Ancient Greece Flashcards
Where is Greece located?
In the Balkan Peninsula
The development of Greece was marked by?
Proximity to the sea: Good at navigation
Mountain area: independent city-states
How many periods are in Greece and their names?
3 periods.
Archaic,classical and Hellenistic.
When started the archaic period?
8c BC up to 6c BC
How the Greek people callled their territory?
Hellas
How were the most important poleis?
Sparta and Athens
The things in common of Greece
Religion Language Culteure Hella Same shape
Why Greek people need new territories?
Because they increase in population
When started the classical period?
5 c up to 338BC
Why was marked classical period?
By the Median war and the Peloponesian war.
How was the king of Persia?
Darius|
Why Greek poleis asked to help to Sparta?
Because in the 490BC Darius attack Athens
How many battles were in the classical period and which battles they were?
Four battles and a war.
The Battle of Marathon,the battle of Thermopilas ,the battle of Salamis and the Peloponesian war.
What happened in the Peloponesian war?
A conflict between Athens and Sparta and Athens declared a civil war and Athens and Sparta were fighting during 15 years and they signed a 30 years peace and 30 years later Sparta defeated Athens in 404 BC
What happened in the Hellenistic period?
Alexander the Great conquered Greece.