Ancient Greece

what made up a polis in ancient Greece?

• a tribe or clan

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  a monarchy and an army 

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  a city and its surrounding countryside

• a democratic government led by a tyrant

How did government in Athens evolve?

• from a city-state to an oligarchy

• from an oligarchy to a monarchy

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  from a monarchy to an aristocracy

• from an aristocracy to a democracy

What caused Sparta to become a military state?

• conflicts with Athens

• fear of a revolt by helots

• the threat of Persian invasion

• the desire to win at the Olympics

Which contributed to the start of the golden age of Athens?

• cooperation with Sparta

• control of the Delian League

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  Persian victory at Thermopylae 

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  the rise of limited democracy

 Who fought each other in the Persian Wars?

• Sparta and Athens

• The Greeks and the Persians

• The Romans and the Greeks

• The Egyptians and the Spartans

What was the deciding battle during the first invasion of Greece by the Persians?

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Athens

• Battle of Rhodes

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  Battle of Marathon

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

• Generals for the army of Sparta

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  Leaders of the city of Athens

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  The greatest of the Greek warriors

• Emperors of Persia

 What happened at the Battle of Salamis?

• The Greeks were soundly defeated

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  The fast and maneuverable Athenian fleet defeated the Persian fleet

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  The Persians defeated the Spartans and captured the city of Sparta

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  The Corinthians came to the rescue of Athens

What did the Persians find when they arrived at the city of Athens during the second invasion?

• The city was deserted

• A huge army of the united Greek city-states

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  A fortified city ready to withstand a long siege

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  A city that was ready to surrender and become part of the Persian Empire

Why did the Greeks have an advantage at Marathon, even though there was less of them? 

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  They were more trained as a group of fighters 

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  . They waited until the Persians were loading ships

• They had more weapon technology

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  They were coming to attack from the sea and trapped the Persians