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