world history chapter 8-9

What Battle was the famous that Sparta was known for even though they lost?

Battle of Thermopylae

According to Greek mythology the home to the Greek Gods was

Mt. Olympus

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland

This Philosopher taught people by asking them questions to seek the truth.

Socrates

explains why the Greeks created mythology?

to tell the story of the creation of Greece

Alexander the Great took the throne at what age

20

CE: The United States is planning on pulling all of our troops out of what country?

Afghanistan

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?

Alexander though that all other cultures were weak Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks

NOT describe the first democracy in Athens

Aristocrats had more power than citizens

This person is known as the father of democracy

Cleisthenes

How did the Greeks use strategy to defeat the larger Persian army?

Greek city states worked together to fight for their homeland

Which was the main reason for the independence of city states in ancient Greece?

Greeks location on the sea

sparta women

Had lots of freedom, at age 18 if she passed a test, she would be assigned a husband

CE: What vaccine is being "paused" because of a few people having brain clots shortly after receiving the vaccine?

Johnson & Johnson

athens women

Limited freedom, expected to take care of home, no formal education, were not able to vote

A battle where the Persians were defeated and a race was named after it

Marathon

What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?

Minoans & Mycenaeans

What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?

Philip was Alexander's father

CE: Tensions are on the rise between China & who?

Taiwan

What Greek city state did Alexander the Great of Macedonia burn to the ground?

Thebes

direct democracy

all citizens help make laws

CE: There recently was a volcanic eruption in what region?

asia

CE: There was another officer involved shooting in Minnesota recently. What city did it happen in?

brooklyn center

representative democracy

citizens elect officials to make the laws

T/F The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.

false

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?

peninsula

Who won the Battle of Thermopylae because of a traitor helping out the other side?

persians

was NOT one of Greece's early forms of government?

representative democracy

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult

they became expert ship builders

Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?

they provided trade routes

T/F After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city state in Greece

true

T/F Aristotle was a great Greek engineer

true

T/F Cyrus the Great treated conquered people horribly and people were scared to rebel against him

true

Historians believe the Minoan civilization came to an end due to

volcanic eruption

5 Greek Gods/Goddesses/Monsters or Heroes.

zeus- king of all the gods hera- the queen of all the gods and goddess of women and marriage aphrodite- goddess of beauty and love apollo- god of prophesy, music, knowledge hermes- dream god

T/F Greek architecture is still used to this day in many forms

True