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Greek Places
You Gotta Know These Ancient Greek Places
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Major rival of Sparta located on the Peloponnese peninsula | Argos |
| King of Argos in the 7th century BC credited with developing hoplites in phalanx formations | King Pheidon |
| Peninsula where Athens is located | Attica |
| City-state located across the Saronic Gulf from Corinth | Athens |
| "Birthplace of democracy" | Athens |
| Athenian assembly open to all male citizens that elected officials and enacted legislation | Ecclesia |
| Athenian group of male citizens chosen by lot to oversee day-to-day government operations and set the ecclesia's agenda | Boule |
| Constitutional reformers in Athens | Solon, Cleisthenes, Ephialtes, and Pericles |
| Practice of banishing a citizen for ten years | Ostracism |
| War sparked by the rise to power of Athens during the Persian Wars | Peloponnesian War |
| War that Athens lost | Peloponnesian War |
| City located at its namesake Isthmus, a major trade center | Corinth |
| Tyrant credited with building the Diolkos paved track across the Isthmus of Corinth | Periander |
| Four- to five-mile long paved track that allowed transport of ships across the Isthmus | Diolkos |
| Sacred site on the Greek mainland thought to be the center of the world | Delphi |
| God honored by the major temple at Delphi | Apollo |
| Priestess of the Oracle of Delphi | Pythia |
| Panhellenic games hosted every four years at Delphi, second only to the Olympics | Pythian Games |
| Archaeological site on Crete that became the center of the Minoan civilization | Knossos |
| British archaeologist who began excavating the palace complex at Knossos in 1900 | Sir Arthur Evans |
| Undeciphered Minoan writing system found at Knossos | Linear A |
| Writing system at Knossos shown to represent an ancient form of Greek | Linear B |
| Major Panhellenic sacred site on the Peloponnese with a Temple of Zeus | Olympia |
| Location of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (a cult statue of Zeus) | Olympia |
| Predominant polis of the Peloponnese for many years | Sparta |
| Sparta was led by two kings from these families | Agiad and Eurypontid families |
| Spartan council of elected elders and kings that functioned as a high court | Gerousia |
| Spartan popular assembly | Apella |
| Five annually elected officials in Sparta with broad executive powers | Ephors |
| Year Sparta lost its position as leading military power to Thebes | 371 BC |
| Major Greek colony on Sicily founded by colonists from Corinth and Tenea | Syracuse |
| Athenian military campaign crushed by Syracuse that was a decisive turning point in the Peloponnesian War | Sicilian Expedition |
| Great scientist who died during the Roman takeover of Syracuse | Archimedes |
| Main city of Boeotia, a region west of Attica | Thebes |
| Elite force of 300 Theban soldiers consisting of pairs of male lovers | Sacred Band |
| Battle where Thebes broke the hegemony of Sparta in 371 BC | Battle of Leuctra |
| Battle in 338 BC where Thebes fought on the losing side against the Macedonians | Battle of Chaeronea |
| Macedonian King who defeated Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea | Philip II |
| Leader who destroyed the city of Thebes three years after the Battle of Chaeronea | Alexander the Great |
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