Chapter 4 history test
Who is the archaeologist responsible for uncovering the Minoan ruins on the island of Crete?
Arthur Evans
Who were the group of people that settled in Greece and began to bring them out of the dark ages?
Dorians
What three seas surround Greece?
Ionian,aegean,mediterranean
cleisthenes
a noble athenian who reformed the constitution
What happened to many Athenians, including Pericles, during the second year of the war?
a plague spread through the crowded city
What were hoplites?
armies of ordinary citizens
how was zoroaster like the jewish people?
believed in one god
Peninsula
body of land with water on three sides
List three ways farmers tried to overcome debt in greece city-states.
borrow money, harvest, sell products
What is Cleisthenes credited with?
central role in governing
The greeks were the first to develop the idea of _________.
citizenship
In Pericles famous speech, Funeral Oration, he reminded Athenians to obey rules in their _______, or framework of government.
constitution
What job did ephors have within the Spartan government?
forced the laws and managed tax collection
cyrus the great
founder of the achaemenid empire
How were the Spartans able to get a navy to use to defeat the Athenians?
got the persians to make it
What did pericles do for poor citizens that had not been done before?
got to be apart of the government
oligarchy
government in which a small group of people holds power
democracy
government in which all citizens share in running the government
list two things became a problem for spartans because they focused so much on military training?
he cancelled all the farmers debt and freed slaves
Why couldnt Sparta attack Athenian ships during the Peloponnesian war?
he didn't have a navy
What did darius do for persia in 521 bc?
he reorganized the government to make it better
agora
in early greek city-states, an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place
The people of Persia live in what is today _________.
iran
xerxes
king of kings of the achaemenid empire
pericles
most prominent and influential Greek statesman
where was the first headquarters of the delian league?
pelos
zoroastrianism
persian religion founded by zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end
helot
person who has conquered and enslaved by the ancient spartans
tyrant
person who takes powers by force and rules with total authority
colony
settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland
Aspasia- How was she different than many Athenian women?
she was educated and taught public speaking to many Athenians.
who was left out becoming part of the delian league by athens and the other city-states?
sparta
representative democracy
system of government in which citizens chose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
direct democracy
system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
polis
the early Greek city-states, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like an independent country
what two things became a problem for Spartans because they focused so much on military training?
they fell behind other Greeks in trade
what was the purpose of the delian league?
to defend its members against the persians
How did the Minoans make their wealth?
trade
During the 400's BC, Athens become the _______ _______ of the Greek world.
trading center
The age of Pericles was a time of ______________.
tremendous creativity and learning that peeked in the mid 400's