Ancient Greece Jeopardy Game

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4. The geography of Greece was dominated by these two factors

5. Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea

6. It’s the name for a city in Greek

7. Polis

8. This first group was not Greek, but they became wealthy by building ships and trading

9. Minoans

10. This group built the first Greek kingdoms and spread their power across the Mediterranean region

11. Mycenae

12. This marketplace is where I’d go discuss politics and buy my dinner if I were in ancient Greece

13. Agora

14. These types of rulers were able to seize power from wealthy landowners and rule with absolute power

15. Tyrants

16. The Athenians developed this type of government

17. Direct Democracy

18. Athens developed this military power that gave them an advantage over other city-states

19. Navy

20. Athens and other city states used these soldiers, in this formation (2 answers)

21. Hoplites (citizen army) and Phalanx

22. Athens is famous for this temple to Athena at the Acropolis

23. Parthenon

24. This ruler united Persia and freed the Jews from Babylon

25. Cyrus the Great

26. In the battle of Marathon, this Persian king’s army was defeated by Athens

27. Darius

28. At this battle, the Greeks held off the Persians long enough to build 200 ships to fight the Persians

29. Thermopylae

30. At this battle, the Greek navy went up against the Persian navy and won because their ships could maneuver more easily

31. Salamis

32. This is the battle that convinced the Persians that they could not defeat a united Greece

33. Plataea

34. It is the reason why the Delian League was formed

35. To unite in defense against the Persians

36. It is the type of government used in the United States

37. Representative Democracy

38. Pericles is said to have expanded Greek democracy by doing these two things

39. He allowed lower-class citizens to participate in government, and paid them

40. Pericles advanced culture by paying these three workers to continue their craft

41. Artists, architects, writers, and philosophers

42. Under Pericles, Athens grew to have about this many residents

43. 285,000 residents, 150,000 of which were citizens

44. The Spartan government was this type

45. Oligarchy

46. Spartan boys entered the military at this age

47. 6 or 7 years old

48. Sparta gained food by doing this

49. By conquering and enslaving their neighbors

50. It’s the name for a Spartan slave/farmer