Greece Test Flashcards
(25 cards)
Peninsula
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Where is Alexander the Great from
Macedonia
Parthenon
A Greek building originally meant to worship Athena
A city state with a distinct culture and government
Polis
What are crops that can grow in Greece
Olive honey and grapes
Oligarchy
A government Sparta instituted in Athens
System of government where people vote directly on decisions
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
System of government where people vote on a representative to make decisions
System of government with one absolute ruler
Monarchy
Tyranny
System of government where the ruler takes control by violence.
Slaves in Sparta
Helots
Sporting competition created in Athens
Olympics
Olives honey grapes
300 Spartans died in a bloody battle against Persia
Powerful empire that believes in religious tolerance
Persian empire
Persian war
Sparta and athens won this together
Persian ruler who ended Babylonian exile
King Cyrus
Battle of marathon
When the Greeks sent a messenger for help but ended up winning on their own.
Battle of Thermopylae
300 Spartans died in a bloody battle against Persia
Strong naval alliance with Athens at the head
Delian league
Sparta won this war and ended democracy democracy in Athens
Peloponnesian war
Alexander the Great
Great conqueror that took over Greece and much of asia
Greek culture spread by Alexander the Great
Hellenistic culture
Author of the odyssey and the Lliad
Homer
Feeling connected and loyal to your city/country
Civic pride
