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Athens
Sparta
The Olympics
The Persian War
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100
What were the qualifications for being an Athenian citizen?
Male, at least 18 years old, not a slave, and born to two Athenian parents.
100
What was Sparta's attitude toward foreigners?
Sparta sought to be isolated and did not welcome foreigners.
100
How did the Olympics begin?
The Olympics began as a religious festival to honor Zeus.
100
What caused the Persian and Greek conflict in Asia Minor?
The coastal city-states of Asia Minor rebelled against Persian rule and the Greeks agreed to help them overthrow the Persians.
100
What was a typical city-state like?
A town or small city with farmlands surrounding it.
200
How did Athens treat foreigners?
Athens welcomed foreigners.
200
What kind of speaking style did Sparta have?
Spartan citizens were known to keep to a few words.
200
In what city-state did the Olympics begin?
Olympia
200
How did the Persians defeat the Greek army at Thermopylae?
A traitor revealed to the Persians how they could use a mountain path to pass the Greeks, who were blocking the narrow pass along the sea.
200
In honor of which God or Goddess was the Parthenon built?
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom
300
What did the Athenian assembly do?
Levied taxes, voted on issues of war and peace, passed laws, and held ostracism votes.
300
What were the Perioeci?
artisans and merchants from conquered territories
300
What were the original games of the Olympics based on?
Survival skills
300
What was significant about the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
The Athenians were badly outnumbered by the Persians, but they managed to defeat them.
300
What form of government did Athens have?
democracy
400
Who were metics?
Metics were foreign residents in Athens who were artisans or craftsman.
400
What languages were spoken in the city-states?
Greek with varying dialects.
400
How often were the Olympics held?
Every four years
400
Off of what island were the Greeks able to sink the Persian ships?
Salamis
400
What did the Delian League do?
The League helped city-states defend themselves against th Persian threat
500
What does ostracize mean?
To banish or send away.
500
What were the slaves in Sparta called?
Helots
500
What was the Olympic truce?
An agreement between warring city-states that they would stop fighting during the Olympic Games.
500
Who led the Greeks at Thermopylae?
King Leonidas
500
What style of columns does the Parthenon have?
doric