The Greek City State
What is the Greek word for a city-state?
A polis
What famous victory did the Athenians win against the Persians in 480 BC?
The Battle of Marathon
Which city-state grew in power after the defeat of the Persians, forming a league of other Greek city-states?
Athens
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedon
Name a Greek historian
Herodotus or Thucydides
What is the fort on a hill at the centre of the city-state called?
the acropolis
What advantage did Greek hoplites have over Persian soldiers in battle?
The Greeks wore heavy bronze armour
What did the Athenians do when the Spartans invaded their land?
They stayed behind their city walls.
What was Alexander's first great victory over the Persians?
Issus
Name a Greek playwright
Aeschylus, Sophocles or Euripides. Or Aristophanes
What was the open area called where Greek citizens met to socialize and go shopping?
the agora
At what famous battle did 300 Spartans sacrifice their lives to give the rest of the Greeks more time to prepare?
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Athenians had a powerful navy and the Spartans didn't.
What city named after himself did Alexander found in Egypt?
Name a Greek philosopher
Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle
Name the two greatest city-states of the 5th century BC
Athens and Sparta
At what famous sea battle did the Athenians defeat the Persian fleet?
The Battle of Salamis
How were the Spartans finally able to defeat the Athenians after 30 years of war?
They sank the Athenian fleet and then laid siege to the city.
How far did Alexander get before his army refused to go further?
India
Name a leader of Athens
Pericles, Peisistratus, King Aegeus (legendary), Cleisthenes, or Solon
Name two Greek city-states besides Athens and Sparta
Corinth, Thebes, Plataea, Eretria, Argos, Mycenae, Byzantium
At what famous battle did the Greek city-states fighting together defeat the Persian army?
The Battle of Plataea
Sparta's allies wanted her to burn Athens to the ground and sell all her people into slavery. Why didn't they?
They said they could not treat the victors of the Battle of Marathon this way.
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died at the young age of 33?
His generals fought over it and divided it into several kingdoms
Name the king of Sparta who sacrificed his life at Thermopylae
King Leonidas