Geography
What is the best way to characterize Greek geography?
Mountainous
What city-state in Ancient Greece places a heavy emphasis on their military?
Sparta
What empire did the Greek city-states team up to fight against?
Persian Empire
What type of government did Sparta have?
Two kings and an advisory council named the “council of elders”
Define Hellenistic
Spread of Greek culture blending with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian traditions/cultures.
Where did city-states develop?
In valleys between mountains.
What city-state in Ancient Greece places a heavy emphasis on their education and type of government?
Athens
What is the name of the war fought between Athens and Sparta?
Peloponnesian War
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
Another name for a “city-state”
Polis-singular
Poleis- plural
What is the largest island of Greece where the Minoan people lived?
Crete
No
The Delian league was organized to continue to repel Persia following the Greco-Persian Wars.
Who was allowed to participate in government in Ancient Athens?
A type of leadership where only a few wealthy people run the government
Oligarchy
Explain how geography contributed to the development of city-states.
Mountains created valleys. Valleys are where city-states developed. City-states were isolated from each other and this caused them to form their own unique governments and societies.
What city-state hosted the Olympics?
Elis
How did Sparta respond to the Delian League?
Strengthening their own allies through their own league, the Peloponnesian League.
Explain why each city state had their own unique government…
Geography divided city states and forced them to develop their own societal values, such as the type of government.
Define “Helot”
A slave in Sparta
1. Aegean
2. Ionian
3. Mediterranean
4. Adriatic
What was developed between city-states in order to protect athletes and messengers during the Ancient Olympic games?
The sacred truce
What king built an empire spanning from Egypt to India and what is the name of the culture that spread throughout the empire?
Alexander the Great. Hellenistic culture.
Why was discussion essential to Athenian society?
Discussion is necessary for decision making when many people are in charge of running the government.
Define “direct democracy“
direct participation of citizens in democratic decision making, in contrast to indirect or representative democracy.