In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: 1.) What was the status of the world around 500 B.C.? What was the wealthiest Greek city-state, at that time? How was it viewed by many other Greek city-states? Why?
Answer: Greece was small and had hundreds of rival city-states and some colonies.
Athens was the healthiest Greek city
Other Greeks were resentful of Athen’s wealth.
Question: 2.) Compare the Persian Empire to the Greek city-states, in terms of wealth and power? How did the Greek city-states respond to the Persian threat? Did this new last?
Answer: Greek city-states pulled together when threatened by Persia. Athens sent ships to fight for Ionia.
Persia was much more than Greece
These battles lasted on and off for 50 years
Question: 3.) What was the scope of the Empire, at the outset of its wars with Greece? Identify and describe the Ionian city-states (such as Miletus). Generally speaking, describe what it was like to be under Persian rule?
Answer: The Persian Empire went from Asia Minor to India.
Under Persian rule the Ionians governed themselves.
Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Question: 4.) What was the spark (499 B.C.) that set in motion events that would lead to the first Persian war? Explain. What did say about this event?
Answer: Darius sent a huge force across the Aegean to punish Athens for supporting an uprising in Ionia
Herodotus called the ships from Athens to both sides.
Question: 5.) What to the Ionian revolt? What was the reaction of Darius, to the Athenian role in the revolt?
Answer: The Ionians were crushed.
Darius was with Athens for trying to help.
Question: 6.) Identify and describe the Battle of (490 B.C.) and the legend of Pheidippides.
Answer: The Greeks were victorious against the . Pheidippides was a long-distance runner that delivered the messages between Marathon, Athens and Sparta. He ran 175 miles in two days. He died after telling Athens they won the battle at Marathon. Question: 7.) While the Athenians celebrated their victory at Marathon, what leader cautioned that the Persians would be back? What was his ?
Answer: Themistocles warned the that the Persians would return
He suggested they build warships.
Question: 8.) Identify and Xerxes. How will he try to succeed where his father failed? How had Athens prepared for this moment?
Answer: Xerxes was the son of Darius.
He sent a much larger force to Greece.
Athens persuaded Sparta to help the vacated Athens on their warships. Question: 9.) Identify and describe the Battle of . Who led the Spartans in this battle?
Answer: A small group of Spartans fought at Thermopylae. They were .
They were led by Leonidas.
Question: 10.) What was the of Themistocles? What did the Persians do to Athens?
Answer: They guarded a narrow mountain pass.
The burned Athens.
Question: 11.) Identify and describe the Battle of Salamis. According to , where was Xerxes? Review the map of the Persian wars.
Answer: Salamis was a narrow strait That trapped the Persians Athenian warships rammed, burned and sank all the Persian ships.
Xerxes was on shore watching helplessly.
Question: 12.) Identify and describe the Battle of Plataea and the Battle of the Eurymedon.
The Battle of Plataea was the final land during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
Answer: The Battle of the Eurymedon was a double battle, taking place both on water and land, between the Delian League of Athens and her Allies, and the Empire of Xerxes
Question: 13.) What deeper meaning did many assign to their victory over the Persians? How did the Persian wars affect the status of Athens? Answer: Greeks thought that the gods their superior form government
Athens became more of a leader-the most powerful city-state in Greece.
Question: Identify and describe the Delian .Answer: Delian League was an alliance with other Greek city-states to each other Question: Define the term .
Answer: Alliance =a formal agreement between two or more powers to come to one 's defense
Question: 14.) How did Athens use the Delian ? How might the Athenians have responded to such criticism?
Answer: Athens dominated the League and used it to grow an empire.
Athenians thought they were unique and favored by the gods.
Question: How might some argue there was a disconnect the foreign policy of Athens, during the era of the Delian League, and the pursuit of political freedom within Athens itself? Answer: Athens forced others to be of the League and used its money to rebuild Athens.
Athenian leaders boasted of political freedom at home while it imposed its will on outsiders. Question: 15.) How does your text the years after the Persian Wars for Athens? What is this 460-429 B.C. period sometimes called? What is the alternate term? Why?
Answer: After the wars was a golden age for Athens.
Also known as the Age of Pericles
Named Pericles the current ruler.
Question: 16.) What did Athenian democracy look like, by the time of Pericles? What was his with respect to citizen participation in Athenian government?
Answer: The Athenian Assembly met several times a month.
The Council of 500 conducted daily government business
Pericles thought all male citizens should take part in Question: Define stipend. Why did think this was important?Answer: =pay or fixed salary for a job
Pericles thought it was important for poor people to participate in government Question: 17.) What was the family background of ? Identify and describe direct democracy. How is this different from our democracy? Answer: Pericles came from a rich noble family with a father that in government and the military.
Question: What were some of the subjects of debate within the Athenian direct ?
Answer: They debated mostly about war. They also about the best form of government and how to live a good life.
Question: Identify and describe direct democracy. How is this from our democracy? Answer: Direct democracy is when citizens take part in day-to-day government
Our democracy is where citizens participate through elected representatives.
Question: 18.) What were the key points made by Pericles, in his speech at the funeral for Athenians, who died in battle? Who made a record of this ?
Answer: Speech=equality of citizens before the law, responsibility of citizens and service to the state.
Thucydides recorded Pericles’ .
Question: Why is this considered one of the responsibilities of a citizen in a ? What are some other responsibilities of citizens, in a democracy? How did Athenian juries differ from ours (don’t forget age)?
Answer:
Citizens were to take an in public affairs.and take a direct part.
Other responsibilities were joining the Council of 500 and participating in the Assembly.
Athenian juries were men over 30 and could be as large as 500.
Question: 19.) What is a jury?Answer: Jury=a group of that can make a decision in a legal case. Question: 20.) Athenians developed the basic legal principle of the to a trial by a jury of your peers. Where else is this important legal principle echoed?
Answer: Magna Carta and the US 6th Amendment echoed the idea of a jury of .
Question: Identify and describe other key legal principles of both Athens and Sparta, which are also concepts to our system of justice today.Answer: Rule of Law and innocent proven guilty.
Question: 21.) Who was the patron goddess of Athens? What was she the goddess of? What is she observing in the Athenian painting, shown in your text (most on a plate or water jug)?
Answer: Athena was the patron goddess of Athens.
Goddess of observes voting.
Question: 22.) Identify and describe ostracism. What is the modern meaning of this word? What were Ostraka?
Answer: Ostracism+banishment
It now means to be left out or not included in society or a group
Ostraka=pieces of pottery used to dangerous citizens without charges.
Question: 23.) What great task did Pericles begin, using the riches of a growing Athenian Empire? Who was the wife of ? What was the cultural status of Athens, under the leadership of Pericles? What are some examples of his efforts in this area?
Answer: Pericles directed the rebuilding of the Acropolis
Pericles had a lover/partner named
Athens was the cultural center of Greece
Public , dramatic competitions, building programs, lots of jobs for artisan and workers. Question: 24.) Identify and describe the Peloponnesian and the Peloponnesian War (431 B.C.). Answer: The Peloponnesian League was by Sparta against the Delian League.
Question: What was the weakness of the Athenian strategic position in this war? Answer: Athens had a geographic disadvantage. was inland and could not be attacked by sea Question: What was solution? What was the outcome for Pericles and for Athens?
Answer: The Peloppensian War was between Athens and the Spartans.
Pericles let people from the countryside move inside city .
Pericles and a third of the city died from plague due to overcrowding. Question: 25.) Who was the most unlikely ally of Sparta and the Peloponnesian ? What did Sparta do to Athens upon her defeat? Why did Sparta refuse to allow the destruction of Athens?
Answer: Persia and Sparta became .
The Athenians were stripped of their fleet and empire.
Sparta only wanted to strip Athens of its empire.
Question: 26.) and describe a Greek hoplite. What was the derivation of this word?
Answer: Hoplite=middle class warrior with armor and weapons
Name came from /shield
Question: 27.) What was the status of Athens, after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War? What else following this war?
Answer: The economy revived and it was still the center of Greece.
Athens lost its spirit and vitality
Democratic government suffered
Question: 28.) What was the general condition of the Greek world following the Peloponnesian War? What new threat to the city-states began to rise in the northern portion of the Balkan Peninsula?
Answer: There was corruption and fighting between the city-states
Sparta was defeated by Thebes
Macedonia was to conquer Greece.
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