1Who were the Ionians?
Colonies that occupied the coast of asia minor
2Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars?
The Greeks and the Persians
3Name the 4 wars and who won each.
1st Battle @ Marathon. The victor was the Greeks/Athenians.
2nd Battle @ Thermopylae. The victor was the Persians.
3rd Battle @ Salamis. The victor was the Greeks.
4th Battle @ Plataea. The victor was the Greeks.
4 Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? Who won?
Athens and Sparta fought. Sparta won.
5Name and briefly describe 3 types of government that Greece rotated between.
Tyranny is where one powerful man is in control of the government. No voting, is usually cruel
Oligarchy is rule by a few, usually the very wealthy. No voting for the poor.
Democracy is rule by a majority. Rich and poor get to vote.
6What were the 2 main types of plays that the Greeks performed?
Comedy and Tragedy
7Themistocles
He strengthened the Athenian navy. He was exiled for his decision to strengthen the navy, at the cost of the army, which contributed to Athens being burned again. In the final battle, he came up with a plan to trap the Persians. It worked. His exile was lifted, and he helped to rebuild Athens.
8Alexander the Great
He helped to unite Macedonia and Greece to takeover the Persian capital. He is considered to be one of the greatest rulers in history. He established many towns on the coast of Egypt, mostly port cities. He died at the age of 33.
9The Persians (Barbarians)
They mostly lived in the colder climates in the mountains. They frequently tried to take over Greek cities. They mostly rode horses and shot arrows to fight. Believed that truth was the best moral. They were particularly cruel in the cities they fought against.
10Dionysus
He was the Greek god of fertility, who later became mostly known as the god of wine and pleasure. The Greek drama started in honor of him. Greeks would sacrifice people or other item to him during the play.
11The Acropolis
A collection of buildings, mostly temples, that sat on the top of a flat section of rock, overlooking Athens. It contained the biggest, most beautiful temple in Athens.
12Parthenon
One of the buildings in the Acropolis. It was a temple used to worship the goddess Athena. It was built in thanksgiving for the Greek victory over the Persians. It contained many statues that are some of the best of Greek art. It is a symbol of Greek democracy and culture.
13Socrates
He was one of the most famous Athenian scholars/philosophers. Unlike others of his time, he did not accept payment for teaching students. Because of that, and some of the things he was teaching, he had many enemies. He ended being arrested on false accusations, and was sentenced to death. Before he was to be hanged, his friend gave him a drink with poison, so that they did not have to see him hang to death.
14Israel divided the Northern Kingdom into ______ tribes with ____________________ as the capital.
10 tribes; Samaria
15Israel divided the Southern Kingdom into _____ tribes with ______________ as the capital.
2 tribes; Jerusalem
16What empire conquered the Northern tribes?
Assyria
17What empire conquered the Southern tribes?
Babylon