Geography
Government
Potpourri
Athens / Sparta
Persian Wars
100
The Ancient Greeks usually did this if they didn't have enough farmland to feed themselves.
What is traded to get what they needed.
100
This form of Government had one ruler that inherited power, and the power is usually passed down to his son.
What is a Monarchy.
100
This was a member of the most powerful class in Ancient Greek society
What is an aristocrat.
100
This was the main purpose of education for boys in Athens.
What is they wanted to prepare them to become good citizens.
100
This was the king of the Persian Empire when they first invaded Ancient Greece.
Who is King Darius.
200
This was the biggest way that the mountains of Ancient Greece affected how people lived.
What is that they lived in isolated villages.
200
This is what usually happened under in an Oligarchy.
What is the rich became richer and the poor became poorer.
200
This was a marketplace in Ancient Greece.
What is an agora.
200
This is why the Spartans avoided trade.
What is that they didn't want to be exposed to new ideas.
200
This is why Leonidas decided to fight the Persian Army at Thermopylae. (Battle of 300)
What is because of the narrow pass between the mountains and the sea.
300
This is the main reason why the Ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land.
What is because the mountains were difficult to travel over.
300
A _____ inherits power, but a _____ seizes it.
What is "A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it."
300
This is a government where the power is in the hands of a few people.
What is an oligarchy.
300
This group of people had the most power in Sparta.
What is the Council of Elders.
300
This was the reason that the Athenians had such a great Navy, and were able to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis.
What is because they lived so close to the Sea.
400
This is the name of the land form that Greece is located on.
What is a peninsula.
400
This is the correct order that the four forms of government appeared in Ancient Greece.
What is monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy.
400
This is a person who seizes power - usually illegally.
What is a tyrant.
400
This city-state’s economy depended on farming and conquering other people.
What is Sparta.
400
This was the place where the first battle of the Persian Wars was fought on the Greek mainland. (Hint: it was located 26.2 miles from Athens.)
What is Marathon.
500
This was the highest point in a Greek city-state
What is the acropolis.
500
This was a government where all citizens share in the ruling power
What is a democracy.
500
This city-state's economy depended on trade.
What is Athens.
500
This is what the Athenians and Spartans had to do in order to defeat the Persian Empire.
What is fight together.
500
This was a great Athenian leader who was re-elected many times.
Who is Pericles.
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