People
Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schleimann both had the same job of being a ...
Historical Archaeologist
Describe the geography and climate of ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece was made up of mountainous terrain with island colonies. Their climate is very similar to ours here in the U.S.
This was the first Greek Goddess that we studied in chapter 7.
Earth Mother
Their military strength.
Describe the Agora of a city-state.
The Agora serves as the marketplace where people can buy, sell, and trade things with other people.
Who did the Greeks adopt their alphabet from?
The Phoenicians
What Peninsula does Ancient Greece fall on?
The Balkan/Peloponnesus Peninsula
What type of a Government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
What is Athens known for?
Their education that produced strong minds.
Large Farms on the outside of the city-state are called what? Who owns that land?
What is a Bard?
Simply, storytellers.
Name all 3 Seas that surround ancient Greece.
The Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean.
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
In which city-state were slaves commonly found in each home.
Athens.
Who was the King of Persian during the Greek and Persian wars?
King Xerxes
Where was Themistocles from and what type of soldiers did he lead in the Greek and Persian wars?
He was from Athens, and controlled the Greek Navy.
What famous mountain is located in Greece and served as the home of Greek Gods/Goddesses?
Mount Olympus
To the best of your ability describe what an oligarchy is.
When a small group of people (typically wealthy) have control of the government.
Which city-state was built on the idea of preventing slave revolts?
Sparta
Who was the King of Macedonia that took over Greece and Persia following the war between Sparta and Athens?
Alexander the Great.
Where was King Leonidas from and what type of troops did he lead during the Greek and Persian wars?
Leonidas was from Sparta and he led all foot soldiers in the Greek and Persian wars.
Why did the Greek Mainland have to set up colonies in the Mediterranean?
They needed resources from island colonies in order to support the people on land.
In which city-state did women have more freedom? Give an example of this freedom.
Sparta. Women could own land, travel, or set up their own shop/store.
What really hurt Athens during the was between Athens and Sparta?
A disease that wiped out over 1/3 of the Athenian Population.