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Q: How did the mountainous landscape of Greece influence its culture?
A: The city-states created their own unique culture
Q: How did Pericles change Athenian democracy?
A: He encouraged people to participate in government and paid public officials to work in the government.
Q: How were the Minoans and the Mycenaeans similar?
A: They both were big trading cultures, used the sea for travel and were excellent shipbuilders.
Q: How did the sea help shape early Greek society?
A: It made the city-states rich through trade.
Q: Who was the leader that created very harsh laws for Athens?
A: Draco
Q: What was the Agora?
A: The Greek word for marketplace, which was the center of city-state life.
Q: A high hill with a fortress on top.
A: Acropolis
Q: What does classical mean?
A: An age that is marked with great achievements.
Q: Rich landowners that held power in Greece.
A: Aristrocrats
Q: Under his leadership Athens developed the first democracy.
A: Pericles
Q: Greek word for city-state.
A: Polis
Q: Who were people who had the right to participate in government?
A: Citizens
Q: What was a Tyrant?
A: A leader who held power through the use of force.
Q: A government in which only a few people hold power.
A: Oligarchy
Q: Who encouraged people to participate in government and paid people to serve in public office.
A: Pericles
Q: What are Myths?
A: Stories about gods and heroes that explain how the world works.
Q: What short stories that teach the reader lessons about life and give advice on how to live?
A: Fables
Q: What is a democracy?
A: A type of government in which people rule themselves.
Q: Who was the famous writer that told stories to teach people important lessons?
A: Aesop
Q: Who was Zeus?
A: In Greek mythology he was the king of all the gods.
Q: He created less harsh laws and said all free men living in Athens became citizens.
A: Solon
Q: What kinds of landforms are found in Greece? (think of three forms)
A: Mountians, coastal plains and valleys
Q: Why did the Greek city-states create colonies?
A: Greece became more settled and didn’t worry about raiders attacking.
Curious about neighboring lands around the Mediterranean Sea.
Greeks wanted to become rich through trade.
Had to deal with growing populations.
Q: What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?
A: Minoans and Mycenaeans
Q: What was one benefit and one drawback to Athenian Democracy?
A: Benefits
Drawbacks
- All citizens have say/opinion in gov’t.
- Women, slaves and foreigners have NO say
- Power of nobles limited
- Sometimes forced to attend assembly meetings
- No brutal/controlling tyrants
- Difficult to make decisions with many people
- Poor can influence laws
- Disagreements could cause violence
- Produced more fair laws.
- Many people uneducated voters
- Help prevent corruption
- No separation of powers
Q:Describe in detail, direct and representative democracy. Explain why the U.S. doesn’t use direct democracy
today.
A: Direct Democracy: All citizens of Athens could participate directly in the government. Each person’s decision
directly affects the outcome of the vote. Majority ruled!
Representative Democracy: Also known as a republic. Citizens elect officials to represent them in the gov’t.
These elected officials meet to make the country’s laws and enforce them.
Why the U.S. doesn’t use Direct Democracy: The U.S. has too big of a population! We would never be able
to fit the whole population in one area for a debate and would
be very difficult to make decisions.