Greece:Dark Ages

The two most important Greek city-states between 700 and 500 B.C. were:

Athens and Sparta

The Greek ruler who changed the basis of representation from families to territories was

Cleisthenes

referendum

Direct vote by citizens on a bill already passed by a lawmaking body.

oligarchy

Government in which a few people hold the ruling power.

totalitarian

Government that suppresses all opposition and controls all aspects of people's

avarice

Greed for wealth

ostracism

Method of temporary banishment practiced in Athens; now the condition of being shut off deliberately from others in society.

Two modern states characterized by Spartan suppression of the individual are:

Nazi Germany and Russia under Communism

initiative

The right of ordinary citizens to introduce or enact new laws on their own by vote.

franchise

The right to vote.

Athens was a limited democracy because some classes did not have full rights.

True

An administrator appointed by the Athens Council was called a(n):

archons

A person who came to power outside of constitutional means was known as a(n):

despot

The powers Solon was given to control the arguing factions of Athens are called:

dictatorial

The period in Greece from around 1100 to 750 B.C. was one of:

invasions and migrations from people from the north

Two causes for Greek colonization and expansion throughout the Mediterranean were:

overcrowding of city-states and poor soil for agriculture

In Sparta all authority was considered to come from____________

the state