It's what it means
It's what it means II
(the sequel)
Sparta vs. Athens
Who?
Where's that?
100
a Greek city-state
What is a polis?
100
a government in which a small group has control
What is an oligarchy?
100
This city-state's strict government discouraged free thinking and new ideas
What is Sparta?
100
Ancient people (who were not Greek) who developed an early civilization on the island of Crete and built the palace at Knossos
Who were Minoans?
100
The city-state of Sparta was located on this peninsula in southern Greece.
What is Peloponnesus?
200
a government by the people
What is democracy?
200
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
What is a tyrant?
200
At age 18, boys in this Greek city-state were expected to take an active role in public affairs
What is Athens?
200
Respected merchant who ended farmers' debts, freed those enslaved, opened the assembly and law courts to all male citizens
Who is Solon?
200
The Greek mainland is located on the southern part of this European peninsula
What is the Balkan?
300
enslaved people in ancient Sparta
What are helots?
300
a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
What is an agora?
300
This city-state used heavy iron bars for money when other Greeks used coins
What is Sparta?
300
Tyrant who encouraged the people of Athens to worship the goddess Athena
Who is Peisistratus?
300
This sea is located between the Greek mainland and the present day country of Turkey
What is the Aegean?
400
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
What is a phalanx?
400
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself
What is a colony?
400
Unlike their rival city-state who were founded by the descendants of the Mycenaeans, this city-state was founded by the descendants of the Dorians
What is Sparta?
400
This Athenian leader was responsible for creating a new council of 500 citizens to help the assembly
Who is Cleisthenes?
400
The Mycenaeans came to Greece from Central ________
What is Asia?
500
a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
What is an ephor?
500
someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds
What is a bard?
500
Girls from this city-state were educated at home by their mothers and could not leave home unless accompanied by a man
What is Athens?
500
German archaeologist who discovered the first ruins of the Mycenaean civilization
Who is Heinrich Schliemann?
500
This large body of water separates Greece from the continent of Africa
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
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