Persian Wars
What was the name of the Spartan king that helped defend the Greeks at what battle?
What feature of Greek geography encouraged a spirit of independence among its early peoples?
What is called when a membership in a community was developed that gave rights and responsibilities?
Under which form of ancient Greek government did ordinary citizens have the least influence?
Which development eventually led to the Peloponnesian War?
Why were the Greeks living in Asia Minor the first Greek territory to be conquered by the Persians?
Who brought early Greek civilization to an end?
What leaders in Athens have, we discussed in class, contributed to the development of democracy?
Who held the most power in Sparta’s government?
Which group resented Athens’s growing power after winning the Second Persian War?
What was Sparta best known for throughout ancient Greece?
Trade with Greek colonies in Asia Minor brought what into ancient Greece?
Who enjoyed the rights and responsibilities in ancient Greek society?
Artisans
Merchants
What was a woman’s most important role in Spartan society?
What factor made Athens the most powerful Greek city-state after the Persian Wars?
Why could the Persian defeat at Salamis be considered the turning point in the Second Persian War?
What was the relationship between Greece’s geography and the Greek’s connection with the sea?
Which government body best illustrates the principles and practice of direct democracy in ancient Athens?
Why did Sparta want to weaken Athens’s power in ancient Greece?
What was the result of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta for supreme power in ancient Greece?
What was the major effect of the Persian Wars on the Greek city-states?
The rise of a merchant class was part of what other aspect of the expansion of the Greek city-states?
In the mid-400s B.C., Athens created citizen juries, for what purpose?
How did the roles and rights of women in Sparta differ from the roles and rights of women in most other Greek city-states?
6. What were the terms of surrender for Athens to end the Peloponnesian War?
2. To tear down their walls Athens had built.