Wars/Conquests
What started the Peloponnesian war?
When Athens took control using Delian League after the Persian war, they started abusing their power causing Sparta to start the Peloponnesian league and the two leagues battled in the Peloponnesian war.
What were 3 types of Governments that governed athens at some point?
Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy (or monarchy)
What divided the Greek city states?
Hard to cross mountain ranges
What Role did women play in Athenian Society?
Spartan Society?
In athenian Society, women were treated only slightly better than slaves. They were locked up, and had no public role other than religion. They had no role in Gov.
In Sparta, women were expected to exercise to produce healthy children, and could inherit property.
Who was responsible for the Golden Age of Athens
Pericles was said to be responsible for the golden age of athens.
What was the Persian War?
Ionian Greeks rebelled against Persia, and Athens defended the ionian greeks starting a war.
What type of Government was in Sparta
Sparta was a monarchy with 2 kings and a citizen council
How was Greece connected to the outside world? How did the trade?
Greece sailed throughout the Mediterranean to trade since the land was full of mountain ranges that were hard to cross. This led to the advancements in Sea travel.
What is Polytheistic mean?
Polytheism is believing in more than one god.
In what year did Greeks make the advancement of iron working? what affect did it have?
650BC Iron replaced bronze, and because it was much cheaper weapons became much more widespread.
How was Sparta formed?
Dorian invaders from the north conquered Lacedonia and formed Sparta, Enslaving all previous Lacedonian citizens.
Why was the Delian League controversial among the City-states?
Because Athens began to abuse its power at the head, and it was beginning to turn into an empire.
Some City States originally took the form of a Polis. What is a Polis?
A Polis is a format of City-states with a large hill in the center called the acropolis, and the city built around it.
How did the people connect to the gods?
People could talk to the gods through messages sent in frequent earthquakes, or rainstorms.
What peninsula was Greece located on?
The Balkan Peninsula
What happened to the Melians?
When the Melians refused to join Athens league in 460BC, Athens brutally massacred all the men and enslaved the women and children.
Greece was divided into small ______
City States, small self governing bodies divided by mountain ranges
What religious significance did Mt. Olympus have?
Greeks Believed that on top of Mt. Olympus was the home of Zeus, king of the gods.
What lifestyle did Spartans live?
Spartans lived a highly militaristic lifestyle where male children started military training at 7, at all men joined the army at 30
What were 3 things that brought all greeks together?
1)Greeks started the Olympics, and truces between countries were signed so hat they could be held.
2) All Greeks believed they were better then all outsiders
3) They all believed in the same religious system.