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100
a body of land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
100
the king of Persia who united Persians into a powerful kingdom and let the Israelites return to Jerusalem.
Who is King Cyrus?
100
type of government ruled by a small group
What is an oligarchy?
100
could only leave home with a male relative chaperone
What is an Athenian woman?
100
word for a city-state
What is a polis?
200
a narrow body of water with land on both sides
What is a strait?
200
name of Persian provinces
What is a satrapie?
200
type of governmnet ruled by the majority of the people
What is a democracy?
200
received an education by attending school
What is an Athenian boy?
200
open area used for a meeting place and a market
What is an agora?
300
the name of the peninsula where you would find Sparta
What is the Peloponnesus?
300
Persian governor
What is a satrap?
300
Spartan government officials who enforced the law and collected taxes
What is an ephor?
300
occupation of most Athenian men
What is farming?
300
group of people whobrought iron weapons to Greeks and ended the Dark Age.
Who are the Dorians?
400
the name of the body of water East of Greece between Greece and Asia Minor
What is the Aegean Sea?
400
name of Persian religion
What is Zoroastrianism?
400
This tyrant created a new council to help the assembly carry out daily business.
Who is Cleisthenes?
400
city state which did not set up colonies
What is Sparta?
400
ordinary citizen in the army
What is a hoplite?
500
the name of peninsula referred to as the mainland of Greece
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
500
name of the modern day country where Persian was located
What is Iran?
500
This is the number of members of the Spartan's government Council of Elders.
What is 28?
500
male; 18 years old; native born; free man
What are the criteria for being a citizen in Athens?
500
thinker who ponders questions about ife
What is a philosopher?