Rise of Greek Civilization
Sparta and Athens
Greece and Persia
Glory, War, and Decline
Miscellaneous
100
These people ran the city-states in Ancient Greece
What are "citizens"
100
Boys in __________ went to school when they were young
What is "Athens"
100
This Persian leader ultimately defeated the Greeks at the battle of Thermopylae
Who is "Xerxes"
100
Who had the right to vote in Ancient Athens?
Who are "free adult males who were born in Athens"
100
True or False The Delian League was named for the Greek philosopher Delos.
What is false
200
a __________ is group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
What is "phalanx"
200
Boys in ______________ served in the military when they were young
What is "Sparta"
200
King from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae
Who is "Leonidas"
200
A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
What is "Direct Democracy"
200
The Age of Pericles was known as a golden age of __________, culture, and ________________
What is prosperity, achievement
300
____________ was the name for a Greek city-state
What is "polis"
300
The Athenian assembly appointed ten generals, whose job was to....
What is "carry out the assembly’s laws"
300
The modern day 26 mile running race was named after what Ancient Greek event?
What is "Battle of Marathon"
300
In 431 B.C. Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
What is "Peloponnesian War"
300
How did coins impact Greek trade?
What is "Money was traded for goods rather than bartered for other goods, and the demand for other goods increased"
400
What positive development occurred in Greece when Dorian warriors invaded the mainland?
What is "they learned how to make iron tools and weapons"
400
What was the main cause for Sparta becoming obsessively committed to its military culture?
What is "helot revolts"
400
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?
What is Herodotus
400
Pericles appointed people to government positions based on what criteria?
What is "Abilities instead of social class"
400
This creation greatly simplified reading and writing, record keeping became easier, and people recorded their history and tales.
What is "Greek alphabet"
500
Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
What is "earthquakes and civil war"
500
Explain why Spartan women enjoyed more freedom than women in other city-states?
What is "They could own property and travel, free to train in sports, and remain physically fit for motherhood"
500
Why were Persian roads like the "Royal Road" important to the Persian empire?
What is "travelers, traders, and soldiers could move quicker across the network of roads"
500
Explain why the Delian League failed.
What is "Athens became too powerful and too demanding of the other city-states, and the other city-states distrusted the Athenian leaders"
500
This famous "foreign-born" Greek woman was the first woman to encourage other females to participate in gov't and demand their rights.
Who is "Aspasia"
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