Lesson 1
What happend during the Dark Age to the Mycenaens?
They had a decline, they made less stuff, they produced less food, and they eventually collapsed.
Why did farmers resent nobles?
Many farmers were in debt with nobles and could not pay debt
How big was Persia
As big as continetal united states or 3000 miles across
How did the direct democracy work in ancient Athens.
Because of their relatively small number of citizens
Polis
A greek city-state
Two theorys of how the Minoans collapsed
A tsunami destroyed them, or the Mycenaens invaded them.
What did spartan women do for sports?
They were trained in sports, such as wrestling and throwing jevelin.
In 540 B.C., who did Persia invade?
Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, and the Greek city-states of Anatolia.
Who was the most important general in the Athenian government
Pericles
Tyrant
An absolute ruler unrestrained by law
Who discovered the palace of King Minos?
Arthur Evans
What did Athens have for a government
A direct democracy
What king took control of Persia in the 500s B.C.
King Cyrus
Free
Your welcome
Zoroastrianism
a Persian relegion based on the beleif of one god
what is located inside of an acropolis
A refugee in case invaders attacked and temples to honor local gods
What government did Sparta have?
An oligarchy
Why did Sparta and Athens work together?
Because Persia tried to invade them
What jobs did enslaved people in Athens do.
the men worked worked in farms, shops, or at hard labor while the women were cooks and servants in rich households.
Philosopher
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
What peninsula is Greece on?
The Balkan Peninsula
Who introduced the system of citizens being chosen by the lottery to join the new council of 500 men
Cleisthenes
Why did Darius I create satrapies
because the growing population made it hard to manage and satrapies made the government work more efficient.
Who gave Sparta the gold to build its own navy?
The Persians
Satrap
The governer of a province in ancient Persia