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DDES SS ch 10 3 & 4
Greeks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| favoring equality of all | democratic |
| Greek war ships with 3 levels of rowers | triremes |
| group that passed the laws and decided questions of war and peace | Assembly |
| government controlled by a small group | oligarchy |
| where Athens and Sparta were located | Peloponnesus |
| he set up the first democratic constitution in Athens | Cleisthenes |
| a major force that ruled the largest and most powerful empire in the western world | Persians |
| the organization that handled the daily business in Athens, ran the city-state, and members were selected by lot (drawn from a large pot) | Council of 500 |
| after the Persian War, city-states came together to form this defensive league | Delian League |
| he was best known as the "first citizen" of Athens, a general, and rebuilt palaces and temples to make Athens more beautiful | Pericles |
| he conquered Greece in 338 B.C. | King Philip II of Macedonia |
| the last city-state to take over the leadership of an independent Greece | Thebes |
| The Peloponnesian War lasted a long time and was very costly. A plague also led to the death of many. | First reason that lead to the decline of the Greek city-states |
| Greeks lost their sense of community. Their focus was on having fun and making money. | Second reason that lead to the decline of the Greek city-states |
| Bitterness between the upper and lower classes grows in each polis. | Third reason that lead to the decline of the Greek city-states |
| Spartan rule was harsh. | Fourth reason that lead to the decline of the Greek city-states |
| In 338 BC, King Philip II of Macedonia conquered Greece. | Fifth and final reason that lead to the decline of the Greek city-states |