Lesson 2
Spartan women were trained in
running, wrestling, and javelin throwing.
Who wrote the History of the Persian Wars?
Herodotus
In this type of democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.
A Representative Democracy
Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
Earthquakes and civil war
A person who enforced laws and managed tax collection in Sparta was called a
Ephor
In what way did a boy's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military.
Who defeated the Greeks at Thermopylae?
Xerxes
Beginning in 478 B.C., which league served as a protective group and defensive league?
Delian League
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
Free native-born men who owned land
What is the term for a type of landform?
Penisula
A system of government in which all citizens share in running the government is called
a Democracy
Who expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army?
Cyrus
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because:
there was a small number of citizens
What was the first civilization to arise in ancient Greece?
Minoan
A market and a place where people meet and debate is called a
Agora
The type of leader in power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to unrest among city-states was a
Tyrant
Who organized the Persian government to make it more efficient?
Persian King Darius I
The Age of Pericles was known as a golden age of:
Prosperity, culture, and achievement
Greek city-states were run by their
Citizens
A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows is called a
Phalanx
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
the military
Who held his empire together by treating conquered people fairly?
Cyrus the Great
In 431 B.C. Sparta and other city-states joined force against Athens to fight what war?
Peloponnesian Wars
True or False:
The Minoans made their living as traders?
True
Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon?
King Darius