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Greek Mythology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Greek city where women were treated best | Sparta |
| Median age of death in ancient Greece | 35 years |
| What is Gymnopedia? | Festival of nude youths |
| When were Spartan women allowed to marry? | 18 or late teens early twenties |
| What kind of clothes do Spartan women wear ? | Peplos |
| In later classical Sparta Women owned how much land/property | 0%/ none |
| Spartan women were? | fed the same as spartan boys |
| How did Spartan women travel? | They walked and drove Chariots |
| In public, Spartan women... | Spoke their minds |
| Queen gorgo, a significant Spartan woman, | advised her father to rsist a bribe; decoded a warning that Persian forces were coming to invade Greece; was the wife of Leonidas I |
| What is the name of the valley in which Sparta settled? | Valley of Evrotes |
| What was the purpose of Votive offerings? | To get luck or fulfill a wish |
| From which battle did Sparta never recover? | Leuctrain |
| The love of Sparta is called | Laconism |
| In Greek mythology, who is Lacedeamon's father? | Zeus |
| In the 7th & 8th centuries, what did Sparta experience? | Lawlessness & civil strife |
| Why did Sparta not join the League of Greeks? | They didn't want to be in anything that wasn't under Spartan leadership |
| Who was in charge of Sparta? | 2 Kings |
| What age did Spartans start training their kids? | 7 |
| What was the purpose of the Krypteia? | To kill Helots as a form of terrorism. |
| Who created deomcracy in Athens? | Kleisthenes |
| Most of the Acrpolis was given over to which god/goddess' cult? | Athena |
| Which building was the most important cult building on the Acropolis? | Erechtheion |
| The legislation was passed by which two bodies? | Ekklesia, The boule |
| Who established a dictatorship in 514 B.C.? | Hippias |
| Cleisthenes replaced the traditional four Ionic "tribes" with how many news ones? | 10 |
| After the war with Sparta who restored democracy in Athens? | Thrasybulus |
| Which river was to the north of Athens? | Eridanos |
| Athens was rebuilt, after it was burnt by Xerxes in 480 BC, under the administration of who? | Themistocles |
| Who is the founder of the Acropolis? | Cecrops |
| Women in Sparta were: | Fed the same food as men |
| At what age were women in Sparta typically married? | late teens/early 20's |
| Spartan women had more freedom than any other women in other regions. | True |
| Many women in Sparta: | didn't cook & clean, participate in exercise with men, & stay home all day long |
| Spartan women were allowed to own: | Property & land |
| The laws regarding a divorce were the same for both men and women. | False |
| Spartan women often took part in politics. | True |
| Spartan women did not wear | Pants, dresses, concealing clothes |
| Spartan women were the sole owners of at least 35% of all land and property in Sparta. | False |
| Spartan women were allowed to: | participate in sports; speak their minds in public; own their own property |
| What city is Thebes located in? | Boeotia |
| What art form was Thebes known for? | Silks |
| To who did the Greeks attribute the founding of Thebes to? | Cadmus |
| Cadmus was known for all of the following: | Teaching the Phoenician alphabet; building the acropolis; acted as the kking of the Phoenicians; was the husband of Queen Europa; NOT the brother of Queen Europa |
| To what did Thebes owe its importance and success: | Its military strength |
| Which village did the Athenians help retain their independence from Thebes: | Plataea |
| Who were the Thebans strong allies of during the Peloponnesion War? | Sparta |
| After their defeat in the Battle of Leuctra, which group was permanently crippled by Thebes? | The Spartans |
| Which incident left Thebes as a secondary power? | The death of Epaminondas |
| What lead to the ultimate destruciton of Thebes? | A failed revolt against Alexander the great |
| Where was Athens located? | Attica & Southwest slope of Mount Lycabettus |
| Which river(s) were near Athens? | Eridanos, Cephissus, and Ilissos |
| Who rebuilt the city, Athens, after it was burnt by Xerxes? | Themistocles |
| What geographical term best describes Thebes? | Plains |
| Why is the location of Sparta an advantage? | There are two moountain ranges on either side of Spara creating a natural blockade; Natural spring water flows in through the Evoras river always promising drinking water |
| What resulted from Greece being very mountainous? | Many small regions each with their own dialect, identity, and cultural differences |
| Which city-state had the most efficient natural defenses? | Sparta |
| Which statement is not true? | The Long Walls were built in Thebes, to keep out frequent invaders. |
| What was the key element in Athenian strategy? | The Long Walls that were built to provide a connection to the sea during times of war. |
| Which statement is true concerning Athens? | The walled city measured almost one mile. |
| The fragmentary nature of ancient Greece increased: | conflict, but limited warfare |
| City-states had to rely on their own citizens to fight because | they were unable to maintain professional army |
| Because citizens had to fight to protect their own city-state: | duration of campaigns was limited |
| The battles intended to be | decisive |
| The most slain included: | generals and citizens in the front |
| Warfare in ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of: | Greco-Persian Wars |
| The city states grouped together to form a bigger army which lead to: | triumph |
| The rise of Athens and Sparta, led directly to: | Greco-Persian War & further development of warfare, strategy & tactics |
| Cities dominated by Athens and Sparta allowed: | diversification of warfare |
| What changes greatly increased the number of casualities and disruption of Greek society? | Increased reliance on attirtionary strategies, naval battle, blockades, and sieges; increased reliance on citizens, miltary strategies, and sieges |
| Thebes is located in what subdivision of Greece: | Central Greece |
| What region of Greece is Thebes located in? | Boeotia |
| Which city was the rival of Thebes? | Athens |
| During which period was Thebes most famous for its silks? | Byzantine |
| Which myth is attributed to Thebes? | The expolits of Herakles |
| Who is credited with the foundation of Thebes? | Cadmus |
| Wht did Alexander the Great do to the Thebans when he razed Thebes? | Sold them into slavery |
| Because he destroyed Thebes, Alexander the Great would do what if he came across a former Theban? | Offer them favors |
| When was Thebes re-established? | 315 or 316 BC |
| Latin dominance lasted in Thebes to 1458, until who captured it? | Ottomans |
| For most of Greek history, what was the one Greek city-state that had public education? | Sparta |
| What idd girls have to learn during childhood? | Reading, writing & arithmetic |
| What does the term Paedotribae refer to? | Sports |
| What was more important to the ancient Greek: their job or their citizenry? | Citizenry |
| At what age idd boys start to go to school? | 7 |
| Who are the paidagogos? | slaves |
| True or false: the Spartan girls are thought to have gone through a similar education system with less focus on military training. | True |
| The type of teaching for arithmetic was known as _______? | Grammatistes |
| At what age did schooling start to include sports? | 12 |
| What did the richest students do to continue their education? | Studied with famous teachers |
| Which statement is true about the Athenians? | Athenians were committed to the arts & sciences |
| At school boys: | memorized Homeric poetry agor; learned drama and public speaking; learned about reading and writing |
| What did boys typically do aftger middle school? | Attended high school and attended at least 2 years of military school. |
| How did the Peloponnesioan war effect Athens? | The war ruined Athens |
| What was the Parthenon temple built on? | The Acropolis |
| Which god/goddess did the Athenians have a sculpture of in the Parthenon because he/she was believed to watch over the city? | Athena |
| What was the name of the biggestg fun-festival in Athens? | Dionysia Festival |
| What region was controlled by Athens? | Attica |
| Strategoi were: | Ten generals chosen from each of the ten "tribes" of citizens. |
| Which of the following is true about the Athenian government? | It was a new way of government; It was a democracy; there were about 500 members on the ruling council. It was NOT ruled by men & women. |
| What was the rigorous training and eductaion regimen that Spartiates underwent? | Agoge |
| It is true that Spartan women: | Spartan law forbade the marriage of a girl until she was in her late teens or early 20"s; wore peplos and moved freely about the city; were literate and numerate. Not true that laws regarding divorce differed between men & women |
| What is the best description of a Perioikoi in Spartan society? | They served partyly as military reserve, skilled craftsmen, and agents of foreign trade. |
| Which was a way to become a Spartan citizen? | Undergo the agoge as a Spartiate; Trophimoi as foreigh students; Enroll as a syntrophos as a helot son. NOT purchase Spartan land. |
| Choose the best description of a king's duties during Classical Spartan society. | Religious, judicial, and military. |
| AFter Sparta's defeat at Crete in 331 BC, Alexander forced Sparta to do what? | Join the League of Corinth |
| The battle of Thermopylae included which of the following? | The Thebans |
| All of the following statements are true: | Sparta is located in the region of Laconia; Ancient Sparta was built on the banks of th eEvrotas River; Sparta had a harbor, Gytheio, on the Laconian Gulf. |
| In Greek mythology: | Lacedaemon married Sparta. |
| Which was a part of Spartan society? | Mothakes; Early military training; Perioikoi. NOT personal wealth. |
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