Question | Answer |
When were the first recorded Olympic Games held? | 776 BC |
Greece was divided into these. | City-states |
Two very different city-states were | Athens and Sparta |
Who gave Athens very harsh laws? | Draco |
Who divided the Athenians into three different groups? | Solon |
What were the three different groups? | The Hill, The Coast, The Plain |
Name three things Solon changed for the better. | He helped people get rid of their debt, allowed any citizen to be on a jury, divided Athenians into four classes according the wealth |
Who made himself tyrant three times? | Pisistratus |
Which place in the world developed a democratic government? | Athens |
What does demos mean?
What does cracy mean? | People
Rule, government |
Why did the Persians attack Greece | To punish them for helping the Ionians rebel. |
When were the Persian Wars | 480 BC - 479 BC |
Name four important battles in the war | Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea |
Who wins in the battle of Marathon (be specific, don't just say Greeks) | Athenians |
Who fought at the battle of Thermophylae, who won, why? | The Spartans sent other Greeks home; the Persians won because a traitor showed them a way around the mountains to attack the Greeks from the back. |
What kind of battle was the Battle of Salamis, who fought, who won? | It was a naval battle between the Persians and Athenians; the Athenians won |
Who won the battle of Plataea | The Greeks |
Who was the messenger who ran to ask the Spartans for help and warn the Athenians of the coming attack by the Perisans? What race is named in his honor? | Pheidippides, Marathon |