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Chapter 4 - Greece

Chapter 4 Greece test study stack

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What is a narrow body of water with land on both sides? strait
What building took 20,000 tons of marble and 15 years to build? Parthenon
person who rules with total authority tyrant
"defenders of the kingdom" satraps
the age of great creativity and learning in Athens Age of Pericles
This city-state focused on government and education Athens
Who was a famous King of Persia? Cyrus the Great
This people group could not leave home without a male relative. upper-class Athenian women
ordinary citizens in the army hoplites
What is a body of water with ocean on three sides? peninsula
This city--state focused on military service Sparta
What is an open area used for a meeting place and a market called? agora
This famous ruler made Athens more democratic Pericles
Persian provinces Satrapies
These people brought iron weapons to the Greeks Dorians
Thinkers who ponder questions about life philosophers
This is like a tiny, independent country. polis
form of government used by the Spartans oligarchy
age at which Spartan men entered the regular army 20
people who enforced laws and collected taxes in Sparta ephors
What did Athenian soldiers promise to do in their oath? protect the constitution
Who became popular by giving land to landless farmers? Peisistratus
Who wanted to conquer Greece to increase his wealth, to win glory and to get revenge? Xerxes
What did the Mycenaean learn from the Minoans? navigation by the sun and stars
What age could Spartan men return to their homes? 30
Because people forgot how to read and write, the time around 600 B.C. was called ___________. Dark Age
Xerxes was the king of __________. Persia
How did early Greeks make a living? fishing, trade, goats/sheep
Who could be citizens of Greece? free, native-born, land-owning men
The Greek alphabet was based on which alphabet? Phoenician
What began as an alliance to protect the Greeks from the Persians? Delian League
What did Mycenaeans use pay their taxes? wheat, livestock, or honey
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