Rise of Greek Civilization
Land with water on 3 sides
Peninsula
What Greek city-state was known for having a military oligarchy?
Sparta
What battle in the Persian war did the Persians win?
Battle of Thermopylae
What type of democracy did Athens have?
Direct Democracy
At what age was a Spartan boy taken from his mother to start training?
7
Who was the Persian king that lost the final battle in Persian war?
Xerxes
What caused the Greek city-states to be isolated
Mountains
What Greek city-state was known for having a democratic form of government?
Athens
What was the only battle in the Persian war fought at sea?
Battle of Salamis
Who was the leader of the Delian League?
Athens
At what age was a Spartan soldier allowed to retire?
60
Who was the tyrant thrown out of Athens who later helped Persians at Marathon?
Hippias
Where did the Minoans civilization begin?
Island of Crete
In what Greek polis did the women have more rights?
Sparta
What was the cause of the Persian War?
Persia expanding its Empire
What league of alliances was formed in Greece besides the Delian League
Peloponnesian League
What type of religion did ancient Greece have?
polytheistic
Who was the Spartan king that was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
Polis
Approximately how far apart was Athens and Sparta?
95 miles
What did the effect of the Persian war have on Greece?
City-states had to work together, Unity
In the Peloponnesian War, how did Sparta manage to defeat the Athenians at sea?
They got help from Persia
What was put in the mouth of a dead person in ancient Greece to help them cross the River Styx?
A coin
After the Persian War, who rebuilt Athens?
Pericles
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What were Greek citizens who also defended the city-state called? (named after their shields)
What type of currency did Athens use?
Coins
After what battle was the city of Athens burned down?
Battle of Thermopylae
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Athens interfered with Spartan alliance trade routes
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What type of economy did ancient Greece have?
Who was the runner that ran to Athens to tell of victory after the Battle of Marathon
Pheidippides
Why did Greek city-states have different cultures and governments?
They were isolated because of the mountains
A ruler with total power?
Tyrant
The Persian Empire was so large, they divided the empire into what?
Satrapies
What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on Greece?
Weakened their defenses
What was a big hill in Greek city-states that had a fort built on it?
Acropolis
Who was the leader of the Athenian navy at the Battle of Salamis
Themistocles