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Introduction to Greece
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- 1Around how many islands did Greece consist of?2000
- 2Which present-day country's west coast did Greece also own? (HINT: It was previously known as Anatolia.)Turkey
- 3Three fourths of Greece consisted of what?Rugged Mountains
- 4One fourth of Greece consisted of what?Tiny, Fertile Valleys
- 5One Fifth of Greece consisted of what?Arable
- 6Give some examples of Greece's natural resources.Olives, Grapes, Grains, Staple Crops
- 7What important resources did Greece lack of?Timber, Precious Metals, Usable Farmland
- 8What are the three seas that were important to the Greeks?Aegean, Ionian and Black Sea
- 9What kind of climate did Greece have?Varied
- 10What was the range of temperature the climate of Greece covered?48-80 Farenheit
- 11Give the large city of Crete where the legendary Minotaur is said to have lived.Knossos
- 12What kind of government did the Minoans have?Bureaucratic Monarchy
- 13What kind of religion did the Minoans have?Matriarchal
- 14To whom did the control of Crete pass to after the Minoans?Mycenaeans
- 15Who wrote the Iliad?Homer
- 16What was the war that involved Mycenaeans fighting against the Trojans?Trojan War
- 17What was the western shore of Asia Minor later called?Ionia
- 18To whom did the Mycenaeans succumb to?The Dorians
- 19What were lost during the Dorian Invasion?Good Economy, Trade, Writing
- 20What kind of religion did Dorians have?Polytheistic
- 21What emerged after the Dark Ages?CIty-States (Polis)
- 22A word that means "virtue and excellence".Arete
- 23What are the city states that emerged on the mainland?Athens, Sparta, Thebes and Corinth
- 24What are the city states that didn't emerge on the mainland?Miletus, Naxos, Samos
- 25Military formations of the GreeksPhalanxes
- 26Large fortified hilltopAcropolis
- 27Political structure involving a kingMonarchy
- 28Political structure involving a small noble groupAristocracy
- 29Political structure involving a few powerful peopleOligarchy
- 30Powerful people who seize control of the governmentTyrants
- 31Political structure involving people ruling themselvesDemocracy
- 32How many leaders did Sparta have?Two
- 33What were the three social classes of Sparta?Spartiates, Perioeci, Helots
- 34What was the Spartan body of government that consisted of 30 members?Council of Elders
- 35Who was the Athenian nobleman who treated criminals very harshly?Draco
- 36Who was the Athenian who outlawed debt slavery?Solon
- 37Who was the Athenian who grouped citizen based on geography?Cleisthenes
- 38What council did Cleisthenes introduce?Council of Five Hundred
- 39Where was Sparta located?Peloponessus
- 40Which region did Sparta first conquer?Messenia
- 41What were the wars between Persia and Greece?The Persian Wars
- 42Which battle involved King Darius getting defeated by the Athenians?Marathon
- 43Who was assigned to run to Athens to deliver the message, "Rejoice, we Conquer?"Pheidippides
- 44Which battle involved Xerxes being held back by Greeks in a mountain pass?Thermopylae
- 45Which battle involved Xerxes attacking Athens and getting defeated?Salamis
- 46Which battle involved Xerxes' last defeat?Plataea
- 47What did the Greek city-states start after their victory over the Persians?Delian League
- 48The system that states anyone considered a threat to the government can be sent into exileOstracism
- 49What war involved Sparta and Athens battling each other?Peloponnesian
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- This is an Introduction to Ancient/Classical Greece, including its geography and history until the Persian Wars.
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- Nikki Dolten
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