Geography
What physical features covers most Greek land.
Mountains
This style of government had a few, rich, landowning males in charge of it.
Oligarchy
This city had harsh military training for all of its boys
Sparta
Who won the Greco-Persian Wars
Greece
Who was the Parthenon built for?
Athena- home of the goddess
What is a peninsula?
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
This style of government the ruler took power by the use of force/military take over
Tyranny
This city is known for its education in all things including theatre and art
Athens
Give a reason why the Athenians won at the Battle of Marthon
Getting armor, battle strategies (surrounding the Persians)
Philip II
How can the ancient Greeks use the seas?
Travel, trade
What type of laws did oligarchs pass?
laws that helped the rich. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer
Sparta
A revolt in this Greek colony led to the Greco-Persian Wars
Ionia- The Ionian Revolt
What was the philosopher Socrates arrested for?
dishonoring the gods
Greek city states were often times did not like each other. How did geography play a factor in this.
the mountains and seas kept the city-states separated so they grew up isolated
What style of government did the Athenians invent that we still use in the United States today?
Democracy
This city had a great navy
Athens
Give 2 reasons they the Spartans were able to fight so long at Thermopylae. They didn't win but they did their jobs
Better training, more motivation, getting weapons, using geography to their advantage
What is the Hellenistic Culture?
Greek-like culture that Alexander spread and blended with their other cultures
Greeks had a hard time farming so they set up cities outside of their homelands to trade with. What do you call these far away cities?
Colonies
What is the difference between a direct and representative democracy?
Direct=vote for the laws
Representative=vote for people
Sparta won the Peloponnesian War over Athens. How?
Siege warfare (spread of disease) after Athens lost their navy
Why were the Greeks finally able to win at Plataea despite being outnumbered
The Greeks finally worked together
What were Alexander's 3 steps to unifying his vast empire?
1- spread Greek culture
2- use religion
3- adopt cultures of conquered people