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Question 1

King Darius

Answer 1

A great Persian King who ruled from 522 to 486 B.C.E

Question 2

Ionian Revolt

Answer 2

A revolt that began in 499 B.C.E. This revolt lead to the start of the Persian Wars even though the Ionians were defeated.

Question 3

Battle of Marathon

Answer 3

Better weapons and military strategy helped the Greeks win this battle. Persia lost 6,400 soldiers and Greece lost 192. This battle took place on the plain of Marathon.

Question 4

Battle of Thermopylae

Answer 4

A Greek traitor helped the Persians win this battle. King Xerxes surrounded the Spartans and won the battle, but the Spartans fought until every weapon was broken and with their hands. This battle took place at Thermopylae.

Question 5

Battle of Salamis

Answer 5

Military strategy and knowledge of geography helped the Greeks win this navy battle. A Greek servant set a trap to draw the Persians into a channel. Greeks won this battle because they lost 40 ships and the Persians lost 300 ships.. This battle took place in a channel near Salamis.

Question 6

The battle of Plataea

Answer 6

In 479 B.C.E, 80,000 Greek troops beat the Persian Empire once and for all. The alliance between Athens and Sparta helped win this battle. This battle took place outside the town of Plataea.

Question 7

Phidias

Answer 7

The person who designed the figures on the frieze of the Parthenon. He also sculpted the statue of Athena inside it.

Question 8

Socrates

Answer 8

Someone who encouraged people to question things that they knew.

Question 9

Plato

Answer 9

the person who taught Aristotle.

Question 10

Peloponnesian war

Answer 10

The conflict between Athens and Sparta. This conflict resulted in Macedonians invading and conquering most of mainland Greece.

Question 11

Thucydides

Answer 11

The famous person who wrote History of the Peloponnesian War

Question 12

The order of the government types

Answer 12

Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy

Question 13

Democracy
Economy based on trade
Book learning and physical training were important
Women had very little rights
Slaves did a wide variety of jobs

Answer 13

Athens

Question 14

Oligarchy
Economy relied on farming and conquests of other people
Education was to train for battle
Women lived the same life as men
Slaves were people \_\_\_\_\_\_ counquered

Answer 14

Sparta

Question 15

Greek architecture

Answer 15

friezes (figures under the roof)
pediments (the triangular shapes where roof lines come together)
columns

Question 16

INFORMATION CARD

Answer 16

Greeks worship many gods and goddesses in their religion. In fact, most of everyday life was centered around religion. Sporting events were dedicated to gods and goddesses, and sculptors made statues of gods and goddesses. tHe 12 important gods and goddesses were often called the Olympian gods.
In Greek art, many great sculptures were made. Most of Greek art was centered around sculptures.

Question 17

Some important sites, buildings, and cities in Ancient Greece:

Answer 17

The Parthenon
The oracle of Delphi
Athens 
Sparta
Acropolis

Question 18

ALEXANDER THE GREAT INFORMATION CARD

Answer 18

Alexander the Great might seem like he just pushes back the borders of other countries, but he does a lot more that that. Alexander used 3 main strategies in his leadership:
-Spread Greek ideas
-Use religion
-Adopted the ways of conquered cultures
For more information, look in the ISN or on TCI

Question 19

WHAT DO WE GET FROM ANCIENT GREECE INFORMATION CARD

Answer 19

democratic government, the alphabet, english grammar, and drama and historical writing were created in Ancient Greece
Hippocrates realized that diseases have natural causes
Euclid’s geometry textbook has been used for over 2,000 years
Greek scientists found out that the Earth moves around the Sun and created latitude and longitude
Greeks developed biology
Some Greek architecture, theater, and sports are still used/played today