Vocabulary
Sparta
Persia
Vocabulary II
Athens
100
This is an open area used for a meeting place and a market
What is an agora
100
What was the form of government used in Sparta
What is an oligarchy
100
Who was one of the kings of Persia that was consider as fair
Who is Cyrus the Great
100
These people enforced laws and collected taxes in Sparta
What is an ephor
100
What city-state focused on government and education
What is Athens
200
This is a Persian state
What is a satraps
200
How old was a Spartan man when he could return home
What is 30 years old
200
What are the 3 reasons Xerxes want to conquer Greece
What is to increase his country's wealth, to win glory, and for revenge
200
These people ruled with total authority
What is a tyrant
200
Why was the time around 60 BC called the Dark Ages
What is people forgot how to read and write
300
They are thinkers who ponder questions about life
What is a philosopher
300
Who wrote the History of Persian Wars
What is Herodotus
300
What was Xerxes planning to do to Greece
What is conquer it
300
These people were defenders of the kingdom
What is a satrap
300
Who could be citizens of Greek city-states
What is free, native-born men and women
400
This is a tiny, independent country
What is a polis
400
Where did the Mycenaeans come from when they entered into Greece?
What is central Asia
400
If Xerxes plan was successful, what would he have gained
What is possession of a rich land, satisfaction and revenge, and glory
400
What are ordinary citizens in the army called
What is a hoplites
400
What was the Greek alphabet based off of
What is the Phoenician alphabet
500
This is a form of government used by the Spartans
What is an oligarchy
500
Name 4 characteristics of Spartan women and girls
What is they had more freedom than the Athenians. The girls were trained in sports. They were expected to take care of the house and the children They could not hold office or vote
500
What country committed wrong against the Persians
What is Greece
500
This is a body of land with ocean on three sides
What is a peninsula
500
Name 5 characteristics of Athenian women and girls
What is Athenian women and girls did not have much freedom. They could not leave the house without a male relative. Athenian girls were taught to spin and weave. Athenian women were expected to care or the home and raise children. They also were not allowed to vote.