Greek History Chapter Flashcards
What type of terrain is Greece?
Mountainous
What type of landform is Greece?
A pennisula
What did most people do for an occupation in Athens?
Fishing
The years 2000Bc-1400BC were
The Minoans, and they lived on Crete
What was the leading city on Crete?
Knossos
What were paintings on wet plaster called?
Frescoes
What were the reasons for Minoans decline?
Natural disaster and invasion
The years were 1600-1200 were the
Mycenaeans located on the Aegean Sea
Biggest occurrence during the Mycenaeans was the
Trojan war in 1250BC
What were homers stories about the trojan war? And when did he write them
The Iliad and the oddesey and wrote them in 750BC
From 1200-800 was called the…………..age and had a …………,…..leader
Dark age and monarchy
What type of government took over in 800-650? It took over everywhere but what city state?
Aristocracy and Athens
What was Athens taken over from 800-650 that was not aristocracy?
ARCHONS
What were the 4 Athenian archons?
Draco, Solon, Pisistratus, cleisthenesl
What is Draco famous for?
Turned people with debt into slaves
Very harsh leader draconic
What did Solon do?
Abolished slavery for debt
Set up council of 400
What did Pisistratus do?
Abolished landowning requirement for citizenship
What did cleisthenesl do?
Abolished classes based on wealth
Increased council to 500
What is a polis?
A city state
What was the meeting place In a city state?
An agora
What was a hilltop fortress in a city-state?
An acropolis
What kind of rights did Athenian women have?
None
At 18 what did Athenian kids have to do become a citezen?
Take an oath to protect the city and serve 2 years in the military
What was a spartan slave called?
A helot
