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  • When did Spartan boys begin training?
    Age 7
  • What caused the Dark Age of Greece?
    The Dorians conquered the mainland using iron weapons
  • What rights did citizens have?
    Vote, hold office, own property, and speak in court
  • What is a Greek tragedy?
    A play where the main character faces fate and ends tragically
  • Who led the 300 Spartans?
    King Leonidas
  • What was a hoplite?
    An infantry soldier with a spear and shield
  • TRUE or FALSE: The Parthenon used perspective to make its columns appear straight.
    True
  • Why were the first Olympic Games held?
    To honor Zeus
  • What is an oligarchy?
    Government ruled by a few wealthy people
  • What is a polis?
    An independent city-state with its own government and economy
  • Who was the head deity of the Minoans?
    The Great Goddess (Earth Mother)
  • How did the Greeks win the Battle of Salamis?
    They used smaller, faster ships to outmaneuver the Persian navy in narrow waters
  • Who won the Battle of Marathon?
    Athens
  • What is laconic speech?
    Using very few words
  • TRUE or FALSE: Athenian boys were expected to live in military barracks for 2 years.
    False
  • Where was Sparta located?
    On the Peloponnesus peninsula
  • TRUE or FALSE: A hoplite soldier used swords and shields.
    False (they mainly used spears and shields)
  • Who won the Battle of Salamis?
    Athens
  • What power did the Ephors have?
    They could veto laws
  • Where did Greeks flee during the Dark Age?
    Ionia
  • Who were the Helots?
    Slaves who worked Spartan land
  • What portion of a city-state was enslaved?
    Between one-fourth and one-third
  • What was the Olympic prize?
    An olive wreath and hero status
  • What was the Agora?
    A marketplace and public meeting place
  • What is The Republic about?
    Plato’s idea of an ideal society ruled by the most intelligent
  • What epic poem describes the Trojan War?
    The Iliad
  • How did the Minoans earn a living?
    Through sea trade with Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan
  • What was the status of women and slaves?
    They were not citizens and had no political or legal rights
  • Who qualified for citizenship in a polis?
    Free men born in the city-state who owned land
  • What was the Acropolis?
    A fortified hill with temples and a religious center
  • How could someone become a slave?
    War capture, birth, or debt
  • Who wrote Oedipus Rex?
    Sophocles
  • What is the Socratic Method?
    A teaching method using questions to challenge thinking and develop logical reasoning
  • What is a democracy?
    Government where power is held by citizens
  • What is an aristocracy?
    Rule by the nobility
  • What was a trireme?
    A warship with three rows of oars
  • Why was it called the Dark Age?
    Writing was lost, trade stopped, and poverty increased
  • Who laid the foundations of biology?
    Aristotle
  • What was the phalanx?
    A tight military formation with overlapping shields
  • Who were the first advanced civilization on the Greek mainland?
    The Mycenaeans
  • TRUE or FALSE: The Spartan king who led 300 soldiers at Thermopylae was Themistocles.
    False (it was King Leonidas)
  • What is the Socratic Method?
    Teaching through questioning to test logic
  • Who is the Father of History?
    Herodotus
  • What did the Ionians bring back around 750 BCE?
    Culture, crafts, and the Phoenician alphabet
  • What was unique about Spartan women?
    They had more rights, including owning property
  • TRUE or FALSE: The Delian League was led by Sparta.
    False (it was led by Athens)
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