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Ancient Greece Revie
Question | Answer |
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Priests or priestesses who gave advice to kings | Oracles |
Comedies and tragedies fall under this category | Greek Dramas |
An army of 10,000 men established because the Persians believe their king ought to be protected | the Immortals |
Hoplites marched in this....a tight unified formation | Phalanx |
A long poem that tells a story | Epic |
Enslaved people in ancient Sparta | Helots |
A heavily armed soldier who purchased his own equipment | Hoplites |
A form of government in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision making process | Democracy |
Type of government ruled by a small group | Oligarchy |
This was a time when there were many great thinkers and inventers | Hellenistic Era |
A leader of Athens who wiped away debt and allowed male citizens to participate in government | Solon |
A philosopher who could help you find the reason why you do well in school | Socrates |
This person, along with Solon, Peisistratus and Cleisthenes, were remembered for aiding in the development of democracy | Pericles |
King of Sparta - supplied the most soldiers | Leonidas |
King of Athens who directed the Greek naval forces and devised a battle plan to fight Persia | Themistocles |
A student of Socrates. Founded a school in Athens called the Academy | Plato |
Wrote more than 200 works on topics such as government, astronomy and political science | Aristotle |
Was a great general who ruled over a huge empire and helped spread Greek culture to non Greek people that he conquered | Alexander |
Name two major contributions from ancient Greece that we still use today | Architecture, Democracy, Science/Medicine, Dramas (comedies and tragedies) |
Name the three Ages in the order they occurred | Dark Age, Golden Age, Hellenistic Age |
Athens economy was based on _____. | trade |
Spartas economy was based on _____. | agriculture |
Name two reasons why the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta ended? | Plague in Athens,Spartan blockade caused massive starvation, Alliance between Sparta and Persia allowed Sparta to build its navy |