Development of Greece
What is arable land?
Good land for farming.
Who was Zeus?
King of Gods.
Who were considered citizens in Greece?
Adult men
What was the cause?
Persia wanted to take over Greece.
What was the cause?
Competition over who rules the Greek World.
What did mountains do to Greece?
Mountains isolated city states.
Who was Hera?
Queen of Gods.
Who were the two Greek polises?
Sparta and Athens
What were the key battles?
Battle of Marathon, Battle of Salamis, and Thermopylae Pass.
What was the effect?
The showing of Athenian culture.
What did seas do for Greece?
Seas were used as highways of Ancient Greece.
Who was Artemis?
Goddess of hunt, young girls, and animals.
What is a democracy?
System of government where people decide what happens
When did the first Persian war take place?
499-449 B.C.E.
Who was Pericles?
He was a general who led Athens through a Golden Age.
How did Greeks get around lack of arable land?
By trading.
Who was Athena?
Goddess of intelligence, warfare, and skill.
What was the evolution of Athens government?
Monarchy - Aristocracy - Tyranny - Democracy
What were some of the effects of the Persian war?
Greek victory united Sparta and Athens, Greeks controlled Aegean Sea, and Athens continued to develop culture and government.
When was the war?
431 - 404 B.C.E.
What is commerce?
Buying and selling things.
Who was Aphrodite?
Goddess of desire, love, and pleasure.
Who were not considered citizens in Greece?
Women, foreigners, and slaves.
Who was the war between?
Greeks and Persia
What was the Golden Age?
Time of prosperity and growth.