Geography
What type of landform(s) are Greece made up of?
Peninsulas and Islands
In what city-state did women have more freedom?
Sparta
What was the famous book that Plato wrote?
The Republic
Who won the Persian war and who won the Peloponnesian war?
Persian-Greeks Peloponnesian-Sparta
An area within a country that is small like a city but acts like a country?
City-State
What covered the peninsulas and islands?
Mountains
What were the base of Athens and Sparta's Culture?
Athens- The arts Sparta- Military
Who was Alexander the Great's Teacher?
Aristotle
Who started the Persian war/Peloponnesian war and why?
Persian- Persians and the greeks The wars were about power and control of more land.
Peloponnesian war-Sparta/Athens-Because Sparta was jealous of Athens
A style of government ruled by a few powerful individuals.
Oligarchy
Why were communities isolated from one another?
Travel across mountains and seas was difficult.
What are the two bodies the Spartan government was divided into?
The assembly and the council of elders
Which philosopher was executed? and how?
Socrates and by hemlock posion
What happened to the people of Athens inside the city walls during the Peloponnesian war?
A lot of them died due to the plague
What is Democracy?
A style of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting.
What did the ancient greeks use as their main source of trading with other communities?
The sea
What were the requirements to be a citizen in Athens and Sparta?
born free, over 18, and born in that city-state
Who created the first academy that was one of the first models for modern universities?
Plato
What war was fought over the course of 43 years?
The Persian war
Who believed in the Socratic method of questioning?
Socrates
What does the small amount of flat land allow the Greeks to do?
Build villages and farms.
What were the responsibilities of the men in both city-states?
Sparta- Military
Athens-Government
Who was known as a military genius and possibly the greatest warrior of all time?
Alexander the Great
Why did Athens surrender to Sparta?
Because they didn't have the military to be able to take on the Spartans.
What games began in Greece and what were some of them?
The Olympics and running, horse racing, javelin, long jump, wrestling and boxing, discus.