Athens V. Sparta
This Greek city-state valued education, the arts, and public speaking.
What is Athens?
Athenians enjoyed this type of entertainment, including tragedies and comedies.
What is theater/drama?
This empire invaded Greece during the Persian Wars.
What is Persia?
The ancient Greeks believed their gods lived on this mountain.
What is Mount Olympus?
Alexander the Great was king of this region north of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
This Greek city-state despised change.
What is Sparta?
Spartan was well-known for having this strong military branch.
What is army?
Athens defeated a larger Persian army at this famous battle.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
This god was the king of all the Greek gods.
Who is Zeus?
Alexander spread this culture across three continents.
What is Greek culture?
These women had more rights than in other city-states.
Who are Spartan women?
Spartans expected men to spend most of their adult lives as this. (Job)
What are soldiers?
This Spartan king fought in the Second Persian after the death of his father.
Who is Xerxes?
This goddess was known for wisdom and was the patron of Athens.
Who is Athena?
After Alexander died, his empire did this.
What is split apart?/ What is fall?/ What is decline and break-up?
These people in Athens managed the home and could not participate in government.
Who are Athenian women?
Athenian boys studied reading, writing, music, and math at this age.
What is 7?
This part of the Athenian military helped win the Battle of Salamis. (narrow river battle)
What is the navy?
These traditional stories helped explain nature and human behavior.
What are myths?
This period of Greek history refers to the time after the Macedonian takeover of Greek City-states under King Phillip.
What is the Hellenistic Period?
Spartan boys began this kind of training when they turned seven.
What is military training?
Spartan girls trained in physical fitness so they could raise these.
Who are strong future soldiers/ healthy children?
This is why many Greek city-states united (like Athens and Sparta) against Persia.
What is fear of Persia’s power?
This is the name of the woman who Hades kidnapped to be his wife-prompting her Mother to become enraged and creating winter.
Who is Persephone?
This Greek poet wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?