Ancient Greece Exam Review

Which was Ms. Wingler's favorite topic we studied this year? I mentioned more than once that it was my favorite ;)

Developed the world's first Democracy. Leader of Athens around 500 BC.

How did the size of the Persian Military hinder their ability when attacking in the Battle of Salamis?

Which definition best describes the Myceneans?

Slaves in Sparta were known as:

Claimed the throne and killed all of his riivals for power. Started the Persian Wars.

It could be argued that the democracy in Athens was not a true democracy. Who was allowed to vote in Athenian democracy?

The invasion of Persian soldiers on Greek City-States began the Peloponnesian War.

What was the Delian League?

Greece had a time of great achievements. This time was marked by the creation of city-states. Known as the:

The fall of democracy in Athens came when Greece was conquered by which empire?

Colonies were made to help with overpopulation in the booming Greek City-States.

Hellenistic Macedonia dawned the most Greek culture as well as the weakest government after Alexander the Great.

The mainland of Greece is not a peninsula.

Mythology is a term used to describe bodies of true stories that explained how the world worked.

This was the war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear Greece apart.

Who was Alexander the Great?

What would be the best definition of an oligarchy?

A type of government in which the people govern themselves.

The Athenians held different values than those of their Spartan “enemies”. What were those differences?