This word means "city-state" and was the geographic and political center of Greek life
What is the polis?
100
Sparta is located in this south-central region in Greece.
What is the Peloponnesus?
100
A city by this Greek name can also be found in this horrible college football town.
What is Athens
100
This group of ten generals was elected by the Assembly each year from the Army or Navy to serve as judges.
Who are the chief magistrates?
100
The Persian fleet landed here with a fleet of 600 ships with plans of invading and conquering Athens and all of Greece.
Where is Marathon?
200
This is an open area used to as a marketplace
What is the agora
200
This group of five managers was chosen each year by the Assembly to take charge of the affairs of the public and guide the education of young Spartans.
Who are the ephors?
200
This was a system of government where the power was controlled by only a few people.
What is an oligarchy?
200
Cleisthenes was the first to put in place this type of constitution, which was designed to favor the equality of all people.
What is a democratic constitution?
200
After an initial battle with the Persian army, the discovery of silver mines in Athens, led to the building of these three-level warships to protect against another Persian attack.
What is a triremes?
300
Farming villages, fields, and orchards grouped around this fortified hill.
What is an acropolis?
300
This group was comprised of slaves who worked as farmers on the land and were owned by the city-states.
Who are the helots?
300
This is a set of principles and rules for governing.
What is a constitution?
300
This leader was supported by the lower classes and divided large estates among farmers who owned no land, as well as encouraging sculpture and other arts.
Who is Peisistratus?
300
At this narrow pass, 300 Spartan soldiers and 700 Greeks, attempted to hold off the advancing Persian army from reaching Athens. After finding a way through the pass, The Persians killed all 1000 men guarding the pass.
What is Thermopylae?
400
Women, children, and slaves were not granted this title in the Greek city-states, nor were they allowed to vote, own land, hold public office, or speak for themselves in court.
What is a citizen
400
Merchants and artisans who lived in the villages and worked in the fields as neither citizens nor slaves belong to this group.
What is the perioeci?
400
This ruler was the first to attempt to change the government. His punishments were simply too harsh.
Who is Draco?
400
This group was chosen by lot each year, and handled the daily business of life in the city-state. (Hint: There a lot of them)
What is the Council of Five Hundred.
400
This protective collective was erected to protect the neglected all of Greece from the expected and suspected attacks. It was headquartered on the island of Delos.
What is the defensive league?
500
The two greatest city-states in Greece were that of Sparta and this city-state located east of Sparta.
What is Athens?
500
This group enjoyed sports such as wrestling and racing.
Who are Spartan women?
500
Under this ruler, all debts were erased, citizenship was offered to artisans, and people began to take a more active part in government.
Who is Solon?
500
The only exception to choosing their leaders by lot, was during this time, when skilled generals were needed on the Council.
What is wartime?
500
This leader guided Athens, after the war with Persia, into a period of great growth and prosperity where this "First Citizen" of Athens built the Parthenon and other grand temples.