Vocabulary
This term names the series of wars in which Greek city-states fought together against the Persian Empire.
What are the Persian Wars?
This Athenian leader outlawed debt slavery and began reforms that made laws fairer for rich and poor citizens.
Who was Solon?
One major difference between Athens and Sparta was that Athens focused on _____, while Sparta focused on ______.
What are democracy and military strength?
A military formation in which soldiers stood side by side with shields and spears.
What is a phalanx?
Athens is most similar to modern countries that emphasize voting and citizen participation.
What is democracy?
This term describes the tightly packed military formation Greek soldiers used during battles like Marathon to defeat the Persians.
What is a phalanx?
This Athenian leader reorganized citizens by where they lived instead of wealth and created the Council of Five Hundred, increasing citizen participation in government.
Who was Cleisthenes?
Athens educated boys to debate, think critically, and participate in government, while Sparta educated boys to do what.
What is to be soldiers and serve the army?
This series of wars fought between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
Sparta can be compared to modern governments that focus heavily on this to protect their people?
What is security or military strength?
This term refers to a Greek city state, including the city and the surrounding land it controlled.
What is polis?
Leaders who seized power by gaining support from the common people in ancient Greece.
Who were tyrants?
This group made up the lowest level of Spartan society and worked the land for Spartan citizens.
Who were the helots?
This battle showed the strength of the Greek phalanx against a larger Persian army.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
A modern country facing challenges with representation might be compared to this Greek city-state.
What is agora?
This type of government developed in Athens as reforms slowly expanded citizen participation.
What is democracy?
Spartan values emphasized discipline and obedience, while Athenians valued learning and this.
What is freedom or individual expression?
The battle where Spartan soldiers sacrificed themselves to delay the Persian army.
A modern country focused on discipline, order, and national unity might be compared to this Greek city-state.
What is Sparta?
A fortified hilltop used for protection and religious temples in Greek city-states.
What is acropolis?
What is aristocracy or oligarchy?
This comparison would help answer a quiz question about daily life in Athens versus Sparta.
What is education, government, or military life?
Spartan soldiers were willing to die at Thermopylae because they valued this above their own lives.
What is duty to Sparta or service to the state?
What is an example of a modern country that is similar to Athens and/or Sparta?
What is the United States, North Korea, Singapore, China, etc.