Persian War
Why did Persia attack Greece?
What were the names of the 2 leagues in the Peloponnesian war?
Delian league and Peloponnesian League
Where did Alexander come from?
He was born in Macedonia.
Sporting event held to honor Zeus.
Olympics
Where is Greece located?
Southern Europe
What mountain range is in the northern part of the Greek Peninsula?
Pindus Mountains
Name 2 leaders in the conflict.
Xerxes, Leonidas, Darius 1, Cyrus the Great
What were the names of the Greek ships?
Triremes
Alex's dad got assassinated and he became king at 20 years old.
Greeks wore these...
Togas!
What three seas surround Greece?
Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean
What 3 seas surround Greece and what directions are they in relation to the Greek Mainland?
Ionian: west
Aegean: East
Mediterranean: South
What was the name of a volunteer greek soldier?
Hoplite
Who made the first move of the war and what happened?
Sparta surrounded Athens. The people inside had to deal with a plague and food shortage.
How many soldiers did Alex have under his command?
37,000 and 200 ships
Greeks were famous for making ____________ that would go on buildings. We see some of them in our country today.
Greek Columns
What is the difference between representative and direct democracy?
Direct: Everyone has a vote in decisions.
What landform is Greece?
Peninsula
What formation did the greek soldiers fight in?
Phalanx
Who won the war? What government was created in Athens?
Sparta won, they put the "30 Tyrants" in power.
What places did Alexander conquer?
Greece, Persia, Egypt, some parts of India until his soldiers wanted to go home.
Why did the Greeks have mythology?
The stories would explain things like natural disasters and occurrences in nature (rain, lightning, thunder).
200 meter dash
A group of islands is called a(n) ____________.
Archipelago
What was the outcome of the Persian war?
Greece won and Persia never attacked them again.
What was the overall outcome of the Peloponnesian War for the Greek city-states?
Greece was broken up into little territories and left very weak.
What happened to Alexander's empire when he died?
The empire was split into three kingdoms. One in Greece, one in Persia, and one in Egypt.
Name 5 Greek gods and their powers.
mr browning will tell you if youre good.
Put the time periods of Greece in order (Timeline from the notes).
Minoan, Mycenean, Dark Age, Archaic, Classical Greece, Hellenistic Greece
What 3 continents did the Greek Empire connect?
Asia, Europe, Africa