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Unit 4 Ch 13 P 1&2
Early Greece Geography & Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acropolis | fortified area atop a hill in a Greek city-state that typically included temples and government buildings; the most prominent example is in Athens |
| ancient Athens | one of the most prominent ancient Greek city-states; credited with establishing the first known democracy in history |
| ancient Crete | civilization on an island located in the Aegean Sea, southeast of the Greek mainland |
| ancient Greece | ancient civilization that included the islands and peninsulas in and around the Aegean and Ionian Seas in the Eastern Mediterranean; included Athens, Sparta, Mycenae, and Minoan Crete |
| ancient Greek assembly | a meeting of people gathered for a common purpose |
| Athenian Constitution | document likely written by Aristotle around 325 BCE describing the rights of Greek citizens living in ancient Athens |
| Athenian democracy | the system of government developed in ancient Athens in which male citizens could participate in and influence government |
| Cleisthenes | the ruler of ancient Athens who came to power in 508 BCE; introduced reforms that gave Athenian citizens a say in their government |
| democracy | a system of government in which citizens choose their leaders and/or laws, usually through elections |
| Draco | Athenian aristocrat and oligarch who created Athens’s first code of laws in 621 BCE; known by some for being strict |
| Greece’s Dark Age | the period of time between 1100 and 800 BCE in which Greek civilization declined |
| Greece’s Golden Age | the period from about 479 to 404 BCE in which Athens experienced peace and cultural activity flourished |
| oligarchy | formed when a new class of wealthy merchants and artisans emerged and took power/ a form of government in which power is held by a small group of individuals |
| Pericles | Greek statesman who led Athens during its Golden Age and advanced Athenian democracy |
| polis | an ancient Greek city-state |
| Solon | an Athenian statesman and oligarch who created laws; limited the power of the aristocracy and protected the poor |
| trade route | well-traveled pathway connecting buyers and sellers across land and water for the purpose of doing business and exchanging goods |
| Trojan War | In this famous armed conflict from ancient Greek tradition, the Mycenaeans united with other city-states of ancient Greece to destroy the city of Troy in Anatolia (Turkey). |
| tyranny | a government in ancient Greece run by a sole ruler, called a tyrant |
| monarchy | ruled by a single person typically called a king |
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