Geography & Early Civilizations
What were the primary geographic features of Greece?
Peninsulas, Mountains, islands
What were the advantages of having colonies?
growing population = increased trade
Who did the farming in Spartan society?
Helots
What was Cyrus' attitude towards conquered peoples' religions?
With religious tolerance, no slaves, let Israelites return home
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens & Sparta
How did geography impact the political development in Ancient Greece?
Where were Greek colonies located?
Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea
What was the profession of all adult male citizens in Sparta?
Soldiers
What were important achievements of Darius?
Rebuilding the capital Susia, added rest areas and inns, paid workers who worked on buildings, royal road
What caused the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta feared Athens becoming too strong with Petion league
Where was the Minoan civilization located?
On Crete
What was the acropolis?
Fort built on a hill top where locals can take refuge
Compare and contrastive life of boys in Sparta & Athens.
Boys in Sparta joined the military army at age 7; Boys in Athens studied drawing, geometry, music, public speaking, and arithmetic
Who were the two Persian kings during the Persian Wars?
Darius & Xerxes
Who won the Peloponnesian War? Why?
Spartan army surrounded Athens, and Athens lost because disease killed one third of people.
Who conquered the Minoans and controlled much of the Aegean from around 2000-1100 BCE?
Mycentes
What took place in the agora?
Marketplace, place to gather and debate, pass laws, carry out business
Who had more rights for women, Athens or Sparta? Explain..
Women rarely were allowed in Athens; While Sparta women could own property, and could travel
What is the Marathon run of today named for?
Phildippes ran 25 miles, marathon to Athens, cried "victory" then died
Few jobs, farms ruined, Greek city-states divided & weak
Who won the Persian War?
Greece
Democracy
How did the Greeks accommodate for their smaller numbers in the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis?
Clever strategy of using natural environment to their advantage