Vocabulary
Group of expert shipbuilders that settled on the island of Crete.
Minoans
City (State), Mountain, Island or Sea: Mediterranean
Sea
"The Rule of a Few": power is shared among a small group of people, usually wealthy aristocrats.
Oligarchy
City-state who valued discipline, strength and war.
Sparta
The wars that saw Greece city-states unite to fight a common enemy.
Persian Wars
The first Greeks who established colonies and built fortresses throughout Greece.
Mycenaeans
City (State), Mountain, Island or Sea: Olympus
Mountain
"The Rule of One": a single king or queen rules, power is hereditary.
Monarchy
True or False: Athenian Women had more rights than Spartan women.
False
The decades long Greek civil war.
BONUS: Double points if the spelling is correct!
Peloponnesian Wars
Acropolis
City (State), Mountain, Island or Sea: Delphi
City
"The Rule of Many": a type of government where all citizens directly particpate in government. Be specific!
Direct Democracy
City-state who valued philosophy, arts and trade.
Athens
During the war against Sparta, this deadly event struck inside Athens' city walls killing their leader Pericles and thousands of others.
The plague
An agreement formed between groups to work together.
Alliance
City (State), Mountain, Island or Sea: Ionia
City State
"The Rule of Many": a type of government where citizens elect leaders to represent them. Be specific!
Representative Democracy
True or False: Athens was a naval power, while Sparta boasted the strongest land army.
True
This massive land battle in the Persian Wars was the first major Greek victory against the Persians; legend says a messenger ran 26 miles back to Athens to announce the win before collapsing.
Battle of Marathon
The root word that means all things pertaining to Greece and Greek culture - spelling counts!
Hellen or Hellenistic
City (State), Mountain, Island or Sea: Troy
City
"The Rule of One": A type of government that uses force to rule.
Tyranny
Athens and Sparta were usually enemies, but they teamed up during the to fight off this massive empire led by King Xerxes.
Persia
What was the long-term result of the Peloponnesian War for all of Greece?
A. Athens and Sparta became allies and shared power.
B. Greece became the wealthiest region in the world.
C. Greece became weak and was eventually conquered by Macedonia.
C. Greece became weak and was eventually conquered by Macedonia.