Greece Flashcards
(24 cards)
These people were taken prisoner by the Spartans and forced into Slavery.
Helots
Greece was divided into many of them.
City States
What 4 things were the Athens interested in?
Art
Literature
Science
Philosophy
What was lasted 27 years?
Pelopanesian war
What country contributed greatly to Western civilization?
Greece
They feared a revolt by Helots
Spartians
Having a voice in ones goverment
Democracy
What army did Greek city states defeat in 479 BC
Persian Army
Who one the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta
In Athens __ were small and plain but ___ were beautiful
Homes
Public buildings
Were Athens gathered to discus the latest news
Agora
Market Place
These present day games began more than 2,000 years ago in greece
Olympics
What army conquered Greece after the war between Sparta and Athens
Macedonia
Where were Alexander the greats conquests
Egypt
Persian empire
Greece
Why didn’t the city states unite into one country
The cities were separated by bodies of water and mountains
City states that stressed military for boys and men
Sparta
Age when a spartan youth began his military career
7
Who were aloud to own businesses and property, and care for the home
Women
Men between 20 and 30 who kept the helots under control
Cadets
Made laws for athens
Assembly
The group in Athens which decided if a person was guilty or not
Jury
Number of years between the olympic games
4
City state in which developed the most advanced civilization on earth
Athens
This aloud athenians to criticize public officials
Freedom of speech
