ANCIENT GREECE Flashcards
who attacked the Polis of Athens
king Darius
what word means love of knowledge?
philosophy
what happened to Spartan boys at age 7?
They were sent to the military
what were peloponnesian slaves called?
Helots
who wrote the first laws of Athens in 621 BCE?
Draco
WHAT DO YOU CALL AN AREA OF LAND SUROUNDED BY WATER ON ALL 3 SIDES
PENINSULA
NAME OF THE REGION THAT THE GREEKS COLONIZED?
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WAR
TROJEN WAR
who dominated Greece from 404 BCE to 371 BCE?
Sparta
where was the birthplace of Democracy?
Athens
what people were able to conquer Greece?
The Macedonians
why were the majority of slaves in Athens women?
the men died in war
Who is The Father Of History?
Herodotus
who created the council of 500?
Cleisthenes
How old did a Spartan man have to be before he married?
30
ONE THING THAT UNITED THE ANCESTORS?
COMMON ANCESTOR
What happened to Spartan babies if they were sick?
They would be thrown down a mountain to die.
NAME OF THE CITY ON ITALYS WEST COAST?
NABBLES
when was the first Olympic Games held?
776 BCE
THE GREEK GODS and Goddesses are believed to be located where?
mount olympic
4 types of greek government?
democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny
Athens citizens were allowed to participate under whose leadership?
Solons leadership
who became the basis for athenian empire?
The Delinn League
who is the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
who founded The Academy that lasted for 800 years?
Plato
