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What type of government was ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families?
What type of government was ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families?
- Tyranny
- Aristocracy (correct)
- Oligarchy
- Monarchy
What type of government was ruled by a few powerful people?
What type of government was ruled by a few powerful people?
- Tyranny
- Monarchy
- Oligarchy (correct)
- Aristocracy
What reforms did Athenian reformers move towards?
What reforms did Athenian reformers move towards?
- Monarchy
- Democracy (correct)
- Oligarchy
- Autocracy
Who developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians were equal under the law?
Who developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians were equal under the law?
Which social class members were allowed to hold political office according to Solon's reforms?
Which social class members were allowed to hold political office according to Solon's reforms?
What was the main impact of Cleisthenes' reforms on the power structure in Athens?
What was the main impact of Cleisthenes' reforms on the power structure in Athens?
What was the fundamental impact of the reforms of Cleisthenes on citizenship in Athens?
What was the fundamental impact of the reforms of Cleisthenes on citizenship in Athens?
What was the main role of the Council of Elders in Spartan government?
What was the main role of the Council of Elders in Spartan government?
Who ruled over Sparta's military forces?
Who ruled over Sparta's military forces?
What was the primary outcome of the Spartans' conquest of the neighboring region of Messenia?
What was the primary outcome of the Spartans' conquest of the neighboring region of Messenia?
What was the Spartan girls' attitude towards service to Sparta and love of family?
What was the Spartan girls' attitude towards service to Sparta and love of family?
What was the most significant impact of the shift from bronze to iron weapons?
What was the most significant impact of the shift from bronze to iron weapons?
What did Athens send to aid the Ionian Greeks during their revolt against the Persians?
What did Athens send to aid the Ionian Greeks during their revolt against the Persians?
What did Darius the Great vow to do after defeating the Ionian Greek rebels?
What did Darius the Great vow to do after defeating the Ionian Greek rebels?
What event marked the beginning of the Persian Wars between Greece and the Persian Empire?
What event marked the beginning of the Persian Wars between Greece and the Persian Empire?
What was the main outcome of the Battle of Marathon?
What was the main outcome of the Battle of Marathon?
What was Themistocles' proposal to defend Athens?
What was Themistocles' proposal to defend Athens?
What was the ultimate fate of all of the Spartan soldiers who held off the Persians at Thermopylae?
What was the ultimate fate of all of the Spartan soldiers who held off the Persians at Thermopylae?
