Random Student Questions
What were the other important cities in ancient Greece?
Athens, Sparta, Corinth, and Thebes
At what age were Spartan boys sent off to begin military training
Age 7
This Type of Government was led by a strong military leader
Tyranny
What were the two prominent city-states in ancient Greece
Athens and Sparta
He and his followers derived the Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagoras
How did Persian wars end?
In 480 BCE, the Greeks lured the Persian fleet into a narrow channel. This small waterway was between the mainland and the Greek island of Salamis.
Who farmed the land carried daily work in Sparta
Enslaved people called Helots
This type of Government came from the Greek word for one leader
Monarchy
Peloponnesus and Greece are what type of land feature
Peninsula
Led the Spartan Army at the battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
Where was the city state Sparta located?
on the Greek peninsula south of Athens in the middle of the Peloponnesus
Who teamed up with the Spartans in order to defeat the Athenians
Persia
Governments where only a few people hold power
Oligarchy
Crete
He founded the school called Lyceum
Aristotle
Who did the Mycenaeans fight around 1200BCE?
The city of Troy
Why did the members of the Delian league get upset with Athens
Athens was using the money they collected for the Navy protection and used it finance their own building projects like the Parthenon
All citizens, or members of the city-state, share the power of ruling
Democracy
Name the three primary seas surrounding Ancient Greece
Mediterranean, Aegean and Ionian Seas
Student of Socrates and Teacher of Aristotle
Plato
Who is the founder of the Achaemenid Empire
Cyrus The Great
What kind of Government did the Spartans use
Military Oligarchy
How many women were chosen by lottery to serve in the Athenian democracy
None, women were not allowed. only men and that number was 500
What do call Ancient Greek city-states that were settled in other countries
Colonies
Method of teaching named after him
Socrates