Athens
What type of government did they have?
Democracy
What type of government did they have?
Oligarchy
In the beginning of the Persian War what city-state was the most dominant?
Athens
True or False their architecture is still popular today
True
True or False Athens’ government eventually evolved into the first democracy
True
What was their economy based on?
Trade
What was their economy based on?
farming and conquering
In the beginning of the war who was Persia’s king?
Darius I
Where the Ancient Greeks polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
How do we know about Socrates?
His student Plato
Athenians only HAD TO serve in the army for how many years?
Two
Why did Spartan leaders discourage foreign trade?
They thought that interaction with outsiders would weaken Sparta.
What was the first battle where all the Greek forces worked together?
The Battle of Thermopylae
What did the Greek’s art revolve around?
Vases, paintings, and bronzes
Describe Sparta’s government.
They had two kings at a time and a legislative body.
Name one thing the Athenians prided themselves on.
Their naval powers and their open door policy
Where was Sparta located?
The Peloponnesus
What was the first major war?
The Battle of Marathon
True or False most Greeks worshipped their gods only once every week
False
List two examples of Greek architecture
Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian
Athens believed that education was the key to what?
Survival of a democratic society.
What peoples was Sparta made up of?
Dorian Greeks and conquered Laconia.
Why did the Persian War start?
Persia tried to conquer the Greek city states.
List three Greek gods.
Hades, Zeus, Hephaestus, etc.
Who was Plato’s most famous student?
Aristotle