Ancient Greece Flashcards
What is a statement the most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta
The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government
What description would accurately identify Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Philosophers of Ancient Greece
What Greek city stat was centered around military
Sparta
Which group of invaders would play a role in the deadline of Minoan people
Mycenaeans
What effect did the geography of Ancient Greece have on its early development
The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states
What was a major characteristic of democracy in ancient Athens
All adult male citizens were legible to vote
Herodotus and Thucydides were important in Greece for their contributions to which area of study
History
What societies Procter direct democracy
Ancient Athens
Athens is famously the birth place of which method of government
Democracy
The main war that the Mycenaeans are remembered fir is what
Trojan war
What even didn’t occur during the pelopponesian war
the use of Trojan horses
Which ancient civilization established the basis of western democracy
Greek
The earliest Greek civilization is ___________ lived on Crete
Minoans
The battles of thermoplastic and salamis are examples of the ancient Greeks ability to use their advantage
Geography
What is one main impact of the Persian war
Athens gain power
The main architectural feature we studied in class that comes out of Ancient Greece is what
Columns
Both the Minoans and the Mycenaeans were successful…..___
Sea traders
What society thought their government does not copy institutions of there neighbors and thought of it as a model to others and are democratic and thought power is in the hands of the whole people
Athenian
At what age were boys forced to begin their military service in Sparta
7
Who isnt a significant leader we discussed in class
Leonidas
Where did the earliest people in modern day Greece live
Crete
What is the name of the earliest civilization on Crete
Minoans
What were the Minoan civilization centered around and with who
Trade, Egypt and Mesopotamia
What is a Painting done with eater color and wet plaster
Frescos
What was the cause of the decline of the Minoans
Invaders, Mycenaeans
How and when did the Mycenaeans fall
The feel from invaders in the north Dorians, after the victory in the Trojan war 1100 B.C
How did the geography of Greece affect the people
Mountains and islands lead to the use of city state and sea for trade
What were new military technology that developed
Iron weapons, begins around 650 B.C
How did Sparta develop
Dorian invaders settle and create the city state
Characteristic of the civilizations Sparta
Slavery and strict laws centered around military sick babies would be left to die
Characteristics of Athens
Used democracy not as strict education were important for boys
Who took over a lot of land in Greece
Alexander the Great
