Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 B.C. because they could not grow enough food to feed their growing population.

The Minoans made their living as traders.

Greek tyrant that became popular giving land to the landless farmers.

The Mycenaean's learned navigating the sun and stars from the Minoans.

a 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. when farming and trade failed and stopped reading and writing.

appointed 10 generals who carried out the assembly's laws.

Sparta finally defeated Athens in the Pelonnesian War by destroying naval fleet and blockading the city

leader who made Athens more democratic

King who built a strong Persian army and expanded the empire

Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae

Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis

Compare Athens Between Sparta

Athens was a democratic city-state that valued art, education, philosophy, and naval power. In contrast, Sparta was a strict military oligarchy focused entirely on land-based warfare, intense physical training, and agricultural stability.

What were some of Solon's great reforms in Athens

Solon prevented civil war by canceling debts, banning debt slavery, and shifting power from the aristocracy to four wealth-based classes to increase citizen participation.

Why did Athens need to trade with other city states and colonies, and what products did they trade with?

Athens traded because its rocky soil couldn't grow enough grain to feed its people, forcing them to swap local surpluses for essentials.

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Chapter 7 Exam

Bullet	Answer
Colonies	Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 B.C. because they could not grow enough food to feed their growing population.
Minoans	The Minoans made their living as traders.
Peisistratus	Greek tyrant that became popular giving land to the landless farmers.
Mycenaean	The Mycenaean's learned navigating the sun and stars from the Minoans.
Dark Age	a 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. when farming and trade failed and stopped reading and writing.
Athenian Assembly	appointed 10 generals who carried out the assembly's laws.
Sparta	Sparta finally defeated Athens in the Pelonnesian War by destroying naval fleet and blockading the city
Pericles	leader who made Athens more democratic
Cyrus	King who built a strong Persian army and expanded the empire
Leonidas	Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae
Xerxes	Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis
Compare Athens Between Sparta	Athens was a democratic city-state that valued art, education, philosophy, and naval power. In contrast, Sparta was a strict military oligarchy focused entirely on land-based warfare, intense physical training, and agricultural stability.
What were some of Solon's great reforms in Athens	Solon prevented civil war by canceling debts, banning debt slavery, and shifting power from the aristocracy to four wealth-based classes to increase citizen participation.
Why did Athens need to trade with other city states and colonies, and what products did they trade with?	Athens traded because its rocky soil couldn't grow enough grain to feed its people, forcing them to swap local surpluses for essentials.

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