City-States / The Polis
What is the word for the central meeting place, usually up on a hill, in a polis?
acropolis
this type of government is a word meaning "power to the people"
democracy
Who won the Persian War?
The Greeks
What two city-states was this war between?
Sparta and Athens
What ancient Greek building typifies the Classical Greek style? (Located in Athens)
Parthenon
Which city state was known for being xenophobic?
Sparta
Pisistratus was the most famous Athenian ______________.
tyrant
The Greek foot soldiers at this time were called....
hoplites
Who won this war?
Sparta
Which tragedian wrote the Bacchae?
A. Aeschylus B. Sophocles C. Euripides
C. Euripides
What is the open space below the hill that served as the marketplace in a polis called?
agora
oligarchy
What is a trireme?
A Greek naval ship (with three levels of rowers)
Who is the Athenian leader at the start of the war?
Pericles
Which philosopher did not leave behind any writings?
A. Socrates B. Plato C. Aristotle
A. Socrates
The council of nobles in early Athens was called the what...? (one word)
Areopagus
The man whose reforms are most responsible for laying the foundation for democracy in Athens
Cleisthenes
Name a Persian king during the Persian Wars.
Darius or Xerxes
Who is Thucydides?
Writer of the History of the Peloponnesian War (including Pericles' funeral speech; also was an Athenian general before he was exiled)
Which philosopher wrote "The Republic" about his ideas of government?
A. Socrates B. Plato C. Aristotle
B. Plato
The name of the land workers/serfs in Sparta
helots
The man whose reforms were most responsible for making Sparta a military state
Lycurgus
Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis
What organization did the Athenians take advantage of to become an "empire" over other Greek city-states?
The Delian League
What was Socrates sentenced to death for? "______________ the ____________ of Athens."
Corrupting; youth