Geography/Places
What is the geographic term for a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water?
Peninsula
Who were the combatants in the Persian Wars? Who was eventually victorious?
_________ vs. __________ Winner: ___________
Greeks vs. Persians
Winner: Greeks
All citizens in Athens were part of the Citizens' Assembly, this is an example of what specific type of government?
Direct Democracy
Which man was a tyrant of Athens but was famous for being a strong leader who improved the city and gave land to landless Athenians? (Do your best on the spelling)
Piesistratus
Which group of people built an advanced society on the island of Crete?
The Minoans
In Greek, acropolis means "fortified hill". What would ancient Greeks most likely use their acropolis for?
Resisting enemy attacks/a place to defend the city/a place to protect their most important things (gold/temples/treasure)
What was the name of the Persian Kings who invaded and burned Athens after the Battle of Thermopylae? He was King Darius' son.
King Xerxes
At different times in Athens history, the city-state was ruled by different forms of government. These include monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies, and what other form of government?
Democracy
Which man was an Athenian aristocrat who believed that the oligarchy had too much power and that the citizens should instead run the government?
Cleisthenes
The Minoan civilization on Crete began it's decline because of what event?
Natural Disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis)
Ships
At which two battles during the Persian Wars did the Greeks use strategy to outwit and defeat the Persians?
Marathon and Salamis
The United States government borrowed many ideas from other cultures/civilizations (cultural diffusion) including democracy from Athens. In the USA, the citizens elect people to write laws and make decisions for the country. What is this type of government called?
Pericles
Starting at age 7, all Spartan boys were trained to be _________.
Soldiers
What effect did Greece's rocky, mountainous geography have on the numerous city-states scattered around Greece?
One of the major causes of the Peloponnesian War was Athens domination of the ______________ League.
Delian
Oligarchy
Which Athenian lawgiver famously wrote a set of laws known for their harshness and severity? Even has a word named after him the English language that we still use today. Kudos if you can come up with that English word.
Draco
Bonus word: draconian
Why did Sparta desire to have such a large powerful army? List two reasons.
1. To prevent ever being conquered by another city-state or empire.
2. To prevent a slave revolt
Polis
List two reasons/events that led to Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
-A plague struck Athens early in the war
-The great Athenian Pericles died due to the plague
-The Athenians had a disastrous military expedition to Sicily
-Persia sided with Sparta by giving them money to build a navy to challenge Athens' navy.
Name at least 2 qualifications to be considered a citizen in ancient Athens.
Born in Athens
Served required years of military service
18 years old
Myceneans
The Phoenicians were well-known for the sea-trading empire in the Mediterranean Sea? Which of the following civilizations would have been a major competitor to the Phoenicians?
ancient Chinese, ancient Greeks, ancient Indians, or ancient Russians
ancient Greeks