public speaking central to democracy?
The gymnasium and public schools in Athens
Harsh ealy Athenian lawmaker
Draco
In Athens, full citizenship was generally limited to adult males who had completed military training and whose parents were ______.
Athenian citizen
Colonization by Greek city-states spread Greek culture around the ______ Sea.
Mediterranean
In Athenian democracy, juries were drawn from:
Citizens by lot for each trial
Mycenaeans are often associated with the stories in the epic poems attributed to ______.
Homer
Athenian reformer who reorganized citizens into demes and expanded democratic institutions