Quiz 6 Flashcards
What means “rule by the many or the common people”?
democracy
What types of government do Sparta and Athens have?
Spartans are ruled by oligarchy, Athenians are ruled by democracy
What means “rule by a few rich men”?
oligarchy
What was the largest class in Spartan society?
Helots
Who controlled the Delian League?
Athens
Philosopher means what?
lover of wisdom
In 404 B.C., the Peloponnesian War ended when who surrendered?
Athens
What type of democracy is a democracy in which the people themselves make the decisions of the government
direct democracy
Who drank poison instead of being exiled from Athens?
Socrates
This student of Socrates wrote dialogues, a series of philosophical works.
Plato