KALENA GUARINO Flashcards
who was the goddess or marriage
hera
how was socrates killed?
he was forced to drink poison
how many years did aristotle study at the academy?
20
why did the marathon runner yell “NIKE!” when he reached Athens?
Nike is the goddess of victory. he needed to tell Athens of the victory.
when did Xerxes conquer northern Greece?
480BC
who was the “first citizen” of Athens?
pericles
Why was Sparta so successful in trading?
TRICK QUESTION: Sparta had no interest in trade.
when did the Dark Age end?
800BC
in Athens, how old were girls when they got married?
12-16
in the Council of 500, how long did members have to serve?
2 years
which Greek god did citizens of Athens have to take an oath to?
Zeus
what’s an Agora?
an Ancient Greek marketplace
what was an unhealthy baby’s fate in Sparta?
the baby would be left on a hillside to die
who took over the Athenian government when peisistratas died?
his son(s)
who discovered that natural events and disease did not come from the gods, but from natural causes?
aristotle
