Early Greece
Minoan
Name some of the values that belong to Athenian culture
Athletic, Intelligent, Good leader, strong soldier. Etc.
What did the society of Sparta revolve around?
Being a soldier
Athens and Sparta
What was the king of the Minoan civilizations name?
King Minos
What form of Government was created in Athens?
Democracy
what was the role of Women in Sparta
To train the soldiers, they had freedom
Why did the Athenian people not want to battle the Spartans?
The Spartans had a much stronger army and the Athenians knew they would lose.
After Poseidon cursed king Minos, what famous mythical creature was created?
A minotaur
Pericles
What were the slaves in Sparta called
Helots
What did the Athenian people do that caused them to weaken their army, and spread disease in the beginning of the war
Trap themselves in the city of Athens, nobody in nobody out
The Iliad, and the Odyssey
What structure was built in Athens that angered the rest of the City states because the money was supposed to be used for protection of Greece?
The Parthenon
Oligarchy
What was a strategy used by the Spartans during the war that further weakened the Athenians
They travelled north to take over the silver mines, which made them a lot of money
Why were the Athenians originally the strongest City-state?
Explain what would happen after a child was born.
It was checked by the council of Spartans and if the baby was found to be weak in any way it was thrown off a cliff
What did the Spartans do to the Athenians after winning the war?
In the end, Sparta chose not to turn all of the Athenians into slaves like they usually did to people they defeated in war.