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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What physical feature covered most of Greece? | mountains |
| What 3 bodies of water surrounded Greece? | Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Sea |
| What early trade culture developed on the island of Crete? | Minonans |
| What early trade culture developed on the mainland of Greece? | Mycenaeans |
| After the end of the Mycenaeans, why did early Greeks join together in city-states? | portection and stability |
| What did the creation of city-states mark the beginning of? | Greece's classical age |
| What did early Greeks build to protect themselves? | walls |
| What did life in a city-state focus on? | the market place |
| Besides protection and stability, what else did the Greek city-state provide? | an identity |
| What items were traded between the Greek city-states and colonies? | copper, black iron, wine, and olive oil |
| What type of modern government was born in ancient Greece? | democracy means "rule of the people" |
| What was the wealthy group of aristocrats that first fuled over Athens called? What type of government did they create? | rich landowners, oligarchy |
| Who was teh tyrant that overthrew the oligarchy? | Peisistratus |
| What type of government did Cleisthenes set up? | democracy |
| What right did all citizens in Athens have? | to pearticipate in the assembly of gathering |
| How long did Athens remain a demcracy? | 170 years |
| Who ruled Athens during its height? | Pericles |
| Why did democracy end in Athens? | Athens was conquered by the Macedonians |
| How is democracy in the U.S. different than the democracy of ancient Athens? | we have respresentative democracy not direct democracy |
| As Athens and Sparta grew, what new power was rising in the East that would become Greece's MAIN enemy? | Persian Empire |
| What Persian leader conquered the Medes and began the Persian Empire? | Cyrus the Great |
| What did Cyrus do to keep his conquered people from rebelling? | keep their own customs |
| What were the 10,000 Persian soldiers chosen for their bravery and skill known as? | Immortals |
| Which Persian leader worked to restore order and expand the empire? | Darius |
| What was the new capital built by Darius known as? | Persepolis |
| What new religion developed in the Persian Empire? What was its main belief? | Zoroastrianism; two forces were fighting for control of universe |
| Why did Darius invade Greece? | revenge |
| What did the invasion mark the beginning of? | Persian Wars |
| Who won the Battle at Marathon? How? | Greeks won; they had better weapons and clever leaders |
| Who won the second invasion? How? | Persians won; traitorous Greek soldiers |
| Who won the Battle of Salamis and the Battle of Plataea, which ended the Persian wars? | the Greeks |
| What dominated the Spartan society? | military |
| Why did the Spartan's develop a strong military? | to provide secruity and pretection |
| What happened to unhealthy baby boys in Sparta? | left outside the city to die |
| Until what age did Spartan men serve in the army? | until age 60 |
| What were the two most important qualities of Spartan soldiers? | self-discipline and obedience |
| What were a couple of the rights granted to Spartan woman? | ownded land and ran their households |
| Who ruled over Sparta? | two kings and elected officials |
| Who was Sparta's main enemy in Greece? | Athens |
| Besides physical training, what did Athenians value? | education, clear thinking, and the arts |
| How long did the Athenian men serve in the army? Between what ages? | 2 years and between ages 18-20 |
| 4 things Athenian women could not do? | serve in city government, their their homes, buy or own property, disobey husband or dad |
| Why did Greek city-states form the alliance known as teh Delian Legue? 2 reasons | to punish the Persians and for attacking Greece and also to help defend each other |
| Who controlled the Delian League? | Athenians |
| What alliance developed in southern Greece? | Peloponnesian League |
| Why did the Peloponnesian War occur? | to stop Athen's growth |
| What happened after 10 years of fighting the Peloponnesian War? | agreed to a truce |
| Who finally won the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta |
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