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Greeks #2
Greeks #2
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10th Grade
09/23/2015

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Term
One key trade area for the Greeks was the colony on the Bosporus and Hellespont Straits called _____________ (now Istanbul).
Definition
Byzantium
Term
For the Greeks there are two places that they met most often, the ______ or highest point in the city used for temples and a fortified location if invaded and the ________ or marketplace
Definition
Acropolis; Agora
Term
After a long list of tyrants in Athens, __________ came to be the archon and gets rid of Draco's harsh laws, frees poor from debt, makes the aristocracy happy by not taking everything, and wants people to focus on trade so they aren't tied to the land.
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Solon
Term
Spartan society was a _______________ or a rule of a few.
Definition
Oligarchy
Term
Sparta was not all super awesome as we see in "300" and often lost. After they won a couple of times, they knew they couldn't beat both a foreign enemy and the __________ or captured/slaves that outnumbered them 10:1.
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Helots
Term
In Sparta there are 5 _________ (overseers) who were responsible for educating the youth and the conduct of all citizens.
Definition
Ephors
Term
One big change in fighting for the Greeks was the use of infantry called _____________ (named for the shields) and the ____________ which is mastered by the Spartans.
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Hoplites and Phalanx
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______________ was a way to check power of ambitious people in Athens by having a vote to make someone leave for 10 years (still kept their stuff though).
Definition
Ostracism
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