SS Ancient Greece final test

They restricted travel out of their area due to suspicion of outsiders

Sparta

They encouraged travel and trade because they were close to the aegean sea

Athens

The birthplace of democracy

Athens

Had a oligarchy( the rule of a few)

Sparta

Their main law making body was a assembly where all citizens met and discussed stuff

Athens

women did not participate in politics

Both!

had a class of slaves/helots who did their work while they spent their time training in the military.

sparta

women had no rights

Athens

women had some rights

sparta

strong NAVY

Athens

Strong ARMY

Sparta

Taught reading, writing, math, music, poetry, philosophy and more in schools or academies.

Athens

boys taken from parents at age 7 to start training for life in the military.  Learned the art of warfare and survival skills.

sparta

Military camp for only two years from age 18-20.

Athens

Age 20, placed in ranks of military and at age 30, could marry but still lived in army housing.

sparta

Education was important to the people of this city-state as they believed their government was dependent on having well-prepared citizens.  Educated citizens would result in a stronger government.

Athens

Girls received little to no education - only taught spinning, weaving and other household duties.

Athens

Girls educated in subjects and could participate in gymnastics and other sports. This was thought to produce strong, healthy babies.

Sparta

Women enjoyed freedoms - could move around, own property and looked over property when husband was away.

Sparta

Women were kept at home and considered property of their husbands

Athens

Simple Lifestyle - no luxuries

sparta

democracy with the rule of the people

athens

Enjoyed luxuries and foods from all over their empire due to their ability to travel and trade.

athens

Emphasis on developing culture → art, education, architecture, drama/theater, science, philosophy and more.

athens

What was the terrain like in Greece?

Lots of mountains and many rocky areas.

How did the seas play a part for the Greeks?

They provided safe harbor for ships, allowed them to trade and spread ideas.

How did the geography, primarily the mountains, play a part in the development of the polis

Gave the city state isolation and made them more independent.

How did the ancient Greeks view themselves in regards to their polis - meaning did they have loyalty to Greece or to their polis (city-state)?

Loyalty was to their city-state, not all of Greece.

What civilization existed on the island of Crete?

The Minoans

What is the basic storyline of Theseus and the Minotaur?

Theseus goes to athens and kills their beast the minotaur with help from a girl named ariadne.

Which civilization developed on the Greek mainland after the Minoans that supposedly conquered the Minoans?

The mycenaeans

What conflict during the Mycenaean time saw the Greeks battle another city-state across the Aegean Sea?

The trojan war.

What was the legendary cause of the trojan war?

Queen helen was stolen by troy and the Greeks w wanted to get her back.

What was the real cause of the trojan war?

over economical rivalry.

Which blind Greek poet is responsible for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Homer

Why did the ancient Greeks believe in a polytheistic faith, just like all the ancient civilizations we studied this year?

to explain Human Activities, and Natural Forces

Who was considered to be the top god of the ancient Greeks? 

Zeus

where did the gods and goddesses supposedly live?

On mount olympus.

In class discussions, students cannot believe that the ancient people practiced these types of religions back in ancient days.  Do you think there will come a time when people in the future will look at our religions and think the same way?

reasons, we will have more science so we know how earth was created and that stuff also we will be shocked to think we prayed to people because we will then know that we were praying to nobody.

If you were living during this time period, how do you think your life would have been affected by the belief in this type of religion?

What is another name for a city-state in ancient Greece?

Polis

Define an acropolis.

Its a protected settlement on a hill.

What is the role of an agora?

To be a market place, gathering area.

What were the requirements for someone to participate in government in the polis?

You had to be male and had to be born of the polis.

Which groups were not allowed to participate in their polis’s government?

The women, slaves, and foreigner.

What is the difference between a hoplite and a phalanx?

Hoplite is individual soldier and phalanx is the military formation/army of multiple of hoplites.

Which empire stretched from the outskirts of Greece down through Egypt all the way to India that threatened Greece after the Ionian city-states revolted?

the persian empire

What was the conflict between the Greek city-states and Persia called?

The persian wars

What were the causes of the Persian Wars?

Athens helping the ionian rebels

What was the marathon?

to reach athens to tell of victory after marathon a young runner called pheidippides runs 26 miles back home after reaching athens and announcing victory he dies of exhaustion

What was the battle of thermopylae

At a narrow mountain pass in Thermopylae  xerxes and his army of 7,000 greeks was blocked by 300 spartans. The spartan leader Leonidas sacrificed themselves and held held off the greeks for 3 days allowing that greek city states to prepare for battle.

What was the battle at salamis

310 small greek ships went to attack a larger persian fleet. But  Athens lured Sparta into the strait called salamis which was a passageway too narrow to pass through. They had a naval battle and then Athens destroyed and sank the persians ships because they had the advantage of the narrow passage way.

Who was Pheidippides and explain his importance?

He was the runner who ran to tell athens they had won the battle but he had run there and fought in the battle and then ran back to athens so he died of exhaustion

What was formed following the Persian Wars to stop future Persian invasion?

The peloponnesian league (A alliance with sparta and allies.)

Which Greek polis came to dominate Greece following the Persian Wars?

Athens

What was the conflict between Sparta and Athens called?

the peloponnesian wars

What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?

-Athens dominates delian league

-Anti-Athens feeling were spread throughout greece

-Sparta and allies form the peloponnesian league

What were the two key events of the Peloponnesian War?

Athens catches a plagues and ⅓ of them die along with their leader (King pericles)

Also sparta alies with persia and they block the athens river and then conquer athen

What were the effects of the Peloponnesian Wars?

Athen power decreases 

Overall greek power decreases

Macedonia rises in the north

If you were living during this time period, how do you think your life would have been affected by the belief in this type of religion?

I would be a different person because

I would pray everyday

my life would be controlled by the gods so I would always blame them

In class discussions, students cannot believe that the ancient people practiced these types of religions back in ancient days.  Do you think there will come a time when people in the future will look at our religions and think the same way?

I think so because

We will be more advanced- we will know more science and how things happen

Rocky islands and isolated valleys created by the mountains contributed to ___ (unified or separate, individual) city-states.

separate/ individual

Greek people thought of themselves not as Greeks but as residents of a particular ___.

Polis

The ___ around Greece provided a link to the outside world and lands surrounding Greece.

Seas

Excellent harbors and bays of Greece encouraged ___ with parts of the Mediterranean.

trade

The upper, fortified part of a city-state

Acropolis

Ancient Greek marketplace

Agora

Conflict within a country or land between its own citizens.

civil war

The term for a Greek city-state

polis

On what island did the first Greek civilization called the Minoans arise?

Crete

What was the mythical monster called that Theseus battled in labyrinth (maze) underneath the place city of Knossos?

Minotaur

Which early Greek civilization, which started on the Greek mainland, overran the Minoans?

Mycenaeans

What was the conflict called between the city-state of Troy and the civilization above?

Trojan war

What were the causes of conflict above…

Mythical cause

Real cause

gods interfering, the beauty competition, and kidnapping of Helen by Paris

competition for trade power in the region

What is the battle formation of Greek soldiers (hoplites) called?

Phalanx

The cause of the Persian Wars was when the Ionians revolt against the Persians, the Greek city-state of ___ comes to their aid.  The Persian Empire then vows to destroy all the Greece.

Athens

What are the three main battles of the Persian Wars?

Salamis, thermopylae, Marathon

What are the effects of the Persians Wars…

___ becomes the dominant city-state of Greece

The city-states of Greece join an alliance called the ___ ___ to stop any future Persian invasion/

athens, Delian league

After the Persian Wars, Greece enters a Golden Age led by Athens.  Who was the leader of Athens?

Pericles

Certain city-states of Greece come to dislike Athens because Athens is becoming too powerful and bullying the other city-states. This leads to a conflict between Athens and Sparta was known as…

peloponnesian wars

The main effect/result of the conflict above was that ____ greatness ended.

Athens

What are the two reasons why the Ancient Greeks, as well as other ancient civilizations developed a polytheistic religion?

Natural forces and human activities

At which location did the 12 Olympian Gods live atop?

Mt olympus

TRUE or FALSE - The gods of Olympus were unaging, death never came to them, and they had passions and weaknesses like humans which they had to take fault for and take responsibility.

True

Which god was the top God and why the ancient Olympics were held in honor of?

Zeus

the peloponnesian wars are with

Sparta and Athens

The Persian wars are with

persia and Greek city states such as Sparta and Athens

what is the battle of thermopylae

the one in the mountains

what is the battle of salamis

the one in the sea