Tyrant Packet

Question 0

Sparta most powerful _______

Subjugated all of __________

Answer 0

Dorian City

Laconia and Messenia

Question 1

Tyrant

Answer 1

Relied on physical force, “usurper with extreme power”

Question 2

5 villages of Sparta

Answer 2

Pitane, Messoa, Limnae, Konoura, Dyme

Question 3

What did Sparta do to the Acheans?

Answer 3

Enslaved them, turned them into serfs called helots

Question 4

Sparta known for what?

Answer 4

Iron

Question 5

People living around Sparta

Answer 5

Periocei

Question 6

In early history, Sparta flourished in what?

Answer 6

Song and art

Question 7

Terpander

Answer 7

Father lyric poetry, banished from Lesbos and settled in Sparta

Question 8

Alcman

Answer 8

Chief poet of Sparta, emigrated from Lydia

Question 9

Tyrtaeus

Answer 9

Poet from Attica, wrote martial songs for Sparta

Question 10

1st Messenian War

Answer 10

725-705, King Theopompus of Sparta captured Messenia and enslaved populace

Question 11

2nd Messenian War

Answer 11

640-631, Aristomenes led helot revolt, Tyrtaeus led Sparta to victory with martial songs

Question 12

What happened because of the Messenian War?

Answer 12

Sparta’s “Golden Age” ended

Question 13

What caused Sparta’s constant military preparedness?

Answer 13

Sparta depended on agriculture of helots who were in a constant state of rebellion

Question 14

Sparta did not have a what?

Answer 14

Strong fortified acropolis

Question 15

Lycurgus, replaced _____ with _____, citizens could not_______, only tool a citizen could own was a _______, believed to be a _____

Answer 15

C. 885, military society, replaced kinship organization of Laconia with a geographic organization, no citizens could engage in trade or military, only tool a citizen could own was an axe, forbade importation of silver and gold, believed to be a god

Question 16

Duarchy

Answer 16

2 kings ruling concurrently, heads do religion, judiciary, army

Question 17

Gerousia

Answer 17

Senate of old men for life, 28 members, 60 = minimum age, 2 kings were in Gerousia also, organized legislation and formulated public policy

Question 18

Apella

Answer 18

All male citizens over 30, reviewed laws of Gerousia, elected people, determined questions of war and peace and foreign policy

Question 19

What was Sparta’s government

Answer 19

Democracy

Question 20

Ephors

Answer 20

5 men chosen annually by the Apella, 7th century: gained power due to uneasiness, 6th century: equal kings, after Persian war: almost supreme, only Sparta had ephors

Question 21

Krypteia

Answer 21

Secret police of ephors who spied on helots

Question 22

Harmost

Answer 22

Military governor appoints to control allied cities overseas

Question 23

Royal houses of Sparta

Answer 23

Agids and Eurypontids

Question 24

Defective children in Sparta

Answer 24

Thrown off Mt. Taygetus to die

Question 25

Boys in Sparta

Answer 25

Brought up by army from 7-30, subjected to military service 20-60

Question 26

Women in Sparta

Answer 26

Imbued with Spartan discipline, told songs to return with their shield or on it (i.e win or die)

Question 27

Athens most important what city

Answer 27

Ionian

Question 28

Athens trade center for what

Answer 28

All of Greece

Question 29

Naming of Athens

Answer 29

Poseidon = horse, Athena = olive tree! Athena won

Question 30

Athens known for what

Answer 30

Silver and large navy

Question 31

How was Attica divided

Answer 31

4 tribes, subdivided into 360 clans

Question 32

Athens originally ruled by what

Answer 32

2 kings

Question 33

Last king of Athens

Answer 33

King Codrus while defending Athens from Dorians, left no successor

Question 34

How long did archons rule?

Answer 34

Life, then 10 years, then 1 year

Question 35

First archon

Answer 35

Acastas of Medontid family

Question 36

How many archons were there

Answer 36

9

Question 37

Archon Epanymos

Answer 37

head of religion, name used for the year

Question 38

Archon Basileus

Answer 38

head of state religion

Question 39

Archon Polemarchos

Answer 39

commander of the army

Question 40

Archon Thesmothetal

Answer 40

(6) lawmakers

Question 41

How was election held in Athens?

Answer 41

by lot to prevent bribery

Question 42

Boule

Answer 42

similar to Aeropagus, made up of archons who completed office, chose archons, ruled the state, had 12 pyrtanies

Question 43

Meeting place of the Boule

Answer 43

Hill of Mars

Question 44

Ecclesia

Answer 44

assembly of all citizens who had little voice in actual rule

Question 45

Class organization in Athens

Answer 45

Eupatrides, Hippes, Zeigitae, Demiurgoi, Georgoi, Thetes

Question 46

Eupatrides

Answer 46

landed gentry (aristocrats)

Question 47

HIppes

Answer 47

Knights

Question 48

Zeigitae

Answer 48

farmers

Question 49

Demiurgoi

Answer 49

tradesmen, craftsmen

Question 50

Georgoi

Answer 50

small peasants, farmers

Question 51

Thetes

Answer 51

hired laborers

Question 52

Aeropagus

Answer 52

462, Happening during that time: its powere were in some unknown way domestically curtailed

Question 53

Cylon

Answer 53

tried to establish tyranny in Athens in 632 with help of Theagenes, defeated and his followers took refuge in Athena's temple

Question 54

Megacles

Answer 54

archon during Cylon's plot, promised Cylon's followers safety, but killed them anyway

Question 55

Almeaonides

Answer 55

family of Megacles, banished from Athens forever because Megacles broke his promise to people taking refuge in the temple

Question 56

Disorder in Athens was resolved by who?

Answer 56

Draco, codified fist system of laws in Athens, made thesmothetes

Question 57

Draco

Answer 57

c.620, set power more firmly in hands of upper classes, property owners protected, most crimes punished by death. harsh law code made social war imminent

Question 58

Cape Sunium

Answer 58

South of Attica, temple of Poseidon

Question 59

Delphi

Answer 59

major religious center of Greece, sight of Appolo's famous oracle, people came to Delphi in hopes of receiving Appolo's prophetic help

Question 60

oracle

Answer 60

divine response to some question posed

Question 61

Pyrhia

Answer 61

priestess who answered questions put to Appolo

Question 62

Amphictionic League was a powerful alliance of what

Answer 62

northern greek city states dominated by Thessaly

Question 63

Purpose of Amphictionic league

Answer 63

protect Apollo's sanctuary at Delphi

Question 64

what does the name "amphictionic" mean

Answer 64

"dwellers around"

Question 65

1st sacred war

Answer 65

590, Crisa claimed control of Delphi oracle, League initiated a holy war against Crisa: captured it, slew citizens, burned it to the ground

Question 66

What was destroyed has a result of the first sacred war

Answer 66

Cirrha

Question 67

Dodona is a city in what

Answer 67

Epirus

Question 68

Dodona was the sight of what

Answer 68

Zeus's famous oracle

Question 69

Dodonoa called what

Answer 69

"land of the whispering oaks"

Question 70

what was the first oracle in Greece

Answer 70

Dodona

Question 71

Thebes was the main city in what region

Answer 71

Boeotia

Question 72

Boeotians played a what

Answer 72

inglorious part in Greek history, aided the Persians and were a thorn in the said of Athens for centuries

Question 73

Thebes had a what

Answer 73

sacred band composed of 150 pairs of best friends

Question 74

where did the Graii live

Answer 74

near aulis in boeotia,

Question 75

Graii

Answer 75

settled a coliny at cumae in italy

Question 76

what did the romans get from the Graii

Answer 76

the name Graici(Greece) which applied to all Hellenes

Question 77

Thebes was ruled by what

Answer 77

mythical king named Laius