A meeting place where the greeks usually held their daily market. A good place to talk shop!
What is the Agora
100
When the Spartans started fighting against their neighbors and turned them all into slaves. (This decision would come back and haunt them later...)
What is the Battle of Messenia?
100
The name of the government structure where there is a royal family, usually with some kind of "divine rights," in charge.
What is a Monarchy?
100
He is considered the "Father" of modern history.
Who is Herodotus?
100
The name given to the class of slaves in Sparta.
What is a Helot?
200
It is where Greek men went to get naked and get fit.
What is the gynasium
200
The name of the war that introduced Phillip II of Macedonia to the Greeks.
What is the Phocian War?
200
When there is no centralized government and people are simply loyal to their village and/or culture.
What is Tribalism?
200
The son of Philip II of Macedonia.
Who is Alexander?
200
The name given to greeks who are loyal to their poleis, pay taxes, defend the city when necessary and vote.
What is a Citizen?
300
In ancient Greece, you could find one of these every few feet, dedicated to various gods for various purposes.
What is an altar?
300
The name of the battle that essentially ended the Greek Dark ages and began the Classical age of Greece.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
300
When a popular leader takes control of a government either by force, or is sometimes appointed to enact some kind of change.
What is a Tyranny?
300
The famous Spartan philosopher who reformed the city after the second Messenian uprising.
Who is Lycurgus?
300
In an oligarchy, this is a group of people who are usually quite rich, and from them are chosen to represent and make decisions on behalf of the entire population.
What is the Aristocracy?
400
This is where the Greeks went for entertainment - or to be seen by others having a good time.
What is the theatre?
400
The legendary battle where King Leonidas led 300 spartans in defense of all of Greece against the Persians.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
400
When a population or citizens of a particular government are allowed to "vote" on selected issues or in favour of certain leaders.
What is a Democracy?
400
The famous Tyrant who took control of the city twice, in order to save Athens from Oligarchical ruin.
Who is Persistratus?
400
When Athens was having some economic difficulty, it was because too many Greeks were falling into debt and therefore being forced to become these.
What is a slave?
500
Usually the highest point of land, easy to defend if the city was ever attacked.
What is the Acropolis
500
The name of the 40 year conflict between the Athenians and the Spartans.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
When those in charge are chosen from a select group or a ruling elite, but where there are no "divine rights" to rule.
What is an Oligarchy?
500
The famous Greek philosopher and amateur poet who was given special tyrannical powers to save Athens from economic ruin.
Who is Solon?
500
This was the elite group within the Spartan military, who would be chosen as officers and later on as political rulers.