Archaic Age
What was the first Classical Civilization
Greece
What did the Spartans focus on instead of freedom and learning
Military Strength
What type of government did the Athenians have?
Democracy
What war did the Athenians and the Spartans fight each other in?
The Peloponnesian War
What is Hellenism?
The spread/study of Greek culture
Why was it hard to unify Greece?
It's terrain consisted mostly of mountains
What type of government did the Spartans have?
Oligarchy
What is an archon?
The chief magistrate of the polis
Who won the war between the Athenians and the Spartans
The Spartans
What did Alexander name the regions that he conquered?
Alexandria
What is the Greek name for an independent city-states?
The polis
What Non-Greek civilization were rivals with Sparta?
The Persians
Who was the man who fixed Athens' problems?
Solon
What happened to Greece in result of the Persian war
Greece was weakened and was left open to be conquered
The amount of land that Alexander covered was the length of what country?
The United States of America
What civilization influenced Greek Alphabet?
The Phoenicians
At what age were the Spartan men first trained to become a soldier, and at what age do they have to be to quit the Army. (2 parts)
A. Age 7
B. Age 60
What was the nickname of a harsh code that was established by a former Athenian leader
The draconian code
Who were the Persian Kings who tried(and failed) to conquer Greece
Darius and Xerxes
What empire did Alexander conquer when he came into power?
The Persian Empire
The Greeks created what types of government(name them all)
Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Aristocracy
Instead of establishing colonies, what region did the Spartans conquer and turn its people into helots?
Messenia
What to bodies were responsible for created laws in Athens?
The boule and the ecclesia
What king conquered the Greeks?
King Phillip II of Macedonia
Who was the philosopher who tutored Alexander
Aristotle