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The Ancient Greeks

ancient greeks

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The Delian League began as an alliance to _________. Athens
Mycenaeans could pay their taxes in ______, ______, and ______. wheat livestock honey
The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because their ships were _______________________. smaller and faster
Xerxes was the king of _________. Persia
The Minoans made their living as __________. traders
When the Spartans needed room for expansion, they ________________. conquered land
In a direct democracy, who decides government matters? Every citizen
The Mycenaeans came to Greece from ______ ______. central asia
The History of the Persian Wars was written by ________. Herodotus
A body of land with ocean on three sides is called a ______________. peninsula
__________ were the ordinary citizens in the army. Hoplits
_________ _________ could not leave their homes without a male relative by their sid. Athenian women
______________ was the king of Persia that united the Persians into a powerful kingdom. Cyrus the Great
________ was the city-state that focused on government and education. Athens
______ ______ ___ ________ was the age of great creativity and learning in Athens. The Age of Pericles
________ are the "defenders of the kingdom". Satraps
A ______ rules with total authority. Tyrant
Workers hauled 20,000 tons of marble to build the ___________. Parthenon
A ________ is a narrow body of water with land on both sides. Strait
Compare the lives of the Spartan women to the lives of the Athenian women. Anthenian women had to take care of their kids and do housework, Spartan women were trained in running, wrestling, and throwing the javelin.
Why was the Peloponnesian War bad for the winners as well as the losers? Divided the Greeks and mmade them weak and easy to conquer.
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