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Can you find:
Macedonia
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Known the chronological order of the major events of
Greece.
-Events of the Persian War (the 4 Battles)
-All the Wars (Trojan, Peloponnesian, Alexander
the Great, Persian,
What type of landform is Greece?
Peninsula
What was the geography of Greece like?
Mountains & hills surrounded by water
1.
2.
3.
4.
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Trojan
Persian
Peloponnesian
Alexander
A. The soldiers hid behind a hill. When the Persians went to board their ship the
Greeks rushed out to chase them. The Persians will lose when the chase the Greeks
over the hill.
B. The final battle of the war. The Greek poelis get together and win against the
Persians
C. The battle that took place on ships. The Greeks small ships tricked the large
Persians ships into a Strait. The Greeks won!
D. An outnumbered Greek (Spartan) army tries to take on the Persians at a tight pass.
The Greeks will lose but they will allow enough time for the Athenians to get their
ships out of port.
Salamis C
Thermopylae D
Marathon A
Plataea B
Democracy is what?
All people can vote
Oligarchy is what?
3-5 run the government
What is a tyrant? 1 person take over the government by force
What is a monarchy? 1 person rules and it is inherited
What is a:
Philosopher: a thinker
Agora: marketplace at the bottom of the hill
Acropolis: top of the hill – holds temples & government
Polis: a city-state
Tenant: a person who pays to live somewhere
Xenophobia: fear of foreign people
What was Mythology used for in Ancient Greece?
What is the difference between American and
Athens when it comes to this?
Athens has a direct democracy – everyone comes to vote
America has a representative democracy – we pick people
to vote for us. We can’t have a direct democracy because
we have too many people.
Who was:
1. Athena C
2. Socrates D
3. Pericles A
4. Helen B
A. The leader of Athens who brought about the
Golden Age of Athens and made the Delian League
B. The beautiful woman who had a war fought over
her.
C. A goddess who Athens was named after
D. The famous Greek thinker who asked others to
think for themselves and question their beliefs. He
was killed for his teachings.
Religion & to explain away events that happen
Why was the Delian League made?
What were the Olympics used for?
To protect Greece from the Persians
To honor the gods and goddesses
How did the Greeks get into Troy?
Wooden Horse
What war did this happen during? Why did this war probably happen?
Trojan War
The Trojan taxed the Greeks on the
Dardandelles Strait
Draw the three different Columns and label them (in the table below):
Athens
What is the
difference and
similarities between
a Spartan boy and
girl and Athenian
boy and girl’s life.
Boys: Taught in schools
and when they were 18 had
military training.
Girls: Very little freedom
and needed a male escort,
however rich father
sometimes had their
daughters taught
Sparta
Boys: Both
had military
training
Girls: Both
were not
allowed to
take part in
the gov.
Boys: Never went to
school, instead started
training for the military at 7
years of age.
Girls: Lot of freedom.
Were taught everything the
boys were taught. Had to be
physically fit
How did Sparta get more land? Took it by force from their neighbors
Minoans and Mycenaeans:
What is the name of the half man, half bull beast?
Minotaur
The Minoans and the Mycenaeans
Both civilizations were best known for their:
Ships/Boats
True or False: Each polis is independent. True
If true why? There are too many mountains and too much water in the way. They cannot constantly be near each
other.
Who fought and won in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Why did the Greeks lose some of their power?
They lost people in the war, were divided and started a civil war