Studied by 17 people
Peloponnesus
Southern Peninsula of Greece
Balkan Peninsula
Mainland Greece
Agoge
Spartan military school
Hoplite
Spartan warrior
Oligarchy
gov’t, a few rule over the entire population – minority ruled the majority
Perioeci
Spartan free men, non citizens, middle class
Helots
Spartan slaves
Ephors
Head of Spartan Govt. led the council, military and educational system; 5 men
Solon
Athenian Reformer - paved the way for democracy
Cleisthenes
Athenian “Father of Democracy”Created the world’s first Democratic Constitution
Pnyx
meeting hill in Athens
Quorum
minimum # of people required to hold a meeting
Direct Democracy
Political decisions were made directly by all the citizens and policies were decided by majority rule. ex: Athens
Representative Democracy
A political system in which people elect representatives to make decisions for them ex: USA
Aka Indirect Democracy
Isthmus
Narrow strip of land that connect to larger bodies of land
Tyranny
Government by a single ruler who seizes power; dictatorship
Drachma
Coined currency used in Athens
OBOLS
Iron rod currency used in Sparta
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