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monarchy
rule by one
council of the elders
assembly
two answer fill in the blank
the monarchy was advised by the _________ ___ ___ _________ and the _____________
aristocracy
rule by the “best”
rich
fill in the blank
aristocracy:
the king’s powers decreased and the ______ took political power
oligarchy
rule by the few rich
businessmen
fill in the blank
oligarchy:
business and trade grew, so rich _____________ took political power
tyranny
power is seized by one man
democracy
rule by the people
fill in the blank
democracy:
people rebelled and took political power themselves
oligarchy
fill in the blank
sparta was an __________ for most of their history
ruling class
government leaders and soldiers
middle class
merchants and businessmen
helots
slaves and lower class
warfare
fill in the blank
spartan military:
culture was centered around __________
upper
fill in the blank
the ________ class trained to fight in sparta’s many wars
peloponnesian league
sparta’s chief accomplishment; “alliance” with the other greek cities in which they were the dominant cities
monarchy
democracy
two answer fill in the blank
athens had a ____________ until the people demanded a ____________
draco
created harsh laws to establish democracy
draco
620 BC
solon
repealed many of draco’s laws and created reform
solon
594 BC
peisistratus
first tyrant of athens
cleisthenes
“champion of the common people” emerged as tyrant in 508 BC; set up ostracism
ostracism
fill in the blank
cleisthenes set up ____________
pericles
brought true democracy to athens
pericles
461-429 BC
representative democracy
citizens elect a few men who represent them in government
direct democracy
people make decisions (athens practiced this)
golden age of greece
fill in the blank
pericles brought athens into the __________ ______ ___ _________
delian league
an organization led by athens to prevent future attacks by persia
250
how many total cities were “members” in the delian league?
sparta (peloponnesian league) vs. athens (delian league)
peloponnesian war
431-404 BC
sparta
fill in the blank
in the peloponnesian war, _________ was larger, better trained for combat
athens
fill in the blank
in the peloponnesian war, __________ had larger navy; more money
plague
fill in the blank
the outcome of the peloponnesian war:
a __________ broke out in athens killing many, including their leader pericles
italy
fill in the blank
athens’ navy was destroyed after attempting to invade _________
sparta
who won the peloponnesian war in 404 BC?
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