Greece and Persia

Persia is known for what:

• Building thousands of roads (The Royal Road)
• Inventing Gunpowder
• City-States
• Having pharoahs

The Persian Empire fought against Greek city-states in the Persian Wars. What was the result?

• Persia won & united all city-states

• Greek city-states won & Persia eventually conquered by Alexander the Great

• Greek city-states won & gave back Persia their territory

• No one won & they never fought again

Alexander the Great claimed territory all across Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia except:

• Greece and City-States
• Persian Empire
• Egypt
• Western Europe

What culture is a blend of Greek, Persian, and Egyptian (Middle-Eastern) cultures?

• Greek
• Roman
• Hellenistic
• Ancient

The Geography of Greece makes it difficult for them to grow crops so they relied on:

• Fishing
• Trade
• Hunting
• Gathering

What is a city-state (polis)?

• City with no borders

• City with no laws

• City with no government

• City with its own government and laws

What were the two most important city-states of Greece?

• Athens / Sparta
• Athens / Rome
• Sparta / Persia
• Persia / Greece

Athens had the first Direct Democracy which is what?

• Every Citizen gets to vote
• Only Male citizens got to vote
• Only a few had the power
• One person had all of the power

Who was NOT one of the Greek Philosophers?

• Socrates
• Plato
• Homer
• Aristotle

Who championed Democracy and extended citizenship in Greece?

• Alexander the Great
• Aristotle
• Plato
• Pericles