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European Geography
Ancient Greece Geography
Greek Contributions
Government
Greco-Persian Wars
100
These mountains are a physical barrier between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe.
What are the Pyreneese mountains?
100
Farming was difficult in Greece because of these.
What are rocks?
100
Modern theaters have this in common with the ancient Greek ones.
What is that the rows rise so people can see and hear?
100
This form of government usually developed in first in the Greek city states.
What is monarchy?
100
The Persian army punished the Ionians as an outcome of this.
What is the Ionian Revolt?
200
The entire continent of Europe is this physical feature.
What is a peninsula?
200
A shortage of farmland in ancient Greece led to the Greeks do this.
What is starting colonies?
200
The ancient Greek's impacted language and literature through this.
What is the alphabet?
200
Who usually passed laws that were favorable to the rich and detrimental to the poor?
Who are Oligarchs?
200
In this battle a small group of Spartans made a stand against the Persians. However ultimately the Persians defeated the Spartans.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
300
Trees do not grow in the tundra because of this.
What is permafrost?
300
The ancient Greeks relied on this for travel and trade.
What is the sea?
300
This was perhaps the Greeks biggest contribution to the field of astronomy.
What is the observation that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
300
This type of government is characterized by the rule of a few.
What is oligarchy?
300
This Battle ended the Greco-Persian Wars.
What is the Battle of Platea?
400
This climate zone is found along the Mediterranean coast of Europe.
What is Chaparral?
400
This geographical fact can help explain why civilization in ancient Greece developed as distinct city-states rather than one unified empire.
What is the cities were separated by mountains that were hard to travel through?
400
Greek scientists made most of their discoveries through this methodology.
What is making observations and asking questions?
400
This type of ruler held power through military strength and, usually, popular support.
What is a tyrant?
400
In this battle the Athenian general, Themistocles, lured the Persian navy into a trap by telling them that he was going to switch sides in the battle.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
500
This country has the headwaters of the Rhine.
What is Switzerland?
500
This geographical feature of Athens most affected its economy.
What is that it was close to the sea?
500
The first Olympics were held to honor this famous Olympian.
Who is Zeus?
500
This important idea came from Athens.
What is the idea that people should rule themselves?
500
A cunning military strategy led to Greek victory in this important battle at the beginning of the wars.
What is the Battle of Marathon?