Geography
Athens is located on which peninsula?
Balkan Peninsula
Draco and Solon were
Tyrants in Athens
Which war did Athens and Sparta came together to find in
The Persian War
What were the two major city-states of Greece?
Athens and Sparta
Which accomplishment is associated with Alexander the Great?
Spread of Hellenistic culture
Sparta is located on which peninsula?
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Hippocrates made important contributions in the area of —
Medicine
Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the
Peloponnesian War
Which city-state is known as the birth place for direct democracy?
Athens
Buildings such as Monticello and the Lincoln Memorial were influenced by which type of culture?
Greek
Describe Greece's geography
Rocky, mountainous, peninsulas
Herodotus and Thucydides were
Historians
Which issue led to the Peloponnesian War?
Competition for the control of the Greek world
Where is the Parthenon located?
Athens
Early Hellenic culture spread from Greece to Asia Minor as a result of —
Sea trade
The lack of arable land in Greece led to
Shipping and trade along the Mediterranean and other bodies of water
Aeschylus and Sophocles created —
Plays
Following the Persia War, which city state became most powerful and gained control of the Aegean Sea?
Athens
Alexander the Great's empire spread from
Greece to India
"We are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few." Is a quotation from who?
Pericles
How did geography influence ancient Greece?
Led to the creation of separate city-states
Due to his strong leadership and democratic ideals, this person was chosen “First Citizen” of Athens for thirty years. Who was he?
Pericles
Which individual conquered most of Greece following the Peloponnesian War?
Philip ll
How did the Greeks ease their need for additional resources when there became a shortage of arable land?
Colonization
Trojan Horse, Titanic, and Odyssey are terms that are taken from which type of mythology?
Greek