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Greek World Review
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Who are hoplites?
Citizen-soldiers in Athens who helped defend the city and demanded a say in government.
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What characterized life for a woman?
They had a male guardian all their lives, spent most of the time at home, and only left when accompanied and to attend religious events.
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How did peoples lives in the colonies change with Greek contact?
The Greeks introduced the potter's wheel, ironworking, currency, writing, the cultivation of olives and vineyards.
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Alexander's generals divided the Empire into different kingdoms after his death. They are called _________.
The Hellenistic Kingdoms
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What began the Greco-Persian Wars?
The Persians coming east to conquer the Greek Poleis.
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What characteristics did all Greeks share?
Culture (language and religion)
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New form of government that gave more power to the citizens.
Democracy
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What did Acient Greeks work in ?
Agriculture, livestock farming, fishing, trading
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Greek civilization developed on the _____ Peninsula and _______ Sea.
Balkan, Aegean
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Which groups migrated to Greece?
Achaeans (Mycenaeans) and Dorians
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What is the Ecclesia (Assembly)?
Assembly of 400 citizens that voted on laws, war, and ostracism.
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Why did Greeks begin to establish colonies?
The scarcity of land and poor living conditions of peasants.
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Greek religion was __________. (Monotheistic or Polytheistic)
Polytheistic
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Define metropolis
City of origin
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Who is considered a citizen in the Greek world?
Free adult men with a father who was a citizen and an Athenian mother.
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What city was a symbol of the new Hellenistic civilization?
Alexandria, Egypt
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What were the city-states called?
Polis
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Define scarcity
Very little, not enough. Lacking
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What is this woman wearing?
Peplo
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Most poleis changed their form of government from ________ to ________.
Oligarchy to Democracy
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The Achaeans were also called what?
Mycenaeans
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What is this
Acropolis
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What is the Boule?
It's made up of 500 citizens chosen at random. They made laws and oversaw the magistrates.
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What are the two parts of the poleis?
Upper part (Acropolis), Lower part (Agora)
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When did Athens become a democracy?
The 5th Century BCE
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This man unified the Greek poleis and confronted the Persian Empire. In 10 years he gained control of the Persian empire and reached India.
Alexander the Great
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This polis never changed their form of government.
Sparta
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Define sewers
Channels to take waste matter away in a city.
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Where is the Persian empire?
Extends from Asia to North Africa
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