Social Studies City States Quiz Material

Mycenaeans

Indo-Europeans who settled on the Greek mainland who created a vast trading network.

Polis

City state

Acropolis

Safety located up on a hill

Agora

market place

Difference between Sparta and Athens

One focused on war the other focused on intelligence

Athens Values

Education, intelligence, arts, religion

Sparta Values

Discipline, obedience, courage, physical stregth

Greco-Persian wars

Fought between several Greek city-states and the Persian empire

Peloponnesian War

Athens against Sparta

Who was Alexander the Great?

An ancient Macedonian ruler

Greek mythology

The worshiping of gods and goddesses that helped greeks understand there job in this world

Hellenistic Culture

A blend of conquered culture and Greek culture created when Alexander conjured different cities