Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
16 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
How did the Ancient Greeks introduce their culture throughout the Mediterranean Region? |
By establishing one colony after another |
|
|
Explain the one principle of Democracy? |
Majority rule. This mean that a law is passed only when more than half of the representatives vote for it. |
|
|
By competing with one another the gods influence human events, what is this called? |
Greek Mythology |
|
|
What is the name of the fort built high on a hill in Athens, it was also a center of religious worship in the Greek City-State? |
Acropolis |
|
|
What is it called when the government rules the people with a few wealthy and powerful aristocrats ? |
Oligarchy |
|
|
Name an example city whose government was ruled by an oligarchy of elders where laws were approved by citizens and during wartime two kings shared the Leadership? |
Sparta |
|
|
What type of league did Sparta form when they joined with other city-states to protect themselves form the mighty Persian Empire? |
Peloponnesian |
|
|
How were women regarded in Sparta? |
The Sparta women were well respected. They could made their own decisions about business, their homes and families. |
|
|
What type of government was developed after the tyrants were overthrown in Athens Greece? |
Decisions were made by majority rule and many citizens were allowed to serve in the government. |
|
|
How did Solon reform the society in Athens? |
By freeing farmers who sold themselves into slavery and revising the laws so that they were fair. |
|
|
What was the name given to early Greeks? |
The Mycenaeans |
|
|
Name a city in Asia Minor? |
Troy |
|
|
Where is present day Greece located? |
On a peninsula, which extends into the Mediterranean, Aegean and Ionian Seas |
|
|
Who were the independent city states in Greece were ruled by whom? |
Oligarchies |
|
|
Why was Mount Olympus so important to the Greeks? |
They believed that the mountain top was the home of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods. |
|
|
How did the Greek bard Homer know about events that happened way before his birth? |
He knew several facts about the Trojan War because he probably heard about them through other bards and storytellers. |
