Greece multiple choice, true or false, and fill in the blank

oligarchies

A government in which only a few people have power

Peloponnesian War

A war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart. They fought against each other for 10 years, but neither one could win. They decided to call a truce. Athens kept their empire and Sparta went home.

the Hellenistic Kingdoms

After Alexander the Great died, he didn't have an heir to his kingdom. Alexander's generals fought for power. In the end, 3 powerful generals divided the empire among themselves...Hellenistic Macedonia, Hellenistic Syria, and Hellenistic Egypt.

Greek architecture

Ancient Greek buildings were beautiful with columns and decorated walls. Greeks took care in designing buildings - especially their temples. They built rows of columns around their buildings and made their columns bulge slightly in the middle so they looked perfectly straight. Greeks wanted their buildings to show the greatness of their cities. The most impressive ancient Greek building was the Parthenon - a temple to Athena.

characteristics of the Persian Army

Cyrus was the leader of the Persian Army. It was a very strong army because it was well organized and loyal. At the heart of the persian Army were the Immortals - 10,000 soldiers chosen for their bravery and skill. The army had a powerful cavalry. They used the strategy of shooting their enemy with arrows to weaken them before the Immortals attacked.

Democracy in Athens

During this people voted in a assembly to create laws. Every citizen had the right to vote and everyone could attend the meetings.

women on Athens

Girls in Athens did not receive good educations. They received almost no education. Most girls only learned household tasks like weaving and sewing. Women in Athens had fewer rights than women in many other city-states. Athenian women could not... - serve in any part of the city's government - leave their homes, except on special occasions - buy anything or own property - disobey their husbands or fathers

Cleisthenes

He is he "Father of democracy" and overthrew the aristocrats and created a new form of government called democracy.

Draco

He was an aristocrat that set very harsh laws that were punishable by death.

Socrates

One of the greatest thinkers in Greece was Socrates. He believed that people must never stop looking for knowledge. He was a teacher as well as a thinker. He taught by asking questions. He challenged their answers with more questions. He wanted to make people think and questions their own beliefs, but he made people angry and afraid. They accused them of questioning the authority of the gods. For these reasons he was arrested and condemned to death. He calmly drank poison and died.

The Spartan military

Spartan society was dominated by the military. The spartans believed that military power was the way to provide security and protection for their society.

philosophy in ancient Greece

The ancient Greeks worshipped gods and goddesses whose actions explained the mysteries of the world. But people had begun to think about other explanations. These people were called philosophers. They believed in the power of the human mind to think, explain and understand life.

The effect of geography on Greece

The geography of Greece is mountainous and surrounded by water. They became skilled ship builders.

the Minoans and the Mycenaeans

These people are one of the earliest cultures of Greece and the best shipbuilders of their time. These people carried goods such as wood, olive oil, and pottery for copper, gold, silver, and jewels. These people were the first people to speak Greek and built fortresses all over Greeks mainland.

Pericles

This guy led the until his death in 429 BC. he helped introduce their type of government to Greece. He believed that participating ijn government is as important as defending Athens.

Darius's rule of Persia

This guy made many improvements for the society. He built roads, built a new capital for the empire called Persepolis, and created a new religion called Zoroastrianism.

Cyrus the Great

This guy took over a lot of land by to keep his spot in government he let people keep their traditions and customs.

life in the city-states

This is built around a strong fortress called an acropolis. Not everyone lived in the inside the city wall. The farmers usually lived outside the walls. life often focused on marketplace, or agora.

Greek colonies

This was caused because people were curious about their neighboring lands, some worried about how to deal with Greece's growing population, and people wanted to become rich in trade.

boys on Sparta

When a boy was born, government officials came to look at him. If he were not healthy, the baby was taken outside of the city and left to die. Healthy boys were trained from an early age to be soldiers. Boys were not given shoes or heavy clothes even in winter so they could learn to endure hardships. They also weren't given much food. Boys were allowed to steal food if they could, but if they were caught, they were whipped. One boy chose to die rather than admit to stealing.