quiz 2 Flashcards
archons
chief magistrates in athenian culture
what are the 3 types of archons
basileus (religion), polemarch (military), & archon (public affairs)
how many archons were there
3 originally, grew to 9
cleruchy
a colony of athenian citizens in another place
what was the man purpose of a cleruchy
expansion of the empire
did athenian citizens retain citizenship in a cleruchy
yes
cosmopolis
a city made up of people form different parts of the world
which of these cities was a cosmopolis: Athens or Sparta?
Athens
decarchy
a government council of 10 people
who established the decarchy
Lysander
when were decarchys developed
after spartas victory in the peloponnesian war
where was Lysander from
sparta
where were decarchys practised
parts of the former athenian empire
what type of governments were decarchys
dictatorships
dikasteria
an athenian court where citizens served as jurors
ekklesia
an assembly of citizens
hetairoi
the elite cavalry in the Macedonian army
hoplite
a type of heavily armed citizen solider
what were hoplites armed with
a shield and a spear
perioikoi
the middle class of spartans
what is the name for free non-citizens in Sparta
perioikoi
pezhetairoi
foot soldiers in the Macedonian army
what is the other name for the hoplites of the Macedonian army
pezhetairoi
phalanx
a tactical formation used in the military
sarissa
a long spear
who introduced the saris
Philip II
syssitia
a banquet for the purpose of bonding and kinship between men and boys
seisachtheia
a set of laws aimed at relieving the debts of citizens and slaves
who introduced the seisachtheia
Solon
symposium
a social gathering with dinner, drinks, and entertainment
what year was Cylon’s attempt at tyranny
632 BC
who had a failed attempt at tyranny in Athens in 632 BC
Cylon
what year was Pisistratus’s second attempt at tyranny
546 BC
where did Pisistratus travel to gain wealth and an army after his first failed attempt at tyranny
macedonia
who successfully established a tyranny in Athens and unified Attica
Pisistratus
what year was the first Persian war
490 BC
what is the other name for the first Persian war
the battle of marathon
who led the first Persian invasion of Greece
king Darius the great
who won the 1st Persian war
Athens
what sparked the first Persian war
Athens sent aid to a revolt in Persia
what years was the 2nd Persian war
480 - 478 BC
who led the second Persian invasion of Greece
Xerxes
what battle led to the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece
battle of plataea
what battle led to the Persian take over Athens and most of Greece
battle of Thermopylae
what year was the delian league created
477 BC
who led the delian league
Athens
what years were the Peloponnesian war
431 - 404 BC
when was the 10 years war
431 - 421 bc