H World History-Greece

The sea between Greece and Asia Minor is the

Aegean

in Sparta, the authority to propose laws was held by the

Council of Elders

Oligarchy is

rule by few

the lycurgan reforms resulted in

the establishment of a permanent military state in sparta

Which of the following is true of Greece from c 750-c 500 BCE

the polis evolved into the central institution in greek life

for the Greeks, the term arete described

the striving for excellence

Spartan males were admitted to the assembly when they

turned 30

A fortified area at the top of a hill was called

acropolis

A place where people assembled and that served as a market was called

agora

Ionia was located where?

along the western shores of Asia Minor

in general, separate early greek communities

became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself

the greek polis put primary emphasis on

cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare

the hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

discipline and teamwork

Each of the following was a characteristic of the typical greek polis except

each polis had a population of between 90000 and 100000 citizens

Sparta had each of the following except

economy based on trade

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except: -extensive open plains -bays and harbors -mountains

extensive open plains

the first real historian was

herodotus

To the Greek, the word politics meant

how people should live together

perioiki were

middle class

The TWO most important crops used by the Greeks to make export products were

olives and grapes

The Minoans established their civilization where?

on the island of crete

a political legacy of Sparta is

separation of powers

Due to its geography, most of the Greeks settled in the ___ part of the peninsula

southeast

Greece is located in the ___ of Europe

southeast

unlike the women of most other Greek cities, Spartan women were expected to

stay physically fit to bear healthy children