This physical feature covers much of mainland Greece making farming, travel, and interaction difficult.
What are mountains?
100
This Athenian man gained the support of the people, overthrew the aristocracy, and developed a new form of government. He is called the father of democracy.
Who is Cleisthenes?
100
This is the first kind of government the Greeks had, not unlike any other civilization we have studied.
What is a king or monarchy?
100
The Greeks used this fighting formation in which the soldiers stood and moved shoulder to shoulder with overlapping shields.
What is a phalanx?
100
This busy place was the market and trading center.
What is the agora?
200
**The mainland of Greece is one of these (area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides). Name the physical feature described and the name of the largest one that makes up Greece.
What is peninsula and Peloponnesus?
200
These people lived on the island of Crete and became great shipbuilders, sailors, and traders. They were not considered Greek because they did not speak Greek.
Who are the Minoans?
200
Even in a government in which the people rule themselves, only this group could actually participate in the law making.
What is citizens?
200
This empire, a major enemy of Greece, led by Darius and then Xerxes, fought at Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea.
Who is Persia?
200
This literal "highest hill" was a fortress and center for important buildings like temples.
What is the acropolis?
300
These 3 seas surround the Greek mainland and peninsulas.
What are the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea?
300
These people are considered the first Greeks. They traded extensively, though not always peacefully.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
300
These rich land owners ruled Greece before it was a democracy.
Who are aristocrats?
300
This war occurred between Sparta and Athens and all their allies.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
This city state is known for its militaristic focus. Women here had more rights, but not full rights.
What is Sparta?
400
These 2 natural disasters may have caused the end of the Minoan culture.
What are volcano and tidal wave (or Tsunami)?
400
This Athenian man is known for his laws which were extreme and harsh.
Who is Draco?
400
These are the 3 main qualifications for being a citizen of Athens.
What is male, free, parents born in Athens.
400
This is a specific plan or method to use in a battle or war.
What is a strategy?
Bonus - name one strategy we discussed other than the phalanx.
400
This city state focused on academia when it wasn't focused on running the Delian League into chaos.
What is Athens?
500
These mountains dominate much of the Greek mainland.
What are the Pindos Mountains?
500
This Athenian man led the city-state during its most brilliant time. He encouraged citizens to participate in government. He paid public officials and jurors.
Who is Pericles?
500
This form of government in which a small group, or class, of people have power and rule preceded democracy in Greece.
What is an oligarchy?
500
This agreement to work together is more like a contract that entangles and binds groups.
What is an alliance?
500
This Greek word for city state is the root from which we get the modern word "politics".