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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did the geography of Greece have to do with the development of greek culture | they traded a lot and had no farmland |
| what was the oracle of delphi and what did you get when you visited the oracle | a prophecy |
| after the trojan war, what group of people became the dominant group in greece | dorians |
| what were the greek dark ages and what did they forget to do | 400 years and to write |
| what cultural influences did the mycenaeans and the minoans share | architecture art and religion |
| what is the meaning of the words polis | citystate |
| acropolis | building on top of a hill |
| who was the greatest storyteller of ancient greece and what two major books did he write | homer-- iliad and odyssey |
| what ancient greek tyrant's law reforms were very strict and supposedly written in blood | draco |
| who was wolon and what was he known for | his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline |
| helots | servants- did the jobs the spartans didn't want to do |
| phalanx | battle formation |
| aristocracy | noble people |
| oligarchy | few leaders in power |
| monarchy | ruled by a king or queen |
| who wrote the history of the persian wars | herodotus |
| what started the persian wars | persians invaded india- supported by athens |
| main battle that defined the first persian war | marathon |
| battle of salamis was a naval battle, what happened to the persian forces | sunk by the rams on the front of ships |
| who was pericles and what did he do for athens | strengthen democracy- strengthen and expand empire |
| what was the delian league | group to prevent further invasion |
| what started the peloponnesian war who won | sparta being resentful of athens- sparta |
| during the peloponnesian wars, what killed 1/3 of athens | plague |
| who was socrates | father of western philosophy |
| what happened to socrates | he was poisoned by hemlock |
| plato | student of socrates |
| what book did plato write | the republic |
| what did alexander the great do for greece | defeated persia, spread greek culture |
| who was alexander the great's father | phillip 2 |
| what city did alexander the great found in egypt | alexandria |
| what ancient wonders was alexandria known for | library of alexandria, museum of alexandria, colossus of rome, lighthouse |
| how was ancient greek civilization and culture affected by geography | mountains separated the city states |
| what ways were athens and sparta similar | both in greece, very advanced culturally |
| what ways were athens and sparta different | athens is an army sparta is a navy |
| why is the age of pericles considered to be a golden age in greece history | they used gold to beautify athens-- direct democracy |