Practice Pomeroy Chapter 6

Over time, what did the Delian League convert into? 239

An Athenian empire

What type of work was thought to be especially demeaning by Athenians? 271

Manual work performed indoors

Why were more and more allies rebelling from the Delian League, especially after 467 BCE? 238

Persia was defeated, so they didn't need protection

Pericles' citizenship law stipulated what? 245

Both parents had to be citizens for the offspring to be citizens

How did a good Athenian wife behave? 265-67

She stayed secluded in the house, taking care of domestic concerns

What was the average life expectancy for adult males in Athens? 259

45

With what two major powers did Athens make peace treaties in the 440's BCE? 243

Persia and Sparta

What city allied itself with Athens in the mid fifth century and thus set up a rivalry with the naval power of Corinth? 241-42

Megara

What ostracized Athenian hero wound up dying in exile in Persia? 239

Themistocles

What was a conspicuous characteristic of the Delian League? 235

It was permanent

How old were Athenian women when they first married, on average? 259

15

Who was the guiding spirit of Athenian imperialism? 244

Pericles

How big were the juries in Athenian courts? 247

Several hundred men or more

What important change did the Athenians enact in the Delian League in 454 BCE? 242

Moved the league treasury to Athens

Who was the chief democratic leader of Athens from roughly 461 to 429? 241

Pericles

Why did the Spartans recall Pausanias from his command in Asia in 478 BCE? 234

They believed he was plotting with the Persians

How big was the average landholding in Attica? 270

13.5 acres

What was the principal achievement of Ephialtes' reforms in Athens in the mid-5th century BCE? 240-41

Diminish the power of the Areopagus

What happened in 464 BCE and immediately after that changed the relationship between Sparta and Athens? 240

Sparta refused Athenian help during a helot revolt

What happened at Eurymedon in 467 BCE? 238

The Delian League soundly defeated both the Persian army and navy

What was a purpose of the Delian League? 235

Contain Persia and get revenge

What happened when Naxos decided to leave the Delian League? 238

It was forced back in and its ships were confiscated

When a baby was born in Athens, who decided whether or not it would be raised? 258

Father

How many newborn Athenian girls were probably abandoned at birth, to die or be raised as slaves? 258

20%

What were the allies required to contribute to the Delian League? 235

Either ships or money

About how many Greek city-states enrolled in the Delian League? 235

150

How many inhabitants lived in Classical Athens? 273

200,000-300,000 people

What state was the leader of the Delian League throughout its existence? 235

Athens

What foreign land did the Athenians attempt to invade in the 450's BCE, with disastrous results? 242

Egypt

What was the name of the league established by the Greeks after the Persian Invasions were completely rebuffed? 231, 234

Delian

What was happening in the period from 460 to 445? 241

Undeclared war between Sparta and Athens

What was the average life expectancy for adult females in Athens? 259

36

What office did Pericles hold repeatedly, that formed the basis for his power? 241

Strategos

How many people held official government positions of any kind in Athens in a given year during the Periclean era? 247

700

What were the Long Walls? 242

City walls connecting Athens to its port

Who provided the commander of the fleet in the Hellenic League? 234

Sparta

What change did Pericles introduce to jury courts at Athens? 247

Jurors were paid for their time

In Athens, from what relative did a firstborn son usually get his name? 259

His father's father

What was the quorum required for major decisions of the Athenian assembly? 245

6,000

How old were Athenian men when they first married, on average? 259

30

How were most Athenian houses arranged? 267

The women's quarters were upstairs and the men's downstairs

Where were most Athenian allies located? 237 map

Along the coast and islands of the Aegean

What was a prime motivator for the exposure of female babies? 263

The expense of dowering daughters

What was the divisive issue between the two major politic factions in Athens in the decades after the Persian Invasions? 239

Whether Sparta was a friend or foe

What was the deciding factor in defeating the Second Persian Invasion and in changing the balance of power among the Greeks afterwards? 234

The Athenian navy

When did respectable, wealthy Athenian women legitimately go out in public? 267

Funerals and festivals only

With whom were were Athenian baby boys registered soon after birth as a kind of proof of citizenship? 258

Phratry and deme

What is a cleruch? 236

An Athenian colonist abroad who kept his Athenian citizenship

What is an oikos? 258

Household

Why was the Delian League named "Delian"? 235

Its treasury was kept at Delos originally

What monument was erected to commemorate the Greek victory over Persia? 234

Serpent column at Delphi

What was a metic? 274

A resident alien in Athens

Upon what import was the Athenian economy totally dependent? 235

Grain from the Northern Aegean and Hellespont

What was true of an Athenian heiress [i.e., if a man dies leaving a daughter but no sons]? 264

She was required to marry her father's closest male relative to produce an heir to the estate

Who was the military leader in the early Delian League? 236

Cimon

What war was ended by the Thirty Years' Peace in 445 BCE? 243

First Peloponnesian War

How often did the assembly of Athens meet in Pericles' time? 245

About every ten days

How did the Athenians pay for public expenses such as maintaining ships and sponsoring festivals? 247-48

The rich people paid for them