Early Greece
Early Greece was dangerous, so people banded together and built................
City-states
Why was it called the Golden Age?
The golden age of Greece was a time of advances or achievements.
Who could NOT be citizens?
women, slaves, and men not born in the polis.
What did Alexander do to become king?
He conquered all Greece, and unified Greece.
How were city-states were structured?
They formed by a political unit and the lands surrounding.
What happened in the year 500 BC?
They were invaded by the Persians.
In which areas did the Greeks had great advances?
In the arts, government, philosophy, theater, literature
Asia, Europe, and Africa
What was an effect of city-states forming new colonies?
Greek culture spread.
How did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the 2 wars?
The city-states joined together to fight the Persians.
Which was the cultural city of Ancient Greece?
Athens?
What did Alexander want to happen when creating all the cities in different areas that he conquered?
He wanted to spread Greek culture
Name the two most important city-states in Ancient Greece.
Athens and Sparta
Who was a great leader in Athens?
Pericles.
How was the life of girls in Sparta?
They could have an education, do sports, and lived better than the girls in Athens. They had to be loyal to Sparta and have babies.
How were most of the cities that Alexander the Great built were named?
Alexandria after Alexander
Name two parts of a city-state.
acropolis, temple, agora, market place, public buildings
What form of government did Athens have?
Democracy
The strong baby lived, they were separated from the family at the age of 7, had a hard training to become a soldier. They had to be loyal to Sparta.
What does Hellenistic mean?
Greek-like