Unit 3 - Rise/Fall of Ancient Greece

Question 1

Why was the war between Athens and Sparta called the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 1

• The Peloponnesian league won the war. It was lead by Sparta.
• Many of the city-states were from the Peloponnese Peninsula

Question 2

What are some of the reasons the Greeks and the Persians fought each other?

Answer 2

• The Persians wanted to punish the Greeks for help the Ionians after the Ionians revolted against the Persians.
• The Greeks were trying to stop the Persian expansion.

Question 3

How did the city-states interact with each other BEFORE the Persian War?

Answer 3

• Most city-states were independent.
• The city -states did not trust each other.
• They did not really work together.

Question 4

How did the city-states interact with each other DURING the Persian War?

Answer 4

• They worked together to fight the Persians by grouping into alliances.
• Didn’t really trust each other, but needed to work together against the common enemy of Persia

Question 5

How did the city-states interact with each other AFTER the Persian War?

Answer 5

• The city-states divided into two major alliances that would eventually fight each other
• DELIAN LEAGUE and PELOPPONESIAN LEAGUE

Question 6

What does it mean to live a Spartan Existence?

Answer 6

To live a plain life without comforts.

Question 7

How did Spartan soldiers live and train? What did the Spartans reject in their lives?

Answer 7

• Spartan boys given little food and clothing while training.
• They rejected comforts in their lives. They felt comforts would make them weak.

Question 8

How did Alexander the Great change the existing geography of the world at the time?

Answer 8

He founded many new cities in the lands that he conquered. Some of them were named Alexandria.

Question 9

Alexander the Great conquered most of the known world. Name 3 continents that were part of his empire.

Answer 9

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

Question 10

Name some modern countries that were a part of Alexander the Great’s empire.

Answer 10

• Greece
• Turkey
• Egypt
• Iran
• Pakistan
• Israel
• Jordan
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Syria

Question 11

What was the name of the alliance of city-states that Athens controlled and what was the purpose?

Answer 11

Athens controlled the Delian League and it was an alliance meant to defend Athens and their allies.

Question 12

What happened to the empire that Alexander the Great conquered after he died?

Answer 12

He had no heirs, so his empire was divided into 3 parts.

Question 13

What happened to the Greek city-states after Alexander died?

Answer 13

The Greek city-states became independent again, but were later conquered by Rome

Question 14

What is the name given to the time period when Greek Culture spread outside the Greek city-states?

Answer 14

The Hellenistic Age