Greece Political Terms

Question 1

Hoplites

Answer 1

a new kind of warfare, heavily armed infantrymen who fought in close formation

Question 2

Persian Wars

Answer 2

the failed revolt led to that, two Persian attacks on Greece in the early fifth century BCE

Question 3

Trireme

Answer 3

A sleek, fast vessel powered by 170 rowers, had become the premier warship.

Question 4

Peloponnesian War

Answer 4

A nightmarish struggle between the Athenians and Spartans alliance systems that involved most of the Greek world.

Question 5

Phalanx

Answer 5

A body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files.

Question 6

Chariot

Answer 6

evolved from transport and mobile command platforms into direct combat vehicles.

Question 7

Second Greco-Persia war

Answer 7

During the Hellenistic Period when Greek and Persia had their second war.

Question 8

Closed formation

Answer 8

A military tactical formation in which soldiers are close together and regularly arranged for the tactical concentration of force.

Question 9

Ptolmies

Answer 9

The dynasty that ruled Egypt and sometimes laid claim to adjacent Syria-Palestine.

Question 10

Democracy

Answer 10

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. (by all free adult males as of ancient Greek)

Question 11

Satrap

Answer 11

a governor of a province in the Persian Empire

Question 12

Tyrant

Answer 12

a leader who held power through the use of force

Question 13

Alexandria

Answer 13

City in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great, center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization

Question 14

The split of the Macedonian Empire

Answer 14

After Alexander the Great died, the empire was split into 3 major kingdoms: the Seleucid, Ptolemaic, and Antigonid kingdoms.

Question 15

Laconia

Answer 15

The region of the southern Peloponnesus in which Sparta is located

Question 16

Ephors

Answer 16

a group of 5 officials that helped govern Sparta with the Council of Elders; Anually elected magistrates who ran the government

Question 17

Gerousia (Sparta)

Answer 17

28 men (2 were the kings and 26 were part of the council of elders) picked by Spartans, served for life, must be 60 years old

Question 18

Apella

Answer 18

Assembly open to all Spartans; Group of Spartan male citizens who elect the Gerousia and Ephor and vote on proposals

Question 19

Messinia

Answer 19

State conquered by Sparta to expand land so they could have more resources and not live in so much isolation, Sparta made them helots; Sparta would always win the wars but wouldnt back down and instead would put them into a group bondage

Question 20

Spartiatae

Answer 20

full blooded Spartan male and female in good standing.

Question 21

Agoge (Sparta)

Answer 21

The training center for young men starting at 7 years old; Baby spartans would be doused in an alcohol that made the skin burn as a first test of strength, then one of the 5 ephors would come to inspect the baby: if strong, it will be kept – if not, the baby would be discarded on the side of a mountain

Question 22

Krypteia (Sparta)

Answer 22

2 parts:

Boys would be taken out to the woods and be taught to live by themselves and for themselves on the land (learn what food to eat in the wild, what flowers do what, etc.)

or

Were there to terrorize the helots; Spartan boys would torture and kill any Helots that stood out (consequently, these helots tried not to be the odd one out)

Question 23

Homoioi

Answer 23

“Equals”-A citizen of Sparta (adult male whose parents were from citizen families)