Famous Battles
This Battle is where the SPARTAN's stood their ground against the Persians, but ALL DIED as a result of a traitor!
The Battle of Thermopylae
Term when a FEW People RULE
ex. Sparta 2 military kings
Oligarchy
MOST Greek City States were run by there ______
Citizens
A system of government in which all citizens share in running the government
Direct Democracy
The Spartan name for an enslaved worker
Helot
THIS NAVAL BATTLE is where ATHENS Defeats the Persian
The Battle of Salamis
A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
Tyrant
What started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
Civil War & Earthquakes
What did Athenian Boys do?
What did Athenian Girls do?
Boys - Athenian boys went to school
Girls - stayed home, learned from mother to clean and cook
Sparta women were taught....
Running, wrestling, javelin throwing and other sports.
This Battle is where the Persians lost to Athens on a BEACH and a man ran ALL the way BACK to the city to declare VICTORY!
The Battle of Marathon
A person who enforced laws and managed tax collection in Sparta
Ephor
HOW did the Myceneans DEFEAT the People of Troy? (Explain!)
Trojan horse
- Faked a surrender, gave a wooden horse as gift, got inside the walls, attacked from inside the horse at night
WHY Did democracy work so well in Athens?
There was a relatively small number of citizens.
How did Sparta control their citizens
The military
This battle was the FINAL Stand of the Athenians vs the Persians - with there backs against the wall they came out VICTORIOUS
Battle of Platea
Names for City State AND Marketplace in Greece
Polis & Agora
Free, native-born MEN who owned land
Athens Started the Delian League (alliance) in 478 BC & named it after WHO?
Delos
A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
Phalanx
This WAR was fought between SPARTA and ATHENS
Peloponnesian War
WHO Wrote the HISTORY of the Persian War?
Herodotus
The_____________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Minoan
Athenian Economy was supported by....
Farming and Trade
EXPLAIN the ways SPARTA And ATHENS are DIFFERENT
Education vs Military
Freedom vs oppression
Aggression vs logic
Treatment of Women!