The Minoans
Sparta & Athens
Persian Wars
Golden Age
Vocab
100

This island was home to the Minoans.

Crete

100

What city was named after Athena?

Athens

100

Whose culture revolved around the military?

Sparta

100

The Parthenon is the most famous Greek _____.

Temple

100
Tragedy and comedy are the two main styles of Greek _____.

Plays

200

This city is related to the myth of the Minotaur.

Knossos

200

Athens used this to select the 500 citizens who would serve on the council each year.

Lottery

200
This city-state on Peloponnese beat the Persian Empire at the Battle of Marathon.

Sparta

200

Tragedy and comedy were the two main styles of Greek ______.

Plays

200

In Athens, a large number of citizens took part in the daily affairs of government, also known as this.

Direct democracy

300

Much like Moana, the Minoans were great these.

Seafarers (sailors)

300

Spartans called these people helots.

Enslaved people from city-states Sparta conquered

300

Athens and Sparta united to fight the Persians in which battle?

Battle of Salamis

300

What is the date range for the Golden Age of Greece?

477-431 BCE

300

America has a representative democracy, but ancient Athens had this kind of democracy, where a large number of citizens take part in the daily affairs of government.

Direct democracy

400

The Myceneans did this to the Minoans (most likely). 

Deposed or conquered.

400

Where were Athens and Sparta each located? Match BOTH to get points.

Peloponnese

Attica

Athens was in Attica.

Sparta was in Peloponnese.

400

How did Athens get money to rebuild after the Battle of Salamis?

It took money from the Delian League

400

This person led Athens during the Golden Age.

Pericles

400

What did Spartans call foreign-born slaves at the bottom of their social classes?

Helots

500

Why do we call the culture that used Cretan Hieroglyphics a "silent" culture?

Because no one can understand it, which is the same as having nothing written about it.

500

What food plant did Athena give Athens?

Olive trees

500

Which happened first:

Persian armies conquer Ionia.

Helots revolt and Sparta militarizes.

Helots revolt and Sparta militarizes.

500

What were Pericles' 3 goals for Athens? You must state all 3 to get points.

1. Strengthen democracy

2. Strengthen the Athenian Empire

3. Glorify Athens through science and art

500

Sparta was an oligarchy, while Athens was an aristocracy. Name 1 way these styles are the same AND 1 way they're different to get points.

SAME: Both oligarchies and aristocracies feature rule by the few.

DIFFERENT: Oligarchies are run by the wealthiest people for their own gain. Aristocracies are run by the wisest people for the good of all.

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