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Chapter 7 Exam
Question | Answer |
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When were the first colonies established by Greece? And why ? | Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 B.C. because they could not grow enough food to feed their growing population. |
How did the Minoans earn their living? | The Minoans made their living as traders. |
Peisistratus – | Greek tyrant that became popular giving land to landless farmers. |
Is this how the Mycenaeans learned to navigate the sun and stars? | The Mycenaean’s learned navigating the sun and stars from the Minoans. |
Dark Age – | a 300 year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. when farming and trade failed, and many stopped reading and writing. |
Athenian Assembly – | appointed 10 generals who carried out the assembly’s laws. |
which team finally beat Athens, in which war and which team destroyed the naval fleet? | Sparta finally defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city. |
Pericles | leader who made Athens more democratic |
Cyrus – | king who built a strong Persian army and expanded the empire. |
Leonidas | Spartan king who led 7,000 soliders at Thermopylae |
Xerxes | Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis |
Compare the Greek city states of Athens and Sparta, their people and their achievements. Which one had the more lasting effect on Greece? Why? | Athens had a much more important and lasting effect on Greece. |
What were some of Solon’s great reforms in Athens? | Solon further strengthened the Athenian economy by encouraging the growth of Attica's trade and industry. |
Why did Athens need to trade with other city-states and colonies, and what products did they trade with? | So Athenians traded with other city-states and some foreign lands to get the goods and natural resources they needed |