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Ch. 7 test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why were colonies established by Greece? | They could not grow enough food to feed their growing population. |
| Minoans made there living at what job? | Trade |
| The Greek alphabet was based on the one created by what other civilization? | Phoenician |
| Sparta's economy was based on what type of work? | agriculture |
| King Cyrus of Persia controlled many areas around Greece but they did not control what city states? | Sparta and Athens |
| Which Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers? | Peisistratus |
| How did Sparta beat Athens in the Peloponnesian War? | Destroyed their navel fleet and blocked the city. |
| What was the Dark Ages? | People stopped reading and writing and trade and farming failed. |
| What did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans? | navigating by the sun and stars |
| Who carried out the assembly's laws in the Athenian government? | ten generals |
| What Persian king invaded Greece at Marathon? | Darius |
| What Persian king built a strong army and expanded the Empire? | Cyrus |
| What leader of Athens made it more democratic? | Pericles |
| What Persian king led his arm at the Battle of Salamis? | Xerxes |
| Who is the Spartan king that led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae? | Leonidas |
| Who was the citizen of Athens that ended farmer's debt and freed slaves? | Solon |
| Who was qualified to be a citizen? | free, native- born men who owned land |
| How was life for a boy in Athens different from life for a boy in Sparta? | School for Athenian boys and military training for Spartan boys |
| Why did the Persian Empire decline? | losses to Greece and disagreements among the rulers over power |