The Greek City States

1. Define polis, acropolis, demós, monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, tyranny.
2. Compare the different models of gov. used in Ancient Greece.
3. Compare lifestyles in the two main city states, Athens and Sparta.


1.The Sparta treated the Messenians very bad, they made them slaves and demanded half of their crops.
2. The Sparta dedicated their society to becoming a strong military after the revolt. 
3. The Athenians avoided major political upheavals by moving their people into a Democracy.
4. Solon outlawed debt, slavery, four social classes, and press charges to initiate economic and political reformation. 
5. The Cleisthenes organized citizens in districts that could submit laws and a council of 500 was randomly chosen.
6. The Greeks had phalanx unlike the Persians.  The Greeks were disciplined and the Persians had lighter armor so poorer people would join.
7. The consequences of the Persian Wars was Athens trading freely and flourishing and the Delian league formed.
TERMS & NAMES 
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
• polis • acropolis • monarchy • aristocracy • oligarchy • tyrant • democracy • helot • phalanx • Persian Wars
Polis means the city- state.  The acropolis was like a temple that each individual city-state had at their highest point and each was set up mostly the same.  The Aristocracy were the land owning class of people, AKA the highest class.  The Demos were the average citizens.   A Monarchy is a single ruler; king or queen.  The Aristocracy was also a system of government where the wealthiest were in power.  Oligarchy is two or more rulers.  Tyranny was a system where one tyrant would be appointed to have power in a time of emergency and crisis, usually a small period in time.  Phalanx is a very powerful fighting force in the ancient world where you hold a spear in one hand and a shield in the other.  The Persian Wars were fought between the Persians and the Greeks.
USING YOUR NOTES
2. Which of the events on your time line do you think was the most important for life today? Explain.
The Greeks defeating the remaining Persian army was the most important event for life today because if they hadn't, life now for the Greeks could be far behind how advanced they are todayand they could've gone through a very bad period of loss.
MAIN IDEAS3. How does an aristocracy differ from an oligarchy?
An Aristocracy is made up of nobles and an oligarchy is just powerful/ wealthy people.
4. What contributions did Solon and Cleisthenes make to the development of Athenian democracy?
Solon outlawed debt slavery.  Cleisthenes broke up the power of nobility by organizing citizens into groups based off of where they lived no their wealth.  He also let all citizens to submit laws.
5. How did Athens benefit from victory in the Persian Wars?
Athens became the leader of the Delian League which had grown into at least 200 city-states.