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The Persian War
100
What is a body of land that has water on three sides?
A peninsula
100
What were the games that were played every four years in Greece?
The Olympics
100
What is a Greek device made to tell time using water?
Water Clock
100
What were the main city-states of Greece?
Sparta and Athens
100
Which city-state had a very strong navy?
Athens
200
What is the name for the strip of land that links the Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece?
The Isthmus
200
Who was the ruler of the Greek gods?
Zeus
200
What device was used to vote in a jury?
A jury box
200
What was the center of city life called?
The Agora
200
How many ships did the Athenians sink in the last battle between the Greeks and the Persians?
300
300
What three seas surrounded Greece?
The Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean Sea.
300
Where did all the major gods and goddesses live?
Mount Olympus
300
What were Greek warships powered by?
Oars
300
What was the Greek word for city-state?
Polis
300
Why is a modern marathon 25 miles?
A modern marathon is 25 miles because a soldier in Ancient Greece ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens to tell of the victory of their battle.
400
What percent of Greek land was good for farming?
20 to 30%
400
Unmarried girls had a festival to honor which goddess?
Hera
400
What city-state invented coins?
Anatolia
400
What city-state revolted against Persian rule?
Anatolia
400
Why did the Persians go to battle with Athens in Marathon?
They went to battle with Athens to punish the Athenians for interfering with the Persians' battle against the Anatolians.
500
In what sea did the Greeks trade?
The Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
500
What festival was celebrated every new moon?
The festival of Noumenia
500
How many symbols were in the Phoenician alphabet?
22 symbols
500
Most Greek cities had fewer than _______ residents.
20,000
500
When was the first major battle between the Greeks and the Persians?
490 BC