Ancient Greece

Rise of Greek Civilization

100

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by these two geographic features.

Seas and Mountains

200

Communities in ancient Greece were separated by rugged mountains and valleys, in other words they were _____ and this influenced the formation of independent___________.

isolated; city-states

300

Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed here; historians cite this civilization as Greece's earliest

Crete

400

These people were an island civilization; these people were mainland.

Minoans and Mycenaeans

500

This economic activity was important for ALL the groups of people who lived on or around Greece.

Trade

Sparta and Athens

100

This is the name of the Age that occurred around 700 b.c., after which Greek civilization developed on the mainland.

The Dark Age

200

These people could be considered citizens in most city-states.

land-owning males

300

Political changes occurred as city-states grew, including the rise of this type of rule in many 

tyrant

400

In Greek city-states, these three types of government typically developed

tyranny, oligarchy, democracy

500

This is rule by a small group of wealthy people

oligarchy

Greece and Persia

100

This city-state is known for developing a military culture

Sparta

200

Sparta was ruled by 

an oligarchy with a council of elders that consisted of land-owning males

300

This is an example of how Sparta's resistance to change adversely affected their ability to trade efficiently

using iron bars vs coins

400

Young males in Athens were educated differently than Sparta; name three subjects they were able to study.

Arithmetic, geometry, public speaking

500

Name the three fair tyrants Athens had in the 500s B.C.

Solon, Peisistratus, Cleisthenes 

Battle it Out

100

This Athenian tyrant gave citizenship to those who didn't own land

Peisistratus

200

This Athenian tyrant allowed every male citizen to  be a member of the city council through a lottery

Cleisthenes

300

In the 500s B.C. this empire was about the size of the continental United States

Persain

400

Around 600 B.C. a Persian religious teacher named ________ began preaching that a single god named _________ was the creator of all things.

Zoroaster, Ahura Mazda

500

The Persian Empire was divided into provinces called

satrapies.

Outcomes

100

Athens had this kind of army; Persia had this kind

volunteer, full-time professional

200

In the 400s B.C. Persia tried to expand in Europe and began by doing this

invading Greece

300

This group prevailed at Marathon

The Greeks

400

At the battle between the Greeks and Persians at Thermopylae, this was the outcome

The Spartans fought until the end, but the Persians won

500

In the battle of Salamis, this was the outcome

the Greeks defeated the Persian navy because they had smaller, faster ships