Geography/Vocab
This geographic feature isolated many early Greek communities
What are mountains?
these people have the right to vote in the United States today
what are citizens over the age of 18
Athens had this type of government
what is a direct democracy?
the first battle in the Persian wars occurred in this city
what is Marathon?
Greek architecture inspires many of these types of buildings in the US today
what are government buildings?
a type of landform that is almost completely surrounded by water
what is a peninsula?
These people were considered citizens in most city-states
what are land-owning men?
this form of government typically seizes power by force or military strength
what is a tyranny?
This person founded the Persian Empire
who is Cyrus?
Essential Greek oral tradition
What are Aesop's Fables?
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
what is a phalanx?
Sparta's economy depended on this
Sparta is coined by having the first of this type of government
what is an oligarchy?
the river to the East that Alexander's empire expanded to
What is the Indus River?
this period of time has little to no written historical records
what are the Dark Ages?
definition of polis
what is a Greek city-state?
these TWO city-states made up the Peloponnesian War
what is Athens?
what is Sparta?
this individual allowed Athenian citizens to earn money for serving public office or serving on a jury
who is Pericles?
this army weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed over who should have power, leading to its fall
what is the Persian Empire?
this Greek epic was written about the Greek hero Achilles during the Trojan War
what is the Iliad?
this city state had boys attending school, while girls learned at home
what is Athens?
this type of government ended in Greece because powerful warriors realized they had more power, and gained support of the people
what is a monarchy?
what is Alexandria?
This style of teaching has the teacher asking questions to get the students to form their own opinions
what is the Socratic method?