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This occured when Greek culture and literacy declined (people forgot to read or write). What was this time period called?
Dark Age
100
This was a 10 year war that ended with the construction of a Trojan horse. Name the war.
Trojan War
100
What was a woman’s most important role in Spartan society?
To raise strong soldiers
100
The form of government that we know today as democracy first arose in ancient Greece in the city-states of________.
Athens
100
This is the ownership of humans.
Slavery
200
What feature of Greek geography encouraged a spirit of independence among its early peoples?
Its mountain ranges
200
Who enjoyed the most freedom out of all the people in Greek society?
Aristocratic men
200
What were the two ways Greeks overcame overpopulation and land hunger?
Conquest and Colonization
200
Under which form of ancient Greek government did ordinary citizens have the least influence: tyranny, oligarchy, or democracy?
Oligarchy
200
A _________ was a non-free person in Sparta who belonged to the polis and was forced to farm the land.
Helot
300
Early Greek civilization was brought to an end by the
Dorians
300
Which group of women in ancient Greece enjoyed the most freedom?
Spartan women
300
This is the formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit and lined up to form a row of overlapping shields.
Phalanx
300
Who held the most power in Sparta’s government?
The council of elders
300
The basic unit of ancient Greek government was the city-state, or the _____________.
Polis
400
Other than geography, what was another factor that caused independence between Greek city-states?
Frequent wars between city-states
400
Who was the head of the household in ancient Greece?
Men
400
How did paying citizens to serve on juries make the legal system in Athens more democratic?
The payments allowed more poor people to serve on juries. Juries were more democratic because their members now represented all classes of society.
400
Who benefited most from the oligarchies that governed many ancient Greek city-states?
Wealthy people
400
This is a form of government called ___________, in which a council of aristocrats made laws that usually benefited the people with the most wealth.
Oligarchy
500
Colonization brought the greatest change to a city-state’s _________________ because they grew rich from trade.
Merchants
500
In ancient Greece, people were ranked according to their: A) military rank B) social and legal status C) level of education D) religious status
B) Social and legal status
500
Name two out of the three rulers that brought democracy to Athens.
Cleisthenes, Pericles, and Solon
500
Which government body best illustrates the principles and practice of direct democracy in ancient Athens?
The assembly
500
What were foreigners known as?
Metics