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Ch. 4 Greece Test Study Guide
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An ______________ is an open area used for a meeting place and market.
An _______________ is a fortified area on a hilltop with important temples
and government buildings.
A ____________ is a tiny, independent city-state.
The Mycenaeans were traders and warriors, and the ______________ was
probably their most famous victory.
The _____________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
The ____________ brought iron weapons to Greece.
The time around the 600’s BC, is called the Dark Age because people forgot
how to _______________________________________.
The early Greeks made their living by _____________, ______________, and
herding _________________ and _______________.
___________________ were rulers who took power by force and ruled with
absolute authority.
Greek citizen soldiers were called _________________.
________________ focused on military service.
An __________________ is the form of government used by the Spartans.
Five ______________ enforced laws and collected taxes in Sparta.
Spartan boys went to military school at the age of _____.Spartan men entered
the army at the age of _________. Spartan men could return to their homes
when they were ________. They could retire from the army at _________.
In most Greek city-states citizens had to be ____________________________
_____________________________________.
When the Spartans needed room for expansion they _____________________
___________________________ and turned them into slaves.
In ____________, boys went to school and in ____________, boys trained
served in the military.
The Greek Alphabet was based on the _______________________ Alphabet.
Spartan slaves were called ___________________.
List the three most important kings of the Persian Empire.
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______________________ became popular by giving land to the landless
farmers.
___________________ is credited with making Athens a democracy.
The History of the Persian Wars, was written by ______________________.
_________________ wanted to conquer Greece to increase his country’s
wealth, win glory, and seek revenge.
The Persian Empire under _________________________ covered Northern
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Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, the Phoenicians cities, and Asia Minor.
______________________ was the religion of Persia.
The _____________________________________ helped Athens, because it
gave the Athenians enough time to assemble 200 ships.
The Greek fleet attacked the Persian fleet at the ________________________.
The Battle of __________________ was a turning point because it convinced
the Persians to retreat back to Asia Minor.
After the Persian war, ________________ angered many Persians and caused
rebellions to breakout.
In a ______________________________ all citizens decided government
matters at mass meetings.
The Athenian assembly appointed _________________________ who carried
out the assembly’s laws.
The ________________________________ was known as a period of
creativity and learning.
_______________ made Athens more democratic by allowing lower-class
male citizens to run for public office.
____________________ are thinkers who ponder questions about life.
____________________ was a well-educated woman who taught public
speaking in Athens and was also a trusted advisor to Pericles.
The _____________________ is a famous temple made of 20,000 tons of
marble that took 15 years to build.
In 431 BC, Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight
the ___________________________________.
The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because their ships were ____________
and _____________________________________________.
The ______________________________________ began as an alliance to
protect the Greeks from the Persians.