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Monday, October 5, 2009

Section Review 2 + Identify

1. Monarchy-Counsel of elders and the assembly.
2. Aristocracy-Ruled by best Oligarchy. Ruled by the few rich. Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy.
3. There was representative Democracy and direct Democracy.
4. Spartan boys were taken from the homes at age 7 to go to military schoolz. Because they were too wrapped up in war.
5. Draco was merciless and Solon advocated freedom. Solons were. Because he promoted freedom. And freedom is the shnizzle.
6. Athenian democracy was brought to it's fullest measure by statesmen Pericles. He invented representative and direct democracy. This is often called the "Golden Age of Greece".
7. Because they expected more troubles from the Persians. It became part of the Athenian empire.
8. Greece was split in 2. 431-404 B.C. Sparta was defeated by Thebes.

Identify:
Helots-Spartan slaves.
Peloponnesian League-An alliance with Corinth, Megara, and other cities in the Peloponnesus.
Court of Areopagus-Where the Archon served.
Peisistratus-The first tyrant of Athens.
Cleisthenes-Took over after Peisistratus.
Ostracism-A quorum of citizens could vote to banish any person for 10 years.
Representative democracy-Citizens elect a few men to represent them.
Direct democracy-Citizens make the decisions themselves.