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chapter 7 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| colonies were establish by Greece round 700 B.C. because they could not grow enough food to feed their growing population. | |
| The Minoans made their living as traders | |
| Peisistratus- Greek tyrant that became popular giving land to landless farmers | |
| `The Mycenean'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 many stopped reading and writing | |
| Athenian Assembly- appointed 10 generals who carried out the assembly's laws | |
| Sparta finally defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War by destroying their navel fleet and blocking 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 Thermoplae | |
| Xerxes- Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the battle of Salamis |