City States
Many things unified the people in the city states. Name one or more of the three things we learned in class that they have in common
Religion, culture, language
City states were separated by:
Natural barriers/ topography
This empire threatened Ancient Greeks
This city state was weak after the Persian invasion
Sparta
Young men in Sparta were encouraged to ________ as long as they did not get caught.
Steal
An important feature of a city-state was its gathering place. This is called an:
Agora
Athens had this type of government
Democracy
Greeks that lived in the territory of the Persian Empire (present day Turkey) are called:
Ionian Greeks
During the Sparta vs. Athens part of history, Athens became weak due to..
Plague
Who were treated better in Sparta: women or enslaved people?
Women. They had several rights, including divorce and owning land.
The complex of important buildings at the top of the hill in the center of the city is called an:
Acropolis
Athens' economy was based around
Trade
Pheidippedes ran 25 miles from Athens to this city to ask Sparta for help in the war
Marathon
The Persian navy was defeated at this island, eerily similar to a slice of deli meat
Salamis
The government of Sparta was controlled by 2 kings AND a...
Council of Elders
People in Greece identified themselves as Greeks. True or false?
False. They identified as citizens of their city state.
Slavery in Athens did not exist. True or false?
FALSE!!! There were MANY people enslaved in Athens
This leader assembled an army of 20,000 to fight the Athenians
Darius I
The Spartans defeated the Athenian army under this general
Lysander
Spartans discouraged trading with other city-states because..
They did not want their citizens to learn new ideas that could weaken the government
The two most prominent city states are
Athens and Sparta
Sparta's economy was based around:
Farming and conquering villages
After the 20,000 men in the Persian army failed to defeat the Athenians, this leader of Sparta held off a second wave of Persians with only 300 men (for 7 days and then they all died)
Leonidas
Athens and Sparta created two leagues made up of the surrounding smaller city states. These were called the: (2 names)
Delian League (Athens) and the Peloponnesian League (Sparta)
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