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Ancient Greece
Question | Answer |
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What is the Parthenon? | A masterpiece of architectural design and craftsmanship. It was built to honor Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the protector of Athens. |
What were the two types of drama the Greeks wrote? | Tragedy and Comedy |
The Persian Wars, were 3 wars fought between | Athens and Persia |
What is the Delian League? | Athens persuaded 200 city-states of Greece to form a system of alliance - in which Athens was the leader. |
What led Sparta to become a military state? | The danger of a helot (spartan slave) revolt. |
What type of government did Athens have? | democracy |
Helots were Spartan | slaves |
What is a Phalanx? | A fearsome formation in which soldiers stood side by side, each holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other. It became the most powerful fighting force in the Ancient world. |
Greece is land surrounded by water on 3 sides. This is called a | Peninsula |
What are Greece's 2 major city-states? | Athens and Sparta |
What type of government does Sparta have? | Totalitarian |
What is a totalitarian government? | A government that has total control over the people. The people have NO say. |