Section 2

Question 1

Polis

Answer 1

fundamental political unit in ancient Greece

Question 2

Acropolis

Answer 2

fortified hilltop where male citizens gathered to conduct business

Question 3

Monarchy

Answer 3

kings or monarches ruled in a goverment

Question 4

Aristocracy

Answer 4

a goverment ruled by a small group of noble, land owning families

Question 5

Oligarchy

Answer 5

goverment ruled by few powerful people

Question 6

Phalanx

Answer 6

a fearsome formation of hoplites which has a spear in 1 hand and a shield in another

Question 7

Tyrant

Answer 7

power individuals usually nobles or other wealthy citizens, sometimes seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support

Question 8

Helot

Answer 8

peasants forced to stay on the land they worked

Question 9

Democracy

Answer 9

ruled by the people. in athens, citizens participated in political decision making

Question 10

Persian wars

Answer 10

Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ranging from the Ionian Revolt through Darius’s punitive expedition that failed at Marathon.