Athens and Sparta
Which city-state was the birthplace of democracy?
Athens
Who was the King of Persia?
Xerxes
Was Sparta in the Delian League?
Nope
Why weren't the Spartans in the Delian League?
They were busy putting down Helot rebellions
Who invented the Socratic Method?
Socrates
Who was the patron god of Sparta?
Ares
The battle of Marathon was the first time in recorded history that _______ were used in battle.
Tactics
What was the Delian League and why was it formed?
An Alliance amongst several city-states led by Athens, created to defend themselves against any further potential attacks from Persia
What was the name of the alliance Sparta created to rival the Athenians?
The Peloponnesian League
What is the Socratic Method?
Asking Questions designed to help understand something
What was the Assembly in Athens?
Where citizens would vote on issues involving the public.
Who won the battle of Thermopylae?
Persia
Name at least two cultural advancements that the Athenians were able to create in the golden Age
The Parthenon, rebuilding the akropolis, art, history, Medicine, science, architecture
Why were the Spartans so concerned about the Athenians?
The Athenians were getting to powerful thanks to the Delian league
Which Philosopher was known as a "keen observer"
Aristotle
What is a helot?
A Spartan Slave
Why was the battle of Salamis signifigant?
The Athenians won the battle and turned the tide of the war to so the Greeks started winning.
Who was Pericles?
An Athenian Strategoi who oversaw the Delian league and funded several important cultrual advancements, and then led the Athenians against the Spartans.
What was Pericles plan to outlast the Spartans?
To wait them out and avoid major land based conflict
Alexander the great was the king of which country?
Macedonia
What three things did all Greek City states; including Sparta and Athens, have in common?
Language
Religion
Sports
Which City-State most benefitted from the greeks winning the Persian war and why?
Athens, they looked strong and powerful and gained
How did the Athenians manage to afford everything they built and created during the Golden Age of Athens?
Through the taxes they collected via the Delian league.
What events contributed to the Athenians losing to the Spartans?
A plague in Athens lasted for three years and killed 25% of the Athenians, including Pericles. The Athenians then launched a doomed attack on Sicily.
At it's height, how big was Alexander's empire?
It included Greece, Egypt, and all of Persia