Geography
What was the primary geographical difference between Greece and the river valley civilizations?
Greece was not in a river valley and had no large river to speak of
What kind of democracy did Ancient Athens have?
A direct democracy
What were those who were enslaved called in Sparta?
helots
Which war happened first? Peloponnesian War, Trojan War, Persian War, Battle at Thermoplyae, Ionians Rebel
Trojan War
Alexander the Great was from this place
Macedonia
The reason why Greek city-states were so divided and unique
Greece had a mountainous terrain and lots of islands that kept them from unifying
Who defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
What was the name of the alliance Athens built with other Greek city-states after the Persian War
The Delian League
This rebellion started the Persian War (who rebelled and against who)
Ionian Greeks rebelled against Persians and got help from Athens
Possibly Alexander's most enduring legacy was the spreading of this culture
Greek culture
The Trojan War may have been fought over control of the strait that connected the Aegean Sea to which other sea?
The Black Sea
Who could vote in ancient Athens?
citizen men
Persians conquered Babylon and went on to build one of the largest empires yet seen. Which region is Babylon in?
Mesopotamia
What happened last? Ionians rebel against Persians, Peloponnesian War, Battle at Salamis, Alexander conquers Greece and Persia, Persian War
Alexander conquers Greece and Persia
What are two reasons for why some say Alexander was not great?
He was a brutal conqueror and his wars resulted in the deaths of many; his empire did not last beyond his death
What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae? (who was involved, where did it happen, etc.)
During the Persian War, Spartan soldiers clashed with the Persian army at the mountain pass at Thermoplyae. The Spartans were greatly outnumbered but fought heroically and used the mountain pass to prevent the Persians from fully taking advantage of their superior numbers. The Persians ended up defeating the Spartans anyway.
What happened to Athens at the end of the Persian War?
They defeated the Persians in the Strait of Salamis but allowed the Persian army to burn the city of Athens down.
Where does the phrase, "Beware Greeks bearing gifts come from?"
Mycenaens presented the Trojans with a large wooden horse as if it were a gift. Once the horse was inside, Mycenaen soldiers jumped out and burned Troy
Who were the two first groups that laid the foundations for later Greek culture and society?
The Mycenaens and Minoans
What are two reasons historians give for why they may consider Alexander great?
he united people under his rule, created a large empire where trade could flourish, brought peace between long-time rivals Greece and Persia
What happened at the Strait of Salamis? (who was involved, what were the results, etc.)
The Athenian navy lured the Persian navy into the Strait of Salamis and sunk their ships using battering rams. This largely ended the Persian War and the Persians retreated back to Persia.
Was ancient Athens democratic? Give two reasons to support your reason or give one reason and acknowledge a potential counter argument.
Democratic: gave power to the people, allowing them to vote directly on laws, even allowed them to vote people out of office
Not democratic: voting was limited to citizen men who only made up 12% of the population, women, slaves, metics, and children could not vote
Why did other Greek city-states become angry with the Delian League?
Athens took control of the league, taking the league's money for themselves to rebuild their city which had been burned to the ground during the Persian War and threatened other city-states when they attempted to leave the league
Put the following events in order:
Alexander conquers Persia and Greece, The Trojan War, The Peloponnesian War, Ionians rebel against the Persians, Persians burn Athens
Trojan War, Ionians rebel, Athens is burned, Peloponnesian War, Alexander conquers Greece and Persia
It may be problematic to say Alexander "tamed" Asia for this reason. Make a connection between this language about conquest and Alexander and other times language like this has been used to justify a conquest.
The language implies that Asians are savages that need to be tamed or civilized and that their conquest was to their own benefit. Also, implies that Greek culture was superior. Language like this was also used in attempts to justify European and American conquest of Native Americans and enslavement of Africans.