Chapter 3 Test Flashcards
Greek island where the civilization flourished; hard to attack
Crete
King at the height of Greek civilization
King Minos
Palace city of King Minos
Knossos
Southern Greece
Peloponnesus
Thriving port city in Greece
Mycenae
Sea trade was a _____ for Mycenae
Major economic activity
Epic poems written by Homer; gave an account of the Trojan War
Iliad and Odyseey
blind and deaf
Homer
Tells about the war itself; grisly fighting
Iliad
Odyseus (Trojan warrior) ; account of he and his soldiers going back home.
Odyssey
a city state that was built on a hill top
Polis
Two leading city states
Sparta and Athens
Hill top fortress
Acropolis
Mass participation; type of democratic government
Direct Democracy
privileged land owners; minority; select few
Aristocracy
couldn’t pay taxes; sell yourself into slavery to pay off your debt ;poor people
Debt slavery
Heavily armed foot soldiers
Phalana
Ruler who takes over by force
Tyrant
Draco’s _______ was very harsh; failure
code of law
an assembly of citizens who come together to make decisions; during Pisistratus Rule
council of 400
Increased from 400 to 500
council of 500
Temporary exile from the city (10 years). ; If a person is judged to be a threat then you are removed.
ostracism
What was Sparta’s government
Dual Monarchy (2 Kings)
advisory body to the king
council of elders
a group of people who direct daily life; monitor on a daily basis in the Spartan society
Ephor
Slaves/ prisoners of war. Outnumbered Spartans from 20 to 1
Helots
Young boy taken out of barracks at night; hooded; taken to wilderness; no food; little clothing; no water; no weapons; MUST make it back ALIVE.
Young boy has to kill a slave without anyone knowing.
Rite of Passage
2 types of people had tombstones on their burial site in the Spartan society
A warrior that died in battle
A woman that died during childbirth