WAS Greek questions

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What began to develop and flourish throughout Greece in the 8th century BC?

Arts, learning, and culture

Who was the guardian goddess of Athens?

Athena

Where was democracy born?

Athens

What did Greece fall into for the next four hundred years?

Became more spread out

How did Pericles use the money from the alliance?

Build structures, and the navy

What was the name of the mutual defense alliance formed by Athens and other city-states in 478 BC?

Deleon league

What happened to Pericles?

He died from the pledge

Who wrote about their heroic king Agamemnon exploits in the epic tales The Iliad and The Odyssey?

Homer

What happened to the city after the war?

It fell

What group had settled in southern Greece by 1300 B.C. and laid the foundation for Greek civilization?

Mycenaeans

With what was the Parthenon decorated?

Paint, carvings, and sculptures

Who was the leader that took the city to its Golden Age?

Pericles

What great empire threatened the Greeks in September of 480 BC?

Persia

Who were the two men that later lead the spread of Greek culture (Hellenism) throughout the world?

Philip ll and Alexander the Great

What city-state attacked Athens in 431 BC?

Sparta

What was the Parthenon's main function?

Temple

What grand building did Pericles construct to honor her?

The Parfaiton

What was the conflict between Athens and Sparta called?

The Peloponnesus

What "invisible enemy" struck Athens?

The pledge

When it was completed what did it advertise to the world?

The power of Athens

What happened to someone who was ostracized?

They were kicked out

What were the leaders called in many of the early Greek city-states before the advent of democracy?

Tyrants

What happened to the Mycenaeans around 1100 BC?

Vanished and died off

What was the main weapon that the Themistocles planned to use against the invaders?

Water, navy, and boats

How were the columns of the Parthenon constructed?

With stuff like marble, and pulleys


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