Athens (Continued From IPhone) Flashcards
Greece was divided into many of them
City-states
These people were taken prisoner by the Spartans and forced into slavery
Helots
This city-state was interested in art, literature, science, and phiolosophy
Athens
It lasted 27 years
Peloponnesian War
Country that contributed greatly to western civilization
Greece
They feared a revolt by the helots
Spartans
A term which means having a voice in one’s government
Democracy
Greek city-states united to defeat this army in 479n B.C.
Persian
City-state which won the Peloponnesian war
Sparta
In Athens, homes were small and plain, but these were very beautiful
Public buildings
People of Athens gathered there to visit and discuss the latest news
Marketplace
These present-day games began more than 2,000 years ago in Ancient Greece
Olympics
His conquests included Egypt, the Persian Empire, and Greece
Alexander the Great
One reason city-states never united into open strong country was that the cities were separated body bodies of water and by these
Mountains
This city-state stressed military training for boys and men
Sparta