Sparta was ruled by an ____________, meaning the power was in the hands of a few.
What is Oligarchy
100
The first major victory for the Greeks
What is Battle of Marathon
100
The Temple of Athena, built on the Acropolis.
What is Parthenon.
100
What happens during the Peloponnesian Wars?
Sparta gets jealous of Athens, Sparta attacks and they fight for 27 years
100
Our form of government was a greek idea, what type of government was it?
A democracy.
200
A market place in ancient Greece
What is Agora
200
In which battle did a Greek traitor showed Xerxes a secret path to surround the Greeks?
What is Battle of Thermopylae
200
The leader of Athens during the Golden Age.
Who is Pericles
200
Alex the Great was son of ______________ from ______________.
King Phillip II from Macedonia
200
Greek mathematicians Pythagoras and Euclid made major math advancements in which field of math?
Geometry
300
Spartan women were expected to guard against invaders and slave revolts while their husbands were away.
Spartan women had more rights than many Greek women.
What is True.
300
This battle was fought between the Greek and Persian navies.
What is Salamis
300
What type of government did Pericles establish during the Golden Age of Athens?
What is Direct Democracy
300
How do the Peloponnesian Wars end?
Sparta wins, but Athens & Sparta are so weak that King Phillip II of Macedonia takes over all of Greece
300
To describe where places were, Greeks developed a system of ____________ and __________ that is the basis of our geography today.
Longitude and Latitude
400
The _________ met on a hillside in Athens every 10 days in order to decide whether or not to approve proposed laws.
What is the Assembly
400
The last battle of the Persian Wars, the one King Xerxes did not fight in-
What is Plataea
400
Greeks were famous for inventing which two types of dramas?
What is Tragedy and Comedy
400
What was A the G's plan for ruling such large and diverse empire?
Spread greek cultures and ideas, use religion to inspire loyalty, show respect for cultures and adopt some of their customs.
400
Greek astronomers made several major discoveries that changed the way we think about earth and our solar system. Name 1.
Suggested earth moves around the sun.
Estimated the distances between earth/sun, earth/moon.
500
The way a community or region organizes the manufacture and exchange of money, food, products, and services.
What is Economy
500
Why were the Persian wars so important?
Greeks maintained their independence, and stopped Persia from conquering all of Europe.
500
Teacher of Philosophy who was sentenced to death for his questions.
Philosophy is the search for ___________ and wisdom.
What is Socrates & knowledge
500
What made Alexander's military forces unbeatable?
They had engineered new weaponry like crossbows and catapults
500
Herodotus was called the "father of _____________", because he was the first to make a career of recording important events and people of the past.