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Greece Foramtive
Greece government and wars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the result of the Persian Wars? THIS IS HUGE!!!!!! | Athens and Sparta became the most important city-states in the known world. LED TO THE GOLDEN AGE |
| What is Representative Democracy? | A type of democracy where the people choose/elect representatives to vote on decisions. |
| What is an Assembly? | The most important part of the Athenian government. |
| What is a Democracy? | A type of government where all people share power. |
| What is Dictatorship? | A type of government where one person rules |
| What does well-rounded mean? | It means good at many things |
| What is Direct democracy? | A type of democracy where every citizen/person gets to vote in every decision. |
| What are the requirements to be a citizen of Athens? | A male, Athenian, at least 18 years old and not a slave |
| List three things that all Greek city-states had that were the same. | All spoke Greek, religious beliefs and Olympic games |
| List three things that all Greek city-states had that were the different. | forms of government, traditions, dialects. |
| Athens Government= | Direct Democracy-expect for everyone did not get to participate. |
| Sparta Government= | An oligarchy w/ two kings |
| Athens Children & Education= THIS IS HUGE | well rounded so they could participate in gov/ make good decisions |
| Sparta Children & Education= | TOUGH, kids can't be cuddled when crying, education not good, unhealthy babies = left outside to die, taught to steal |
| Athens Women | No political rights, can't own property |
| Sparta Women | Some political rights and can own land |
| Athens Slaves | treated fairly well, no rights |
| Sparta Slaves | treated like farm animals(TERRIBLY), outnumbered one to ten, and often rebelled |
| Athens Location & Military | on coast of ocean, two years of military training, navy was unbeatable |
| Sparta Location & Military | 100 miles SW of Athens, 23 years of military training, located inland, had best army in Greece |
| Who fought the Persian Wars? | Persia and the Greeks (Athens and Sparta mostly) |
| Who won the Persian Wars? | Greece |
| What was the most important result of the Persian Wars? | Athens and Sparta became the two most important and powerful city state of the known world |
| Greece Part 2 | |
| What were Pericles' leadership qualities? | Persuasive: Ex. He could get others to go along with his plans/ideas |
| What were Pericles' leadership qualities? | Intelligence: He built a wall to protect Athens during the Peloponnesain War. |
| What were Pericles' leadership qualities? | Hard working: He gets things done and was always seen at work. |
| Why did the Golden Age occur in Athens - what three things did they have that allowed time of great art and culture? | Because they had a good leader, wealth and peace. |
| During the Golden Age, why did the other city-states begin getting angry with Athens? | They got angry because Athens was bullying other city-states. |
| What happened in the Peloponnesain War: Which city-states | Athens and Sparta |
| Major events in the Peloponnesain War: | Sparta attacked Athens and burned down their fields, a plague spread (killed Pericles'), in 415 B.C.E. the invasion of Sicily was a disaster, the Golden Age of Athens was over. |
| Winner of the Peloponnesain War: | Sparta |
| Results of the War: | Sparta made Athens tear down their walls, destroy their navy, and get rid of their democracy. |
| What were three reasons Alexander was called "Alexander the Great?" | *collected more wealth than anyone * ruled more people than anyone * conquered more land than anyone |
| Why was Alexander the Great important- how did he impact the world? | People who lived around the Mediterranean Sea came into contact with Greek culture. |
| Define Delian League | an alliance with city-states- Athens was the leader |
| Demagogue | A leader who focuses on being liked and not what is good for the city-state |
| Why did the other city-states get mad at Athens | They were bulling them and making them pay tribute |