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Early Greece
People of Greece
Greece and Persia
Greek Government
The Israelites
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Describe the geography of Greece and how this affected their civilization.
Mountainous, Peninsula, Islands, Farmed in small areas, city-states became very independent, traded by sea
100
Who were the first people to settle on the islands off of the coast of Greece?
Minoans
100
Who is the King that expanded the Persian empire using a strong army?
King Cyrus
100
What is an oligarchy?
government ruled a by a small group of wealthy individuals
100
These are rules that the Israelites believed that God wanted them to follow. They have also helped form the basic moral rules for many other nations.
Ten Commandments
200
Why did Greece establish colonies in the Mediterranean area?
To grow enough food to feed their growing population.
200
What leader helped to make Athens more democratic?
Pericles
200
Who was the Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon?
Darius
200
What is a direct democracy? What is a representative democracy?
direct- all citizens vote on issues and govern representative- citizens elect a small group to vote on laws and govern
200
What two religions did Judaism play a part in developing?
Christianity and Islam
300
The Greeks based their alphabet on the alphabet created by whom?
Phoenicians
300
Who was the Spartan leader that lead 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae?
King Leonidas
300
Who was the Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis?
Xerxes
300
Explain how Cleisthenes changed government in Athens.
Created the lottery system and term limits
300
Who did David and his army defeated what group?
Philistines
400
List 2 things the Mycenaeans learned from the Minoans.
use the sun and stars to navigate build ships works with bronze
400
What Greek tyrant was known for giving land to farmers?
Peisistratus
400
Explain the cause of the Persian Wars?
Persia wanted to expand into Europe and had to go through Greece to do that. Greece did not want Persia entering their territory.
400
The top ten elected officials in Athens were known as what?
generals
400
What were the groups of Jews living outside of their homeland called?
Diaspora
500
Starting in 1100 B.C. there was a period of time that lasted 300 years. Historians call this the Dark Ages. Why?
trading and farming failed, people were poor, people stopped writing and keeping records
500
Describe the differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
Sparta-military, women had more rights, oligarchy Athens- education, women had few right, direct democracy
500
Explain the effect that the Persian Wars had on Persia.
The Persian empire was weak and eventually ended. This allowed the Greek Empire to spread even farther.
500
Explain why a direct democracy would work in Athens, but not in the United States.
Fewer people were participating in Athens. Too many people in the United States.
500
According to the Hebrew Bible, Israelites are all ancestors of whom?
Abraham