The Ancient Greeks Flashcards
(49 cards)
Which Greek reformer was known as the Father of democracy?
Cleisthenes
What Athenian “body” was the voice of the people”?
Assembly
The_________Wars we’re fought between the Greeks and the Persians.
Persian
Name two major opponents in the Peloponnesian Wars: What was the major result of this war?
Athens vs Sparta- Plague (typhus killed one third of Athens population and Greece was greatly weakened and ripe for invasion.
At the Battle of ______________ a small force or Greeks held off the mighty Persian army for 3 days. King _______________ of Sparta led the Spartan “300”
Thermopylae
Leonidas
At the Battle of _____________ the Athenian baby crushed the larger Persian navy.
Salamis
What was the Oracle at Delphi? Who did the Oracle speak for? For what reasons did people go to the Oracle?
A place that foretold the future. It spoke for Apollo and you would go there to a priestess who gave advice.
How is Themistocles interpret the Oracles clue, “behind the wooden wall”?
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The Persians first conquered the Greek city-States of what region?
Ionia
____________ was the first Persian king to untie Persia.
Darius
The Persian king ___________ amassed the largest army ever assembled in the ancient world to fight the Greeks.
Xerxes
The Persian king ______________ decided to punish Athens for helping their fellow Greeks during the Ionian Rebellion.
Darius
Describe what the Delian League was: Who organized it and for what purpose?
A military alliance of Greek city- states formed by Athens to protect themselves against the Persians (except Sparta)
____________ was the Athenian leader during the Golden Age of Athens
Paricles
The ___________ was a shrine built to the patron deity of Athens that was located on the acropolis.
Parthenon
The Greek emphasized Idealism in their art. Describe it:
It was depicted as how they felt it should look
Outdoor Greek theaters were called ______________
Amphitheaters
What 2 types of drama were performed by the Greeks
Tragedies and Comedies
The____________ consisted of 12 to 50 men who spoke or sang in unison during a drama.
Chorus
Why were all roles/ parts played by men in Greek drama?
Because women weren’t allowed out of their houses
_________________ was the Athenian general who defeated the Persians at the Battle of Salamis
Themistocles
_________________ an Athenian runner, was sent to get Sparta’s help against the Persian at Marathon.
Pheidippides
In whose honor was Greek drama/theater performed?
The god Dionysus
He challenged his student to question everything, and was known as the Father of Philosophy?
Socrates
