Geography
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
Who killed Hector?
Achilles
The type of government in Athens
Democracy
These two city-states teamed up to fight against Persia
Athens and Sparta
The answer to this is dog
Dog
Name two crops grown in Ancient Greece
Olives, grapes, barley and grains
Who killed the Minotaur?
Theseus
Sparta had this many kings
2
Who was the Persian King who fought against the Greeks at Thermopylae and Salamis?
Xerxes I
city-state
What island did the Minoans inhabit?
Crete
____________ came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse
Odysseus
Spartan could retire from the military at age ____
60
Who was the King of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae?
Leonidas
These were citizen soldiers...
hoplites
The Southern Peninsula of Greece is called...
Peloponnesus
What "good thing" came out of the Dark Ages?
Iron working
Athens had a ______________ democracy
direct
How many miles(ish) is it between Marathon and Athens?
26 miles
A ruler with absolute power...
tyrant
Name two things that early Greeks relied on the sea for
Trade, Protection, and Food
Name two benefits of colonies
Population growth, trade, spread culture, coins
These were the 5 elected officials who made the laws and taxes in Sparta. Could also get rid of kings.
Ephors
Why did Sparta not come to the aid of Athens during the Battle of Marathon?
Religious festival
He wrote the Iliad and Odyssey...
Homer