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Greek Government
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Geography
100
He was a Greek historian who is famous for documenting the Persian Wars
Who is Herodotus?
100
This is a type of government where the state is ruled by nobility.
What is Aristocracy?
100
"tough love" for this name of Spartan Education included deprivation of food, constant bullying, and an encouragement to steal.
What is Agoge?
100
This revolt is considered the cause for the Persian War especially because Athens sent ships to assist.
What is the Ionian Revolt?
100
This is the name of the island where the Minoan civilization is located.
What is Crete?
200
He is an Athenian historian who believed that certain events and situations recur over time.
Who is Thucydides?
200
This is a type of government where the state is ruled by a small group of citizens. Spartans practiced this form.
What is Oligarchy?
200
This was an alliance of Greek city-states whose goal was to oppose the Persian Empire and protect Greece. Pericles (Athenian) abused the power of controlling this league by using the money to beautify Athens and build up its Navy.
What is the Delian League?
200
Pheidippides ran this famous journey after an Athenian victory at this battle?
What is the Battle of Marathon?
200
This is the name of the peninsula where city-states of Sparta and Olympia are located
What is the Peloponnese peninsula?
300
This man is a Greek philosopher who encouraged Greeks to question themselves and their moral character.
Who is Socrates?
300
Athenian Democracy was divided up into 3 branches. In the United States, we call these 3 the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is Assembly (Legislative), The Council(Executive), and The Courts(Judicial)?
300
For the group of Athenians, education took place within the household focusing on preparing meals and weaving clothing.
What is Athenian Women?
300
300 Spartans fought to the death at this battle made popular by the movie 300.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
300
This is the name of an island where the Greek hero Odysseus is from. Located Northwest of Sparta
What is Ithaca?
400
This man is a Greek philosopher who believed that an ideal society has 3 groups: Ruling class, Warriors, Farmers/Artisans.
Who is Plato?
400
Solon made this contribution to the development of Athenian democracy.
What is he let all Athenian citizens participate in Assembly?
400
Athenian education included reading, grammar, poetry, math, logic and public speaking because all Athenian citizens were expected to participate in this?
What is Assembly?
400
Greek ships were more agile and could ram and sink Persian ships in a narrow waterway located at this battle?
What is the Battle of Salamis?
400
This is the name of a famous old city-state that was the central location for a 10 year-long battle made famous by Homer's Illiad.
What is Troy?
500
This man was a Greek philosopher who invented the method of arguing according to rules of logic.
Who is Aristotle?
500
Cleisthenes contributed this towards the development of Athenian Democracy.
What is he created the council of 500 (executive branch)?
500
DAILY DOUBLE: (If you get it right, you gain 1,000 points. If you're wrong, you lose 1,000 points). These are 3 things that are unique to Athenian Democracy.
What is: 1. Citizens were 18 yr or older born from citizen parents, 2. Laws were proposed & voted on by assembly of all citizens, 3. Leader was chosen by a lottery 4. The Council (executive branch) is made up of 500 men, 5. Juries varied in size, 6. 1 day trials with no attorneys or appeals
500
Xerxes built a massive bridge at this location to march his enormous Persian army into Greece.
What is the Hellespont?
500
Athens is located in this historical region in Greece.
What is Attica?
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