Greece Geography
What sea is home to most Greek islands?
The Aegean Sea
This city-state was known for providing education for boys.
Athens
The Greco-Persian War was started between what city-state and empire? _______________ and ___________
Athens and Persia
Which army had more land and soliders?
Persia
What city-state was Alexander from?
What natural barriers separated city-states from one another?
Steep mountains
This city-state was known for having strict military education for boys.
Sparta
What was the name of the battle where Sparta made a famous last stand to eventually lose to the Persians?
Battle of Thermopylae
Which army was better equipped?
Greece
Who was Alexander's king father?
Philip II
A shortage of good farmland forced the Greeks to do what?
Trade
What form of government did Athens have?
Democracy
What were the first battles of the Greco-Persian War called? (hint: a Greek city-state came to save the day)
Ionian Revolts
What was the name of the Spartan King who died in battle during the Greco-Persian Wars?
King Leonidas
______________ and _______________ fought in the _____________________ wars that allowed King Philip II to take over the entire peninsula of Greece.
Athens, Sparta - Peloponnesian Wars
What was the name of the peninsula Greece was on?
Peloponnese
What form of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
In which battle did the Persians attack a beach outside of Athens only to get destroyed by the Athenian army?
Battle of Marathon
Who were the two main leaders of Persia during the war?
Xerxes, Darius
Name three regions Alexander the Great take over.
Egypt, Persia, Assyria, Israel, Mesopotamia, parts of India
Ancient Greece could not create much of their own food. They decided to build _________________ overseas.
Colonies
What was the name of the ruling group of Sparta?
Council of Ephors
In which battle did the Greek ships trap the Persian ships in a channel outside of Athens to completely destroy the Persian invasion?
Battle of Salamis
In which battle did the Greeks create an army of 100,000 to finally defeat the Persians in a decisive land battle?
Battle of Plataea
What are the three ways Alexander the Great gained legitimacy among his conquered subjects?
Spreading of Greek culture, adoption of religions, adoption of foreign cultures.