Forms of Government
A __________ is a government ruled by a king or queen.
Monarchy
Who fought in the Persian Wars?
The Greek City-States and the Persian Empire.
A __________ is a formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
Phalanx
Macedonian leader who spread Greek culture all the way to India through conquering.
Alexander the Great
What main geographic feature separated the different regions of Greece?
Mountains
A _________ is a government ruled by the "people", aka a location's citizens.
Democracy
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens (Delian League) vs. Sparta (Peloponnesian League)
_______ is the capital city of the Minoans centered on the island of Crete
Knossos
Leader of Athens who died during the plague that wiped out 1/3 of the population.
Pericles
Describe the culture, government, etc. of Athens.
Multiple answer options:
Democracy, all men over 18 were in government, women had no rights, men were educated and had military training, traded and traveled
A __________ is a government ruled by the nobility.
Aristocracy
Who won the Persian Wars?
The Greek city-states
_________ were a class of state owned slaves in Sparta
Helots
Leader of the Peloponnesian League who conquered the Athenian city-states with the help of Persia.
Archidamus II
Describe the culture, government, etc. of Sparta.
Aristocratic and militaristic government, women had some rights, men got military training only, trade and traveled banned
A __________ is a government ruled by a small, wealthy elite.
Oligarchy
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta and their allies (aka the Peloponnesian League)
The _____________ was a coalition of Athens and allied city-states after the Persian War.
Delian League
Persian King who took over for his father and who was defeated by the Greeks in the Persian Wars.
Xerxes
What is the legacy of the Phoenicians?
The Alphabet
What type of governments did Athens and Sparta have?
Athens - Democracy
Sparta - Aristocracy
Persian Empire, Egypt, and the Indus Valley
The __________ was a coalition of Sparta and its allies that wanted to weaken Athens' influence.
Peloponnesian League
Persian King who originally started the war to conquer the Greek city-states, but died halfway through the war.
Darius
What is the legacy of the Minoans?
Considered the first civilization in Europe