At what age did Spartan males begin their training?
Age 7
100
The Trojan War was a conflict between who?
The Trojans and the Greeks
100
Who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad?
Homer
100
What is another word for city-state?
polis
100
What is Odyssey and what is it about?
The Odyssey is a poem about the return home after the Trojan War.
200
In Athens who could vote?
free men
200
Where do the Greek and the Persians meet?
field of Marathon
200
King Phillip was the King of where?
Macedonia
200
Where did the Mycenaeans settle?
Hellas
200
What is the Iliad and what is it about?
The Iliad is a poem about the actual Trojan War
300
How many people lived in Sparta and how many people lived in Athens?
9,000 people lived in Sparta and 45,000 people lived in Athens
300
Athens build a strong navy under what leader?
Themistocles
300
What tactic did King Phillip develop in which you change direction without losing formation?
sarissa
300
By whom were the Mycenaeans influenced?
Minoans
300
What is the Delian League?
The alliance between Athens and other city-states that took place in Delos.
400
What is the purpose of the Athenian education?
boys with a well-rounded education
400
Describe the Trojan War and how it ended.
A ten year conflict, the Trojans against the Greeks. It ended when the Greeks tricked the Trojans into accepting a "gift" of a large wooden horse. The horse was filled with Greek soldiers that burned Troy down.
400
How old was Alexander the Great when he gained the throne from his father?
20 years old
400
In Greek city-states who can vote and who cannot vote?
Free men can vote. Women, free foreigners, and slaves cannot vote.
400
What is the Peloponessian League?
The alliance between Sparta and other city-states that took place on the Peloponessian Peninsula.
500
What does the word Spartan mean?
highly disciplined
500
What two battles take place during the Second Persian War?
Battle of Salimis and the Battle of Thermopylae
500
Why did Alexander the Great name himself that?
He built a vast empire in only 11 years
500
What were some advanced features of the Minoans?
advanced writing system, huge stone palaces, and running water