Government
Geography
Religion
City-States
The Persian War
100
another name for the upper class or nobility
What is aristocracy?
100
70 to 80% of land in Greece
How much land do mountains cover?
100
The ruler of the gods
Who was Zeus?
100
polis
What is the Greek word for city-states?
100
Anatolia
What region did Persian conquer in the 500 B.C.?
200
A fortified hilltop. The word means "Highest City".
What is an acropolis? What does the word mean?
200
Peloponnesus
What is the name of the Greek peninsula?
200
Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world.
What is a myth?
200
An agora was an open space where people came for business and public gathering.
What is an agora?
200
A long running race based on a victorious soldier's long run.
What is a marathon?
300
Someone who took power in an illegal way.
What is a tyrant?
300
Because the temperature was high.
Why was there a lack of farmland in Greece?
300
A holy festival is a public ceremony to represent every month.
What is a holy festival?
300
A government in which citizens make political decisions.
What is a direct democracy?
300
The Greeks
Who won the Persian War?
400
Monarchy
What is the earliest form government?
400
The Greeks used their rivers as waterways or highways.
What did the Greeks use the rivers for?
400
The Olympics were games held every four years as part of a major festival that honored Zeus.
What is the Olympics?
400
Yes
Did Sparta join allies with Athens against Sparta?
500
A person that is loyal to government
What is a citizen?
500
The western end that had broad plains and rivers.
What part of Anatolia did Greeks found many colonies?
500
A one eyed monster that was the son of Poseidon.
Who was cyclops?
500
He took away power from the nobles and gave it to the citizens so that they can be able to vote on laws.
What did Cleisthenes do that was important to the ancient Greek citizens?
500
By using logic
How did the Greeks beat the Persians in the war?
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