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Ancient Greece
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what type of landform was mainland greece? | peninsula |
| what other type of landform was part of greece? | island |
| what two geographic features discouraged greek unity? | mountains, seas |
| what do historians think might have caused the minoan civilization to collapse? | undersea earthquakes or invaders destroyed city |
| what three rights did greek citizens have that americans have today? | they had the right to vote, hold office, own property, and defend themselves in court |
| what type if government did sparta have? | oligarchy |
| why did the spartans stress military training? | they feared that helots might someday rebel |
| in sparta, who enforced the laws and managed tax collection? | the ephors |
| what type of government did athens have? | democracy (direct) |
| how was athens different from sparta? | athenians believed in freedom and knowledge while spartans believed in conquering city states and the military |
| who were the two kings of persia who fought battles against the greeks? | darius, xerxes |
| what was the religion of persia? | zoroastrianism |
| why did the persians fight with the greeks? | they wanted to control greece |
| who fought in the battle of marathon? | persians, athenians |
| who won the battle of marathon? | athens |
| what started the fight? why? | king darius didnt like athens interfering and trying to stop the persians from taking control of greece |
| who did athens ask for help? what happened? | athens asked sparta for help but they were celbrating a religious festival and wouldnt come and fight until the full moon was over |
| what does thermopylae mean in greek? | hot gates |
| what two kings fought each other? what sides were they on? | king xerxes of persia and king leonidas of sparta |
| how did this battle outcome help future battles? | they lost but this gave athens enough time to assemble 200 ships for the battle at salamis |
| who was the athenian general who allowed lower class male citizens to run for public office? | pericles |
| who fought eachother in the peloponnesian war? | athens and sparta |
| what caused the peloponnesian war? | as the athenian empire grew rich and powerful, other city states grew suspicious of its aims |
| direct democracy | people gather at mass meeting to discuss government matters, every citizen votes firsthand on laws and politics |
| representative democracy | citizens choose smaller groups to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf, woks better with a large population, citizens with voting rights can vote for or against the officials who make the laws |
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