Ancient Greece 10-1 and 10-2

Polis

A city state in ancient Greece

Citizens

Members of the city states that had legal rights.

Acropolis

Public buildings and marble temples that were located on a high hill.

Politics

The art and practice of government.

Aristocracy

A hereditary class of rulers that governed the polis.

Tenant Farmers

People who paid rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person’s farmland.

Metics

A greek from another city-state who was not Greek.

Slavery

The ownership and control of other people as property.

Tyranny

Rule by a tyrant who seized power and had absolute authority.

Aristocracy

Governance by a small group of elite families.

Monarchy

Rule by a single king.

Democracy

A system where citizens participated in voting and decision making.

Oligarchy

Power held by a few individuals or families.

Physical Geography of Greece

Had a mountainous terrain that led to the development of isolated city-states, each with its own government and culture.

Advantages of Greece’s Geography

Allowed for raising of livestock and production of olives and grapes and good trade.

Disadvantages of Greece’s Geography

Limited farming land and isolation due to mountains.

What kinds of governments ruled Ancient Greece?

Each city-state of greece was known as a polis. Poleis in greece had either a tyranny, aristocracy, monarchy, democracy, or oligarchy.

Why was the polis, “The framework of Greek life”?

The polis was the center of life for the greeks.

What changes took place during the dark ages?

Culture and literacy declined. Mainland Greeks moved to Ionia.

Who held political power in city-states?

Kings, aristocrats, tyrants, and citizens.

Why were some Greeks shocked by the lives of Spartan women?

Spartan women, who received an education and athletic training, enjoyed more rights than other Greek women.

Why were the aristocracies in Greek city-states so wealthy?

Their land brought them wealth.

What effect did colonization have on mainland Greece?

Colonization led to trade and cultural exchange.

Why did the physical geography of Greece encourage colonization?

Mainland Greece is a peninsula on the Mediterranean with limited farmland and many mountains, so the Greeks had need for and the means of colonizing.

How did the adoption of coins help increase Greek wealth?

It made trading easier, so merchants as well as farmers and artisans grew wealthier.