Vocab
Greece is an example of this type of landform
Peninsula
What is Greece covered in?
Mountain and valleys
What is Sparta most famous for?
Its army/military
Who won the Persian Wars?
The Greek City-States
Who was Alexander the Great's tutor?
Aristotle
Slaves in Ancient Sparta were known as what?
Helots
Which continent is Greece located on?
Europe
How were women in Athens educated?
They were mainly uneducated beyond household chores and duties
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesian League
What were King Philip's two main goals?
Unite Greece and defeat the Persian Empire
What is the definition of Oligarchy?
A government ruled by a small group of wealthy, powerful individuals or families
Pythagoras
Why were women in Sparta so well educated?
What are the names of the two historians who recorded the two wars in this category?
Herodotus and Thucydides
What is the era when Greek culture was being spread to different countries called?
The Hellenistic Era
Public speaking and debate is called what?
Rhetoric
What is government is Ancient Greece the most known for?
Democracy
Why did Sparta not have walls around its city?
They believed their army was so great that did not need them/
Who was a part of the Delian League?
Athens and its allies
Why did Alexander's troops beg him to stop fighting?
They had been fighting for 12 years and were exhausted and homesick
Explain Socratic Method
A method of asking specific questions to figure out the truth of an issue
Which of the following is not a Greek cultural contribution:
The Parthenon, Comedies and Tragedies, Western Philosophy, The Colosseum
The Colosseum
Who are the three main Philosophers associated with Athens?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What are the three main reasons that Sparta eventually won the Peloponnesian War?
A plague in Athens, one of Athens generals switched sides, and Sparta made a deal with Persia to build a navy
Explain the difference between Direct and Representative Democracy
Direct democracy is when citizens are directly involved in running the government and selecting leaders, while in a representative democracy, citizens vote on poeple who represent them in the government.