Ancient Greece Flashcards
What is a peninsula
A body of land with water on three sides
What is a polis
Greek city states acted as a tiny independent country.
What is a tyrant
Someone who takes power by force and Rules with total authority
What is a democracy
A government in which all citizens share in running the government
What is a satrap
Ruling official of each satrapy meant protector of the kingdoms
What is representative democracy
A democracy in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
What is a philosopher
Thinker who ponders questions about life
What is the direct democracy
A democracy in which the people gather at mass meetings to decide in government matters.
What is helot
Captive or captured workers.
What is an oligarchy
A government in which a few people hold power
What is an agora
Open area below the acropolis acted as market and the place where people could meet in debate issues
What Is a colony
A settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties on its homeland
Describe the spartan government
The spartan government was An oligarchy with a small group of wealthy powerful people making all the government decisions
Describe the athens government
The Athens government was a democracy with everyone Having an equal say in how the government is to run
What is a satrapie
The 20 provinces of persia
Describe the status of women in sparta
They were respected and had rights because they created warriors
Describe the status of women in athens
Very few rights and cannot participate in government
Which government does the united states most closely Resemble
Athens
How are greek city state’s Different from normal cities
The greek city states were each independent of each other and had their own government , unlike cities which were Part of larger countries
Why did sparta stress military training
So they could conquer their neighbors and control their Helot population
How did Athenian democracy keep one person from gaining too much power
A large council chosen by lottery kept power distributed among the people
What led to persian wars
Persian expansion, greek rebellions, revenge of persian defeats
What caused The pelophonnesian wars
Expansion of Athenian power spartan jealousy
What duties did Athenian citizens have
Obey rules, pay taxes, defend the city
