Geographic Area
A country or area that is surrounded by water on all sides except for one
What is a peninsula?
In ancient Greece, each city was known as
what is a: city-state
The navy is:
the army but in the sea
formation the Athenian soldiers fought in
True or False: after the Battle of Salamis, peace was totally achieved
false
The landscape of ancient Greece can be described as:
lots of mountains, deep valleys and steep hills
a territory that is settled and is controlled by a parent state
what is: a colony
The world's largest empire to date is
the Persian empire
True or False: the Marathon runner ran 42kms to Athens to deliver the news of their defeat, then collapsed and died.
False
An alliance is
a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries
This item was hard to find
What is: fresh water
Colonies helped Greece with what
what are: food and trade opportunities
The Greco-Persian wars refer to battles between:
The Battle of Salamis took place _____ years after the Battle of Marathon
What is: 10 years
Why did the Greek cities along the coast of the Mediterrnean form an alliance?
To protect themselves from anymore attacks by the Persian Empire
Only 20% of the soil could be used for what purpose
what is: farming or agriculture
The colonies had separate ________ from Greece
what is: currency
A hoplite was
An Athenian foot soldier
At the Battle of Salamis, the Persians were fighting two groups of Greeks: the __________ and the _________.
The Athenians and the Spartans
What caused the Peloponnesian War?
The ancient Greeks relied on what to ensure they had the resources they needed?
what is: trade or imports
Athen, sparta, corinth, thebes and Delphi
The Persians outnumbered the Athenians by how many?
5 to 1
The Greek warship, the secret weapon of the Greek navy was called a
Trireme
The Peloponnesian War was a war between Greeks and Greeks instead of Greeks and Persians