Regime Types
Type of regime that is ruled by a king or royal family
What is a monarchy?
The type of regime that Athens had
What is a democracy?
Why did Persia want to conquer Greece?
They wanted to expand their empire, as they were one of the most powerful civilizations at the time
What is the Delian League?
The Alliance between the Greek city-states, Athens would assume the position of the leader of the league
What led to the development of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta thought that Athens had too much power, and they demanded that that Athens free the other city-states from the Delian League. Athens refused.
Type of regime that is ruled by the people (citizens vote for laws/politicians/taxes)
What is democracy?
Which city-state treated their women with more respect, by educating them in public speaking and allowing them to own the land
What is Sparta?
Who won the Battle of Marathon?
Greece.They surrounded the invading Persians and pushed them back into their boats. Persia retreated and did not return for 10 years.
What innovations in medicine developed at the time?
Hippocratic Oath, medical texts, better understanding of anatomy
What were both Athens and Sparta better at than each other? (Athens had a stronger ______)
Athens had a stronger Navy, and Sparta had a stronger land army
Type of regime that has a group of advisors running the government
What is an oligarchy?
What did Athens value most?
Democracy and freedom, they wanted their citizens living the way they wanted to
What is the legend of the Battle of Thermopylae?
What innovations developed in art/architecture at the time?
Sculptures, pillars, Parthenon
Who helped Sparta defeat Athens?
The Persians (Irony!)
Type of regime that has a leader that took power from a previous regime, often through illegal means
What is a tyranny?
How did Athens treat women in their society
Women in Athens had less rights then men, and could not participate in government
How did the Greeks defeat Persia at the Battle of Salamis?
Athens used their small and nimble ships to ram into the much larger Persian ships, eventually sinking them and stopping their re-supply efforts.
Name one Greek philosopher
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What happened after Sparta took leadership control of Greece?
Greece fell apart, eventually being conquered by Phillip II of Macedon
What are the positives and negatives of a democracy? (list 1 of each)
Positives - People have the power, Right to vote, everyone has a say
Negatives - Decisions take too long, constant turnover in government, Multiple opinions
What is a monarchy?
Why did Persia end up losing the war?
After their defeat at the Battle of Salamis, Persia could no longer re-supply its army in Greece. With no supplies and a lack of soldiers, Persia was forced to retreat, ending the war.
Name one famous piece of literature from the time period written by Homer
The Odyssey or the Illiad
What led to the downfall of Greece? (Think about what led to Sparta fighting Greece)
The Athenian Golden Age and the Delian League. Athens would have too much power, which angered the Spartans.