Geography
Most of Greece's land was this type of land-form.
Mountains
Who were the leaders of the Persians during the Persian war?
Darius and Xerxes
What military formation made Sparta so powerful?
Phalanx
What did the Greeks create to trade with other people?
Colonies, cities.
What is the collection of Greek gods called?
A Pantheon
This is the sea that the Greek world formed around
The Aegean Sea
How did the Persian Wars begin?
Athens helped a city-state against Persia.
What was most important in Spartan society?
Who was the first advanced civilization of Europe (and Greece)?
The Minoans
Who was the King of Gods?
Zeus
Why were city-stats isolated from one another?
Mountains made it difficult to travel
Where did the Persians fight 300 Spartans?
Thermopylae
Why were Sparta and Athens the 2 leaders of Greece?
They were the most powerful and got allies.
Which famous person taught Alexander and influenced science?
Artistotle
Who is the Patron Goddess of Athens?
Athena
Where were most of the cities in Greece founded?
By the coastlines, near the sea
Who convinced Athens to build ships to fight Persia?
Themistocles
What building was built during Athens golden age?
The Parthenon
What type of greek government is most used today?
Democracy
Who are Zeus's brothers?
Hades and Poseidon
This is the island of Greece's earliest civilization.
Crete
Why did Persia help Sparta?
Athens was a closer, and bigger, threat
Who was in charge of Sparta?
2 kings and 5 Ephors
What is the mix of Greek, African and Western Asian cultures?
Hellenistic
Why were Greek God stories filled with drama and scandals?
City-states were hard to travel to, and only interesting stories were remembered and used in theatre.