Greek Poleis
What were Greek city-states called?
Poleis
What object listed the names of citizens selected by lottery for public roles?
A Tablet
What were wealthy infantry soldiers in Greek armies called?
A Hoplites
Why did Greeks begin founding colonies in the 8th century BC? Name two reasons
Overpopulation, lack of farmland, trade, or raw materials
Name one Mediterranean civilization that traded with the Greeks
The Phoenicians
What was the fortified upper part of a polis that contained religious buildings?
Acropolis
What form of government originated in Athens and gave power to the citizens?
A Democracy
What was the name of the alliance formed by Sparta against Athens?
The Peloponnesian League
What is a metropolis?
The founding or mother city of a colony, the one that sends settlers and organizes the new settlement
Which civilization in the Iberian Peninsula had contact with the Greeks?
The Kingdom of Tartessos
What central area of a polis functioned as a market and political center?
Agora
What name is given to a ruler who takes power by force, sometimes supported by the people?
A Tyrant
What OBJECT was used to limit speech time during public speaking in Athens?
Clepsydra
True or False: All Athenians had the same rights.
False.
Athenians did not all have the same rights.
What African city-state was a powerful neighbor and rival in trade?
Carthage
Each polis had its own set of what three things?
Laws, Army, Currency
What object was used by citizens to vote someone into exile?
A Ostracon
What alliance did Athens lead after the Persian Wars?
The Delian League
Why could hoplites afford their armor and weapons?
They were rich citizens
Name one feature of Greek art that made it unique
Realism, idealized human form, and use of marble
What regions did many Greeks colonize starting in the 8th century BC?
Black Sea, South of Italy and the coast of the Iberian Peninsula
What type of government gives power to a small group of wealthy individuals?
An Oligarchy
Who unified all of Greece under his monarchy after the Peloponnesian War?
Alexander the Great
Name a Greek contribution to daily political life still relevant today
Democracy
What are the three periods of greek sculptures?
Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic