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chapter 7 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why were colonies first established in Greece around 700 b.c | because they could not enough food to feed their growing population |
| how did Minoans make their living | as traders |
| Peisistratus | Greek tyrant that became popular giving land to landless farmers |
| who did the Mycenaeans learn navigating the sun and stars from | the Minoans |
| dark age | a 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 bc when farming and trade failed and many stopped reading and writing |
| Athenian assembly | appointed 10 generals who carried out the assembly's laws |
| Sparta finally defeated the Athens | in the pelopotheir naval fleet and Nesan war by destroying |
| Pericles | leader who made Athens more democratic |
| Cyrus | king who built a strong Persian army and expanded the empire |
| Leonidas | spartan king who led 7000 soldiers at |