The main barriers separating City-States
Mountains and seas
The king who built Persia in to a large empire
King Cyrus
How were the governments of Athens and Sparta different
Athens was a democracy and Sparta was a oligarchy
Greeks believed the 12 most important gods lived on mount Olympus. Name 5 of these gods
Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Aphrodite, Athena, and Ares
What did the Hellenistic Kings do
They gave jobs to Greeks, kept control of the government, and created new cities and military posts.
Mycenaeans
How did the Greeks win at Marathon
They waited till the Persians were leaving then attacked the soldiers in the water
Pericles
What is the most famous epic of Greek history
Illiad
How many scrolls did the library of Alexandria have
More than 500,000
what happened In the dark age of the Mycenaean Kingdom
Mycenaeans fought each other and the civilization collapsed
Alexander the Great was _____ years old when he took control of the Greek empire
20 years old
How did education differ
Sparta taught boys military training and Athens taught boys subjects such as geometry, music, and public speaking.
What was the Socratic method
He asked questions and waited for students to answer
What does the Hellenistic period refer to
Greek culture spreads to non-Greek places that Alexander the Great took over
The hilltop in a polis that a fort rested on was called this
Acropolis
The Persian government was divided in to provinces called this
Satrapies
When Greek city-states aligned, they gave themselves this name
Delian league
Why did Plato not like democracy
He thought the people did not think for themselves and would make foolish decisions
Who ended up taking control of Greece
Rome
The formation Greek soldiers created to protect themselves
Phalanx
Plataea
How did Sparta beat Athens
Athens was struck with disease and Sparta's new navy surrounded and destroyed the Athenian empire
What did Hippocrates believe diseases came from
Natural causes. Most people thought they came from evil spirits
Who claimed the sun was in the center of the universe
Aristarchus