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History chpt.4 sec.2

Greece-Athens & Sparta

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What is a Tyrant? Someone Who takes power by force
How were tyrants able to seize power in Greece? They had the support of Greek farmers, merchants, and artisans
Name of a government where few people hold power? Oligarchy
Name of a government where all citizens share in running the government? democracy
What type of government did Sparta have? Oligarchy
What type of government did Athens have? democracy
Why were tyrants popular in the city-states? they built new marketplaces, temples, and walls
Name of captive workers that the Spartans would capture? Helots
Why did Spartans stress military training? So they could conquer their neighbors and control the large helot population
What did the Athenians focus on? building a democracy
What was Solon known for? freeing farmers debt, freeing slaves, allowed male citizens to participate in the assembly of law courts
What did Solon refuse to do? make the wealthy nobles give away their land
What was Peisistratus known for? tyrant who divided large estates among farms, loaned money to poor, and gave them jobs building temples and other public works.
How did Cleisthenes build a democracy in Athens? He made the assembly the center of government, gave citizens more powers, created a citizen council to help the assembly.
Created by: jpkelley1
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