Ancient Greece Vocab
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100
Another word for the city-state.
What is a polis?
100
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
100
This is how you would describe the landscape of Greece
What is very mountainous with valleys and some rivers?
100
Where was the Minoan civilization found?
On the island of Crete
100
Describe the role of women in Athens and Sparta.
In Athens, women had very little freedom, and wer taught very little. They kept the house and the children.
In Sparta, women had more freedoms, but were still not allowed to learn much. They provided males for their army.
Both took care of the homes and children.
200
A type of leadership where only a few wealthy people or merchants run the government.
What is an oligrachy?
200
Which city-state were the Arts most important too?
Athens
200
This was a Public Market Place in Ancient Greece.
What is the Agora?
200
This is the oldest city in Europe which is found in Greece.
What is Mycenae.
200
Describe the government of Athens.
Athens was the start of democracy. They had a direct democracy were their citizens (land-owning males over the age of 18) voted directly on the laws.
They had meeting every 10 days.
300
This was a battle strategy where Greek warriors would crouch together to create a wall using their shields. It was eventually adopted by the Romans.
What is a Phalanx?
300
Who was allowed to partake in education in Athens?
Only Males
300
This is the body of water between Greece and Turkey
What is the Aegean Sea?
300
The Dark Ages were caused by these events.
What is natural disasters, warring among people, and moving around?
300
What was the role of a general in Athens?
To carry out the laws that the assembly voted on.
400
The type of democracy where a citizen has the right to vote on laws.
What is Direct Democracy?
400
An Athenian messenger ran 26 miles back to Athens to report the victory over the Persians at the Battle of ______ and died from exhaustion
What is Marathon?
400
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This is the name given to the peninsula which extends off the bottom part of Greece.
What is the Peloponnesian Peninsula
400
Persia invaded Greece before or after the Peloponnesian War?
Before
400
Sparta was able to win the war because of what events?
Athens had all their people inside the city walls, and a bad shipment of grain led to disease and death.
Lacking food, Athens surrendered.
500
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
What is Tyranny?
500
Name this Greek and the city state he led
Who is Pericles and he led Athens?
500
What ancient civilization is represented by these ruins/photos and was one of the first to become what we know as Greeks.
What is the Minoans?
500
During what war did Pericles give his funeral oration?
In the early years of the Peloponnesian War, which was between Athens and Sparta.
500
Who is Ahura Mazda?
"Wise Lord" of the Zoroastrianism religion. Started by Zoroaster or Persia. This was a monotheistic religion.