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sparta and athenes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who fought in the Peloponnesian war | sparta and athenes |
| what separated the different region within greece | mountains |
| what was the basic political unit in acient greece | polis/city-state |
| when all citizens help make laws it is a _______ democracy | direct |
| what are the three seas that surround greece | mediterranean sea, ionian sea, agean sea |
| what were used to explain natural events | myths |
| what caused difficulties in uniting ancient greeks under a single goverment | the geography (mountains and seas) |
| what did athens and sparta have in common | both greek city states had strong militaries |
| what was different about athenes and sparta | sparta-military athens-focus on education and the arts |
| what regions did alexander the great conquer | greece persian empire egypt syria inda(indus river) |
| what 4 cultures were in the hellenistic culture | greek, persian, egyptian, indian |
| what was impoetant feature of athenian democray under pericles | he wanted more people tp particapate in the goverment so he made goverment jobs that were paid positionsn |
| what was cyrus the great remembered for | hje conqured the medes and gave the persians independince. he allowed people to keep there customs |
| what happened in greece after the death of alxander the great | the empire was divided into 3 areas and ruled by 3 different leaders |
| what showed that the greeks strongley influnced are launguge | greek words and expressions |
| y was alexandria important during the hellenistic period | center of trade |
| y is the united states goverment not a direct goverment | too many people to have everyone gather in one place and debate issues |