Greece

Question 0

Origin of what?

Answer 0

Western civilization

Question 1

What sea is associated with Greece?

Answer 1

Mediterranean Sea

Question 2

First……

Answer 2

Democracy

Question 3

What kind of climate did they have?

Answer 3

Moderate/temperate

Question 4

Land was very…

Answer 4

Mountainous, hard to move

Question 5

Crete 1200B.C.

Answer 5

Origin of Greece, culture died off, oldest known facts of civilization

Question 6

Agora

Answer 6

Marketplace, where people would go and talk about politics and the government

Question 7

Bronze Age

Answer 7

Easier to make tools and weapons

Question 8

Trojan War 1200 B.C.

Answer 8

Not a lot of proof, Helen started the war when the Trojans kidnapped her, then they went to war.

Question 9

Trojan horse

Answer 9

Where the soldiers were hiding so they could take down the Trojans

Question 10

Greek dark ages 1150-750 B.C.

Answer 10

Needed a change in democracy, tell stories of the “golden age” (Trojan war)

Question 11

Who was the greatest story teller of all time

Answer 11

Homer- his famous story was about the Trojan war. Created epics: values (described Greeks as brave, cunning, tricky, clever, and amazing)

Question 12

Stories about the Trojan war were written in the….

Answer 12

Iliad (about the war) and the Odyssey (about a hero: Odysseus)

Question 13

Olympics 776 B.C.

Answer 13

First Olympics ever. Was every 10 years (now every 4) competitors were recognized as heroes. Took place in Olympia at base of mount Olympus

Question 14

Myth

Answer 14

12 gods/goddesses who supposedly live at the base of mount Olympus

Question 15

Polis

Answer 15

Greek name for city state 750 B.C. Sparta and Athens=two largest. If you were born in one you were an official citizen

Question 16

Acropolis

Answer 16

Fortified hilltop most significant place in a polis in Ancient Greece. Talk about politics

Question 17

Aristocracy

Answer 17

Noble families

Question 18

Hoplite

Answer 18

Fighter in Greece (soldier)

Question 19

What was developed in the Iron Age

Answer 19

Phalanx: weapon that stretched to 16x. Eight men would line up and once one person would die they would step over them and keep going

Question 20

What was a tyrant

Answer 20

A person in charge of the fighters

Question 21

What did Sparta and Athens use the polis’ for?

Answer 21

Protection

Question 22

Sparta: at age 7 what would a man do?

Answer 22

Go to boarding school, learn how to fight, and were encouraged to steal food

Question 23

Sparta: age 20?

Answer 23

Can marry, active military member of Sparta

Question 24

Sparta: 30?

Answer 24

Get out of military but would have to stay in it for 30 more years. Basically in military for life

Question 25

What did women do?

Answer 25

Stayed home and ran the economy of Sparta, opened businesses

Question 26

Sparta was all about.....

Answer 26

Power. They had helots (slaves), they created an uproar.

Question 27

What was the Code of Lycurgus

Answer 27

What it means to be a spartan cost vs. power

Question 28

Athen was all about....

Answer 28

Democracy, uprising of peasants and farmers, they wanted government to take care of them.

Question 29

What was the Solon reform?

Answer 29

All about democracy (complete opposite of Sparta)

Question 30

Where was the first invasion of the Persian wars?

Answer 30

Ionia (present day turkey)

Question 31

Who was the Persian king?

Answer 31

Darius

Question 32

Why was the first invasion on Ionia?

Answer 32

They wanted to associate with Greece not Persia

Question 33

In 520 B.C. Who attacked?

Answer 33

Athens, they were defeated and Persia won

Question 34

In 490 B.C. What city was attacked in Greece by Persia?

Answer 34

Marathon

Question 35

Out of the 25,000 Persian fighters, how many casualties were there?

Answer 35

6,000

Question 36

Out of the 10,000 Athenian soldiers how many casualties?

Answer 36

192

Question 37

Who was victorious at marathon?

Answer 37

Athens

Question 38

Who was the little kid that ran 26 miles to Athens to tell the Athenian people they were victorious at the battle of marathon while being naked?

Answer 38

Pheidippides, he then died right when he reached the gates. That's were the 26 mile marathon comes from today

Question 39

2nd invasion: 480 what happens?

Answer 39

Darius dies, some Xerxes takes over as new king

Question 40

What is he seeking for his father?

Answer 40

Revenge

Question 41

How many troops go to battle for Persia?

Answer 41

50,000

Question 42

Where was the second battle located?

Answer 42

Thermopylae

Question 43

How many Greek troops are at Thermopylae?

Answer 43

15,000

Question 44

Where was the battle located geographically?

Answer 44

In a canyon

Question 45

700 Greeks and 300 Spartans retreated because....

Answer 45

Of this battle

Question 46

How many days did it last and why?

Answer 46

3 days until every Spartan was dead which slowed the advance

Question 47

Persia loaded their armies on.....

Answer 47

Ships

Question 48

How many Greek ships were posted at sea?

Answer 48

310

Question 49

How many Persian ships were there?

Answer 49

1000

Question 50

What did the Greeks do to the Persian ships?

Answer 50

They put a pole under their ship because their ships were lighter and then the Persian ships hit the bottom of the sea

Question 51

What did the poles do to the Persian ships

Answer 51

Smashes holes in the sides

Question 52

Who was defeated?

Answer 52

Persia/Xerxes

Question 53

The Athens navy felt

Answer 53

Pride

Question 54

The spartan navy felt...

Answer 54

Strength

Question 55

480-430 B.C. Was the......

Answer 55

Golden age of Greece/Athens