The Greek City-States

Lo1: Define polis, acropolis, monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, demos, citizen, tyranny
Lo2: Compare the different models of government used in Ancient Greece
Lo3: Compare the different styles of life in the two main Greek city states, Athens and Sparta. 

polis：Greek city-states.
acropolis
monarchy: single ruler; king or queen.
oligarchy: rule by a small group.
aristocracy: nobility; land owners.
demos- avg. citizen
tyranny: tyrant

725 B.C. Sparta conquers Messenia. 
1. How did Sparta treat the Messenians? 
M's became helots (peasants forced to work). Each year, Spartans took half of their crops. Helots revolt.
2 What type of society did Sparta create in response to the revolt? 650 B.C. 
Spartans put down a revolt - by Messenians. 
They became a military state.The council of elders provided laws and kings ruled over Sparta's military.

3. How did Athenians avoid major political upheavals? 
621 B.C. 
Draco writes the first legal code. 
moving people to Democracy
4. What economic and political reforms did Solon initiate? 
594 B.C. 
Athenian aristocrats choose Solon to govern. 
Solon outlawed debt and slavery. He allowed any citizen to bring changes against wrong doers. He encouraged the export of grapes and olives.
5. What steps did Cleisthenes take to create a limited democracy in Athens? 
COM 
500 B.C. 
Cleisthenes introduces political reforms in Athens. 
had council of 500, divided into 10 groups depending on who you live not wealth and only males who owned land were considered citizens

6. What advantages did the Greek soldiers have over the Persians? 
490 B.C. 
Athenians defeat Persians in battle at Marathon. Greeks defeat remaining Persian army. 
Persians had light armor and lacked training and Greeks were disciplined and hard skillful strategies

479 B.C. 

 7. What were the consequences of the Persian Wars?
Consequences of the Persian Wars With the Persian threat ended, all the Greek city-states felt a new sense of confidence and freedom. Athens, in particular, basked in the glory of the Persian defeat.

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