Early Greece
The Persian Wars
Life in the City States
Colonization
Greek Government
100
This was the earliest Greek civilization, named after the Legendary King Minos
What is Minoan Civilization?
100
At the end of the Persian Wars, this league was formed to be better prepared against invasions
What is the Delian league??
100
Each small, independant greek community was refered to as
What is a Polis?
100
Greek colonization took place mostly along the coastlines of this sea
What is the Mediterrean?
100
Athenian Greeks were among the first to develop this style of government
What is democracy?
200
Minoan civilization was centered on this Mediterrean island
What is Crete?
200
This fighting formation was utilized by the Greeks
What is the Phalanx?
200
These were the two largest city states in Greece
What are Athens and Sparta?
200
What geographical feature made it necessary for colonization?
Mountains?
200
Who was qualified to vote in Athens?
Who are adult, male citizens?
300
This early Greek civilization was centered on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, featured city-states atop hills and generated wealth through trade.
What is Mycenea?
300
This naval battle was a decisive victory for the Greeks
What is Salamis?
300
This city state prided themselves on education, culture, art and architecture
What is Athens?
300
What geographical feature made it easy to colonize?
What is the sea
300
This political practice allowed for people to be banned from Athens for a period of 10 years
What is ostracism?
400
King Minos kept this beast in a labyrinth beneath his palace
What is the Minotaur?
400
He led the Persian forces at Marathon
Who is Darius?
400
This city state was, in some ways, progressive with their attitude toward the roles of women in society. Very Military.
What is Sparta?
400
Colonies around this sea were partly responsibly for building tensions with Persia
What is the Black Sea?
400
While Athenians had direct democracy, our current system in Canada is one of
What is Representative Democracy?
500
The capital of the Minoans was?
Knossos
500
What was the major land battle?
Marathon?
500
The lower part of the city was called?
Agora
500
One of the biggest colony was on the island of ?
What is Sicily?
500
Each citizen was expected to do what
participate
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