Geography of Ancient Greece
The mainland of Greece is a ...
peninsula
Rome is located in Italy which includes islands and a ...
peninsula
Ancient Greek cities are called
city states
states that agree to help each other against a common enemy
The war between Sparta and Athens
The Peloponnesian War
In ancient Greece communities were isolated because of the...
mountains
The peninsula is shaped like a ....
boot
a single ruler such as a king who holds all the power
monarch or monarchy
This battle ended the Persian wars
The battle of Plateau
One effect of The Peloponnesian War ...
King Phillip conquering Greece
Travel by land was difficult because...
roads unpaved, sharp rocks shattered wheels
The myth that explains Rome's creation involved two brothers...
Romulus and Remus
Power in the hands of a few aristocrats
Battle fought by Thermistocles by tricking the Persians to come into the narrow channels between the islands and the mainland
Battle of Salamis
After King Phillip was murdered his son who the new Macedonian King
Alexander the Great
Travel by ___________ was easier
boat
Two groups influenced Roman
Etruscans and the Greeks
the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a lawful king
tyranny
The final 300 of the Sparta fought until the very end and were killed.
Battle of Thermopylae
Alexander the Great wanted to spread
Greek Ideas
As the populations grew some communities did not have enough farmland. One solution was to...
start colonies.
The first Romans were
Latins
All citizens share power
democracy
Battle won by Greece with Miltiades ordering the Greeks to attack from the front, the left and the right.
Battle of Marathon
Alexander the Great's empires crumbled because
he died