Wars/battles and city-states
What city-state was known for fighting and battles? Where they the strongest city-state?
- Sparta
- They were the strongest city-state
Who was Eucild? What did he do/make?
- A greek mathematician
- He made geometry
What was the god Dionysus known for?
Dionysus- Wine and parties
What landform was Greece considered?
Penisalua
What government did Athens create?
Democracy
What city-state was known for their education and knowledge?
- Athens
Who was hippocrates? What was he known for?
- A famous Greek doctor
- Known for his ideas of how doctors should behave.
What are the gods Hephaestus and Hermes known for?
Hephaestus- Fire and volcanoes
Hermes- Messenger God
Why is it important for Greeks to trade?
- Mountains; lead to no farming, no food, living off trade.
What are the four types of governments?
Tranny, democracy, oligarchy, monarchy
What is the Battle of Marathon? Who was fighting in it?
- The Greeks and Persians.
- The Greek city-states rebelled against the Persian leader Darius After he tried to take over the city-states.
- The Greeks won the battle
Who is Thucydides? What was he known for?
- One of the greatest Greek historians
- He tried to be neutral
What are the gods and goddesses Ares and Aphrodite?
Ares- War
Aphrodite- Love and beauty
What is the fortress that stood on top of a tall hill called? What was its purpose?
- Acropolis; defending it's city state
What is a cavalry? Which three leaders used these in battle?
- A battle where they use horses to fight; battle on horseback.
- Cyrus the Great, Darius, and Xerxes
What is the Battle of Thermopylae? Who was in it? What was the result? About how many Spartan soldiers died?
- A war between Sparta and Persia, Part of the Persian war
- Spartans hold of Persia so the rest of city-states could prepare.
- About 3000 soldiers die, none survive
Who were the three types of writers? Who were they/ What type of writing did they use?
Homer- epics
Sappho- lyrics
Aesop- fables
What are the goddesses and gods Athena, Apollo, and Artemis known for?
Athena- Wisdom
Apollo- Music, healing, and light
Artemis- The hunt
What was a landform thing covering Greece? What three things did Greece do because of this?
Mountains; trade for things, protected/ made each city-state, had to become expert sailors.
What is the difference between an Athenian direct democracy and an American/Roman representative democracy? Name 2
- Direct vote my hand, representative vote on a ballot.
- Direct was on the law or change, representative was on people.
What is the battle of Salamis? Who won? What did it result in? What happened?
- The battle between Athens and Persia
- Athenians won
- The Athenians outsmarted Persia by getting Persia's large ships stuck in the water. Able to escape with small ships.
What were the three Philosophers? What were they known for?
- Socrates; the Socratic method, asking questions, never stop looking for knowledge.
- Plato; The academy for philosophers and other people
- Aristotle; live life in moderation or balance.
What were the gods and goddess Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter known for?
Hera- Marriage
Poseidon- Sea
Hades- Underworld
Zeus- Heavens
Demeter- Harvest; agriculture
What three seas were surrounding Greece?
- The Aegean Sea
- The Ionian Sea
- The Black Sea
What is a tyranny and oligarchy? How many people rule?
- Tyranny; 1 person, by illegal force they get people and conquer the king, then the person becomes the tyrant.
- Oligarchy; a group of people (aristocats), Usally a group of wealthy people that only treat rich people with respect.