Geography
Greek Wars
Greek City-states
Vocabulary
100

Greece is located on this continent.

(Southern) Europe

100

In this war, the Greek city-states were united in fighting this empire

Persia

100

This city-state was described as militaristic 

Sparta

100

A period of ten years

Decade

200

To the east of Greece, lies this sea

Aegean Sea

200

In this war, Athens and Sparta fought each other. (try your best to spell it!)

Peloponnesian War

200

This was a gathering place for the Greeks, also a market place

Agora

200

A piece of land surrounded by water on all three sides

Peninsula

300

A majority of Greece is covered in this type of landform

Mountains

300

This alliance of city-states formed this group to defend themselves against the Persians

Delian League

300

Education, arts, and culture was highly valued in this city-state, it is also the birthplace of democracy

Athens

300

part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses

Cavalry

400
Greek culture would spread due to the establishment of this... after the Greeks could not get what they needed from the mainland

Colonies

400

Sparta blockaded ________ and ________, to weaken Athens in the Peloponnesian War

food and supplies

400

Most Greeks can be described as ____, believing in many gods

Polytheistic

400

a narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water

strait

500

As a result of its mountainous terrain, Greek communities were described as

Isolated

500

How can Greek city-states be described after the Peloponnesian War?

Weakened and divided

500

Athens experienced a _________ _________, a time of peace and prosperity, after the Persian war.

Golden Age

500

A Greek city-state was referred to as a 

Polis