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| The Greeks primary form of political and social organization | polis |
| 1st of the 3 interlocking ideas that involved the polis | geographical territory |
| 2nd of the 3 interlocking ideas that involved the polis | community |
| 3rd of the 3 interlocking ideas that involved the polis | political & economic independence |
| Defensible fortification | acropolis |
| One of the most important ideals of the polis was | that the citizen was not individual but belonged to the state |
| Marketplace | agora |
| Inhabitants of polis divided into 3 groups | adult men, free people, slaves |
| The polis was a society dominated by | males |
| In the polis women were considered | economic liabilities |
| People could become slaves by | being prisoners of war |
| People could also become slaves by | not being able to pay their debts |
| The Greeks viewed the politically and economically independent polis as | the center of their loyalty |
| Following the Dark Age, increasing security and returning prosperity were accompainied by a | rise in population |
| With the rise in population many people had to leave the cities to prevent | starvation |
| Many Greek cities solved their pop. problems by estab. | colonies |
| Colonization was motivated primarily by | hunger for land |
| Colonization was also motivated by | fthe need to find new agricultural bases |
| Greek city-states established overseas colonies to | ease overcrowding in mainland Greece |
| Aristrocrats controlled every aspect of Greek society including (1) | military |
| Aristrocrats controlled every aspect of Greek society including (2) | economy |
| Aristrocrats controlled every aspect of Greek society including (3) | judges |
| Aristrocrats controlled every aspect of Greek society including (4) | religion |
| Aristrocrats controlled every aspect of Greek society including (5) | politics |
| Aristrocratic order began to break down because of (1) | impact of population |
| Aristrocratic order began to break down because of (2) | emigration |
| Aristrocratic order began to break down because of (3) | new military technological developments |
| Trading and commercial opportunities had made it possible for commoners to acquire | wealth |
| The major military technological development was | iron weaponry |
| Iron weapons were better than bronze because iron was(1) | cheaper |
| Iron weapons were better than bronze because iron was (2) | more plentiful |
| Iron weapons were better than bronze because iron was (3) | easier to work with |
| Iron weapons were better than bronze because iron was (4) | harder |
| Heavily armed infantrymen who fouht in the porcupine-like phalanx formation | hoplites |
| A large body of closely packed hoplites each extending a long spear outward | phlanx |
| As more commoners served in the army they claimed that they | deserved a greater voice in the govt. |
| Commoners helped force the artistocrats to do this for all laws | codify or write down |
| As the laws were made public for all to see | the rule of aristocrats was brought to an end |
| A new form of literature | lyric poetry |
| Lyric poetry was based on (1) | personal feelings and emotions |
| One of the greates lyric poets was | Sappho |
| City where Athens drew its basic food supply | Attica |
| The center of the problem in Attica was | aristocrats controlled most of the land |
| This person was chosen to solve the problems in Attica | Solon |
| Solon's occupation was | wealthy trader |
| Solon was from the city-state | Athens |
| In order to solve Attica's problems Solon (1) | canceled debts |
| In order to solve Attica's problems Solon (2) | abolished slavery for debt |
| In order to solve Attica's problems Solon (3) | changed citizenship from being born artitocrat to being based on money |
| In order to solve Attica's problems Solon (4) | divided the citizenry into 4 groups according to income |
| Which of the 4 income groups could not service in political office? | 4th |
| Which of the 4 income groups could vote | all of them |
| Solon was not a revolutionary. He refused to | redistribute the land |
| Solon called for this to happen so people could make more money to buy land | expansion of Athenian trade and manufacturing to provide new opportunities |
| 546 BC a tyrant | Peisistratus |
| This person weilds sole political power in violation of the established law | tyrant |
| 508 BC politican restores order | Cleisthenes |
| Cleisthenes kept 4 social classes but | divided the pop. into 10 tribes based on residency |
| By mixing the pop Cleisthenes tried to | destroy the regional power of the artistrcracy |
| Cleisthenes created the Council | of Five Hundred |
| When all the people elect all the people that serve in the assembly this is called a | direct democracy |
| The United States has a | representative democracy |
| City-state located on Peloponnesus | Sparta |
| Southern pennisula of Greece | Peloponnesus |
| Spartan system of education focused entirely on | physical fitness and military training |
| Sparatan women were known for their | wealthy and independence |
| Spartans had almost no interest in | arts, philosophy or any other form of civilized culture |
| Both men and women excelled in | sports |
