The Legacy of Greece
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Created by:
MmeKaiser Plus on September 13, 2011
Subjects:
kaiser, eld-lab, ahs-world-history, world-history
Description:
Based on the reading for Ms. Lau-Seim's World History class.
Classes:
Kaiser ELD Lab World History 2011-12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 A system for exercising authority in a society is called a ___________. | government |
| Greek civilization began in: | 2000 BCE |
| The first civilization to develop a democracy was ________________. | Ancient Greece |
| After the first kings of Greece, the government was dominated by the ____________. | nobility |
| A synonym for nobility is __________. | aristocracy |
| The conflict caused by the gap between the rich and the poor threatened Athens with ________ war. | civil |
| Solon outlawed slavery based on _________. | debt |
| Solon _______________ debts. | cancelled |
| Solon made four ________ of citizens and the top three could hold political office. | classes |
| Under Solon, all male citizens could ________. | vote |
| Under Solon democracy was _________. | limited |
| Under Solon, the _______________ still dominated. | aristocracy |
| Solon introduced a system of ________ and the right of citizens to bring charges against wrongdoers. | laws |
| ___________ reorganized the assembly by local district and broke up the power of the nobility. | Cleisthenes |
| Under Cleisthenes, male citizens could not only vote but they could propose laws for ___________. | debate |
| Cleisthenes formed the ____________. | Council of 500 |
| The members of the Council of 500 were chosen by _________, or randomly. | lot |
| The Greek city-states fought together against ______________. | Persia |
| After the wars with Persia, Athens became the leading polis of the ______________. | Delian League |
| The Golden Age of Greece was led by _______________. | Pericles |
| Under Pericles, more citizens could become public officials because they were ____________. | paid (and could afford to spend their time in service or the state instead of working). |
| In Athens, there was a ___________ democracy during the Golden Age. | direct |
| In a direct democracy, all citizens vote _______________ for or against new laws. | themselves |
| The Golden Age of Greece ended with the _________________ War. | Peloponnesian |
| Alexander the Great invaded Greece and replaced the democracy with a ________________. | monarchy |
| In a monarchy, one person called a ________ is the ruler. | king |
| The great thinkers called ________ studied, taught, and some wrote. | philosophers |
| The philosophers believed that the universe was put together in an ________ way | orderly |
| The philosophers believed that the universe and everything in it were subject to _____________. | universal laws |
| The philosophers believed that people could understand the universal laws through ____________. | logic and reason |
| Plato believed that society should be ruled not by the richest and most powerful, but the ___________ | wisest. |
| Aristotle's methods of inquiry and observation were followed until the __________. | scientific revolution (more than 1500 years later) |
| The Greeks used _________ to understand the world | logic and reason |
| Before the Greeks, people used __________ and tradition to try to explain the world. | superstition |
| The Greeks were the first to think of three ___________ of government. | branches |
| The legislative branch _______ laws. | makes |
| The executive branch _________ the laws. | enacts, or carries out |
| The judicial branch settles __________ about the laws. | disputes, or disagreements |
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