Ancient Greece

What resulted from the Greek Dark Age?

a battle in which 7,000 Spartan soldiers held off the Persian army for two days.

Greek army formation in which soldiers stand tightly marching with shields and long spears

King of Persia who united the empire with his merciful rule

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

a Greek-speaking people from the north who settled in Greece bringingiron weapon technology

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

The Mycenaeans came from:

What caused the Persian Empire to fall?

All of the following characterize the typical Athenian woman except:

The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because their ships:

How did Athens and Sparta differ?

He wrote “The Histories”

a naval battle in which the Greeks destroyed almost the entire Persian fleet

The time between 1100 B.C.E. and 750B.C.E. is called the Dark Age because:

The first Olympic games

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

Why did many Greek city-states send people to settle in far away lands?

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

What made the direct democracy of Athens possible?

acted as tax collector, judge, chief of police, and head recruiter of the Persian army.

In the evenings, wealthy Athenian men:

a conflict between Athens and Sparta which lasted for 27 years

a city-state focused on government and education

thinkers who pondered questions about life

ordinary citizens who took part in the army and fought for their city-state

a city-state focused on military

The Spartans differed from other city-states in that they:

What caused the Peloponnesian War?

Athenian democracy was different than American democracy because in Athens:

a democracy in which citizens gather at mass meetings and vote firsthand onlaws and policies

they could not leave home without a male relative

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

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

a name given to the conquered and enslaved neighbors of Sparta.

a Mycenaean king who attacked the city-state of Troy

religion in ancient Persia believing in one god, and that goodness will triumph in the end.

The ephors in Sparta had a function similar to the ________________ in Persia

He canceled all the farmers’ debts and allowed all male citizens to participate in the assembly

enforced laws and collected taxes in Sparta

Each Greek polis was like a tiny independent country because:

Why were the Persian king’s personal soldiers called ‘Immortals’?

Why did Peisistratus give land to landless farmers?

Cleisthenes comes to power

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

He wrote “The History of the Peloponnesian War”.

a body of land with ocean on three sides

son of Darius who became king and vowed revenge against the Athenians

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

the Greek term for a city-state

Early Greeks lived by:

What were the results of the Peloponnesian War?

How did Athenian men usually spend their time?

The Greek concept of “citizenship” usually applied to:

a narrow body of water with land on both sides

Which of the following is false about slaves in Athens?

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

an island southeast of the Greek mainland which was once the center ofthe Minoan civilization

they drove out wealthy nobles, had the backing of the common people, ruled with total authority

He was a messenger who ran nearly 25 miles from Marathon to Athens, then died of exhaustion:

The Greek alphabet was based on which of these alphabets?

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

He created a council of 500 citizens and was credited with making Athens a democracy

He loaned money to the poor and gave them jobs in public buildings and temples

The Minoans made their living as:

Why was Pericles’ Funeral Oration so famous?

The Battle at Marathon

He wrote “The Illiad”

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

Pericles’ Golden Age begins