Ancient Greece # 2

a general and statesman who guided Athens and made it more democratic

Athens lost the Peloponnesian War because of the following reasons except:

a conflict between Athens and Sparta which lasted for 27 years

an open area in each city-state where meetings took place and markets were set up.

thinkers who pondered questions about life

He wrote “The History of the Peloponnesian War”.

King of Persia who united the empire with his merciful rule

He wrote “The Histories”

the most famous woman in Athens who was well-educated and influential in public speaking

a city-state focused on government and education

What made the direct democracy of Athens possible?

a battle between the Athenians and the Persians (remember Pheidippides!)

a democracy in which citizens elect a smaller group of people to make laws on their behalf.

a city-state focused on military

a time period of creativity and learning when Athens became very powerful and more democratic

He wrote “The Illiad”

Which of the following is false about slaves in Athens?

What caused the Peloponnesian War?

Each Greek polis was like a tiny independent country because:

Athenian general who created a plan to fight the Persians by attacking their ships.

The Greek concept of “citizenship” usually applied to:

He brought Athens to its Golden Age, but died in 429 B.C.E. from the plague

Early Greeks lived by:

Athenian democracy was different than American democracy because in Athens:

the Greek term for a city-state

a democracy in which citizens gather at mass meetings and vote first hand on laws and policies

How did Athenian men usually spend their time?

All of the following characterize the typical Athenian woman except:

a form of government used in Sparta in which two kings headed a council of 28 elders

What well-known monument was built during the Age of Pericles?