Along with the assembly there was also a council of 500 members.
How many people were part of the council?
100
When boys turned 7 they were taken from their homes.
At what age were boys taken from their homes?
100
Athens formed Delian League
What was the name of the Athens side?
100
Ancient Greeks had many gods.
Did ancient Greece have one or many God(s)?
100
Persephone is the daughter of the god Demeter.
Who is Persephone?
200
All male citizens had to train in the military for two years
How long did males have train in the military for?
200
Slaves were treated badly- beaten, humiliated, and often murdered.
How were slaves treated?
200
Sparta formed the Peloponnesus League
What was the name of the Sparta's side?
200
Hades the god of the underworld in the land of dead.
Who is the god Hades?
300
The Physical Geography of a place is an important key in understanding how and why civilization developed the way it did.
What is What thing played a big role in the development of Ancient Greece?
300
They were taught survival skills. They were treated badly. Little food, not many clothes. They were expected to steal to get what they needed. This was how they were taught survival skills.
Where were they taken and what would they be doing?
300
War broke out between Athens and Sparta and their rivals in 431 B.C.
When did war break out between the two city-states?
300
Believed that their gods lived on Mount Olympus. A real place in northern Greece.
Where did ancient Greeks believe the gods lived?
300
In Greek legend gods were part of the Trojan War and were on both sides.
What in Greek legend were gods a part of?
400
Women considered property of their husbands. They learned domestic duties like spinning and weaving.
Were women prized or treated like objects?
400
Slaves called helots outnumbers the Sparta so there were number of rebellions. Sparta's had a hard time keeping them under control.
Were slaves hard to keep track of? If yes, how?
400
27 years long
How long was the war?
400
Zeus is the king of the gods. He rules the thunder, rain, and lighting, among other thing.
Who is the god Zeus?
400
She was kidnapped by Hades because Hades wanted persephone to be her wife. Demeter asked his brother Zeus for help and he knew exactly where she was. Hades agreed to return her if they made a deal. So depending on how much she ate they would make a deal. Persephone ate 6 pomegranate seed so her family would get her for 6 months and the Hades would get her for 6 months.
What happened to Persephone?
500
First-freeman, second-Aristocrats, last-thetes.
What is the structure of Athen?
500
Physical strength was highly prized. Both genders were expected to be fit.
If military was very important, what was accepted from everyone else, even if they weren't in the military?
500
Athens surrendered in 404 B.C. Sparta was the victor.
Who was the victor?
500
Hera is the wife and sister of Zeus. She has a jealous streak and can be quite vengeful.
Who is the goddess Hera?
500
The Greeks were trying to find a way into the closed off city of Troy so, Greeks made a wood horse and hid Greek soldiers inside it. When the were brought inside the city they attacked.
What did the Greeks do so as a result they won the Trojan War?