History Ch 5, 6, 12, and 13

Question 1

archon

Answer 1

city goverment

Question 2

polis

Answer 2

city-states with surrounding villages and farms

Question 3

oligarchy

Answer 3

power by a few

Question 4

monarchy

Answer 4

ruled by one

Question 5

cratos

Answer 5

greek word for power

Question 6

aristocracy

Answer 6

power by the rich and social elite

Question 7

acropolis

Answer 7

highest point in the entire city-state

Question 8

sparta

Answer 8

military based city-state; very powerful

Question 9

helots

Answer 9

myceanian people; slaves for sparta

Question 10

draco

Answer 10

harsh tyrant; first legislater; favored the wealthy and rich

Question 11

solon

Answer 11

reformed tyrant; fixed draco’s laws; poet

Question 12

peisistratus

Answer 12

economic tyrant; acted like a homeless women was a goddess (Athena) to become king

Question 13

hippias

Answer 13

brother was assinated; he was a vengful tyrant

Question 14

Cleisthenes

Answer 14

raised to be a warrior; father of democresy; people voted with pebbles

Question 15

Boule

Answer 15

councile of 400; they selected archons

Question 16

Ecclesia

Answer 16

a large enssamble of athenian men who made who made some kind of income

Question 17

aeropagus

Answer 17

a group of retired archons; they checked laws

Question 18

Gaea

Answer 18

mother earth

Question 19

Chaos

Answer 19

first thing in universe

Question 20

Uranus

Answer 20

sky; created by Gaea

Question 21

Titans

Answer 21

off-spring of Gaea and Uranus

Question 22

Cronus

Answer 22

father of Zeus

Question 23

Cyclops

Answer 23

one-eyed giant

Question 24

Zeus

Answer 24

God of lightning/gods

Question 25

Poseidon

Answer 25

god of ocean and sea

Question 26

Hades

Answer 26

god of the underworld

Question 27

Hubris

Answer 27

thinking you are better than the gods

Question 28

charon

Answer 28

fiery man; you must pay him to enter the underworld

Question 29

Cerberus

Answer 29

3-headed dog; Hades pet

Question 30

Elysian Fields

Answer 30

Greeks version of heaven

Question 31

Oracle

Answer 31

vapor women that told prophisise

Question 32

Pythia

Answer 32

first vapor women

Question 33

ephors

Answer 33

Spartian over-seers

Question 34

perioikoi

Answer 34

middle class craftsmen

Question 35

hoplite

Answer 35

armed foot soldiers

Question 36

hoplon

Answer 36

bronze/iron shield

Question 37

agora

Answer 37

market place; center of the city

Question 38

1st persian invasion, 490 B.C.

Answer 38

Marathon

Question 39

Greek colonies in asia minor who revolted against persia

Answer 39

Ionian

Question 40

marathon

Answer 40

150 miles

Question 41

infantry (foot soldier) formation

Answer 41

phalanx

Question 42

300

Answer 42

royal bodyguard

Question 43

Darius

Answer 43

marathon

Question 44

Naval Battle

Answer 44

Salamis

Question 45

Athenian assembly

Answer 45

Ekklesia

Question 46

Wooden walls

Answer 46

Oracle, referring to navy

Question 47

Trireme

Answer 47

3 rows of oars

Question 48

Commander of Marathon

Answer 48

Miltiades

Question 49

Had ocean whipped

Answer 49

Xerxes

Question 50

Persian provinces with governors

Answer 50

satrapies