Lesson 1
what continent is Greece in?
Europe
Who seized power from the kings?
Nobles.
Where was Persia located?
Southwesern Iran.
Who was the most important Athenian general?
Pericles
Sufficient
enough
What separated Greek city-states?
Mountains and seas.
What did Sparta use for money?
Iron Bars.
Who was the first Persian king?
Cyrus the Great.
Did most people have slaves?
yes
Decline
To move toward a weaker condition
Why did Greece make colonies?
To get more food.
Who was Solon?
A merchant.
What was Persia divided into?
Provinces.
What did Pericles do to Athens democracy.
He increased it.
Tyrant
An absolute ruler unrestrained by the law
What were the Greeks originally called?
Who was Athen's descended from?
The Mycenaeans
What city-states rebeled from Persia?
The ones in Anatolia.
how did Pericles die?
A plague.
Zoroastianism
a Persian Religion
What was the first civilization to develop in/around Greece?
Minoans
Who were Sparta's descendants?
The Dorians.
What did Zoroaster do?
He made a new religion