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Sparta & Athens ?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tyrant | an absolute ruler unrestrained by law |
| oligarchy | a government in which a small group has control |
| democracy | a government by the people |
| helot | enslaved people in ancient Sparta |
| ephor | a high-ranked government official in Sparta who elected by council of elders |
| consider | to give careful thought |
| military | relating to soldiers, arms or war |
| stability | the condition of being steady and unchanging |
| achieve | to succeed; to gain something as the result of work |
| construct | to build |
| What conditions did Greek city-state farmers face that made them want to change the government? | borrowed money from nobles but couldn't pay them back and had to give up their farms to the noble, (no longer owned land and were no longer citizens thus having no role in governing) |
| What type of leader came to power in Greece around 600 BC due to growing political and economic unrest among city-states? | tyrant |
| What type of government involves all citizens share in the running of the government? | democracy |
| Many city-states developed into this type of government, were a few wealthy people held power over the larger group of citizens? | oligarchy |
| Why did Spartan leaders favor a military society? | created more obedient and loyal citizens |
| Who was in the Spartan assembly? | all male citizens over the age of 30 |
| What quality was most important in Spartan boys? | obedience |
| What was the most powerful body in Spartan government? | council of elders |
| What did the Spartan government discourage? How did this action contribute to Sparta remaining poor? | change and new ideas, outlawed travel to outside the city-state |
| True or False Spartans differed from the rest of the Greeks in that they discouraged trade, leading to isolation. | True |
| True or False At age 18, boys in Athens were expected to take an active rule in public affairs. | True |
| What are three changes Solon made in Athens? | opened up the governing assembly to all male citizens, promoted trade by farmers, rewrote the Athenian constitution |
| What are two changes Peisistratus made in Athens? | divided large estates among farmers, gave citizenship to people who did not own land |
| What was the major change made by Cleisthenes? | brought Athens even closer to a democracy by making the assembly the city-state's major governing body |
| Spartans were educated and trained to be | soliders |
| What was the Spartan city-state known for? | its highly trained army and fierce soldiers |
| True or False Women were considered unimportant in Sparta and were not sent to school or educated. | False |
| Who ruled the government of Sparta? | two kings who were watched over by 5 ephors |
| What were two most powerful city-states of Ancient Greece? | Sparta and Athens |
| True or False Most people living in the region of Ancient Greece considered themselves to be Greek first and a member of a city-state second. | False |
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