Geography
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Potpourri
100
These limited travel and communication between city-states.
What are mountains and or rough terrain.
100
This group of people originated among the indo Europeans and moved into the Balkan peninsula.
Who were the Mycenaen's?
100
Athletic contests were held every four years to honor_____
Who is Zeus?
100
Rule by a few wealthy people is called an ___________________
What is an oligarchy?
100
Trojan horse
Where did the Greeks hide to trick Troy into thinking they'd won the war?
200
The farthest distance from any place in Greece to the sea
What is 50 miles
200
The 300 years when trade stopped, poverty increased and people lost their writing and craft skills were known as ___________
What are the Dark Ages?
200
To honor Dionysus, a celebration called a ________ was performed
What is a play?
200
Rule by the people is called a ______________
What is a democracy?
200
King Leonidas
Who was a fearless leader who took a heroic stand against the Persians?
300
King Minos lived here in a palace that had a series of mazes, or labyrinth.
What is the Island of Crete.
300
Following the Dark Ages a new civilization called ___________flourished from the 700s BC to 336BC
What was the Hellenic civilization?
300
Coins originated during the 600s BC to replace this system.
What is barter/bartering?
300
What are two of the contributions that Solon made during his period of reform?
What are cancelled debts, extended citizenship to foreigners, placed limits on amounts of land people could own, promoted trade, required fathers to teach sons a skill, and urged farmers to grow cash crops.
300
Delian League
What is an alliance of city-states (not including Sparta) who resisted the Persian threat.
400
Sparta was located on this peninsula of southern Greece
What is Peloponnesus
400
The _____ war was started after ________ was kidnapped by a prince, and taken to his palace
What was the Trojan war, and who wasHelen?
400
Meetings took place in this public square called an
What is an agora?
400
A single handed ruler who can sometimes be very cruel and unjust is called a ____________
What is a tyrant?
400
Aspasia
Who is the most famous metic woman, known for her personal charm and intelligence.
500
Athens was located on the central Greek peninsula called________ **** Double Jeopardy Who was their polis named after??
What is Attica? Who is Athena?
500
Rows of foot soldiers who used their shields to form a wall druing battles.
What is a phalanx?
500
Textbooks for Athenian boys were these two books, which they studied and learned by heart.
What are the Iliand and the Odyssey?
500
The fourth Athenian leader to introduce a series of laws that established democracy for Athens was_________
Who is Cleisthenes?
500
Peloponnesian War
What was the war that brought city-states disaster. Unemployment, and loss of ability to govern themselves. People forgot about common good, and only about making money.
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