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Ancient Greece Study Guide
1. A __________________Tyrant______________ is a form of government where the power is in the hands of one
person that seized control.
2. A ____________Monarchy______________________________ is a form of government where kings rule and was seen
first in Greece in this city _____________________Athens___________________________.
3. Who is Draco? What did he accomplish?
Greek legislator, wrote the first Greek code of law enforced by a court, lawgiver, considered very harsh
4. Who is Solon? What did he accomplish?
Athenian statesman, known for ending debt slavery
5. What did Cleisthenes accomplish?
He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7
BC
6. After Darius of Persia died, his son _____Xerxes_______________________ led Persia in the Persian Wars.
7. ________________oligarchy __________________________ is a form of government where social status is the primary
thing that gives one power.
9. What was the result of the Battle of Marathon?
Victory with few casualties
10. Who won the Persian War? What was the overall effect of the Persian Wars?
Athens, independence with innovations in technology government and culture
11. The __________dorians___________________________ moved into Greece and reigned for about 400 years and
left no written record.
12. ______homer_____________________________ was a great storyteller that told the stories of The Iliad and The
Odyssey.
13. __________Themistocles______________________________________ was a leader during the Battle of Salamis and
encouraged the Greeks to fight the Persians on the water.
14. The ____________Minoans_______________________________ lived on the island of Crete before the Mycenaean
invaded.
15. How is a tyrant different from other leaders? Took power by force
16. What is a phalanx? Who used it? Military formation greece
17. _______Darius_________________ and _________Xerxes______________ led Persia through the Persian Wars against
Greece.
18. Greece did not have one single government. What factors led to the creation of city states?
Location, geography, could not communicate with each other
19. ______Democracy__________________________ is the form of government where citizens rule. This was used by
the city-state of _____________Athens_____________________.
20. True or False: The land in Greece was suitable for farming, allowing for large populations to grow. false
Athens
Sparta
democracy
oligarchy
Delian
Peloponnesian
Navy
Army
No rights, limited freedom, could
Some freedoms, could own land,
not choose husband, could not go
expected to be strong
Type of Government
Alliance
Military strength
Treatment of women
out alone, managed households,
priestesses
Born slaves or pow’s, performed a
Were treated harshly
Treatment of slaves
variety of jobs some highly
Were killed if it was thought they
skilled, worked in silver mines
would escape, could marry, sell
extra crops, buy freedom
Education
Went to school 6-14, reading,
Trained to kill from age 7 to
writing, math, sports, literature,
defend Sparta
music, military at 17
22. List the (3) pre-Greek civilizations in chronological order. Minoan, Mycenaean, Dorians
33. Describe how Athens eventually reached democracy. (What other governments did they go through
first?) Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, democracy
34. What was the result of the Persian Wars?
 Persian wars united Athens and Sparta against the Persian Empire.
 Athenian victories over the Persians at Marathon and Salamis left Greeks in control of the Aegean Sea.
 Athens preserved its independence and continued innovations in government and culture.
35. What two things did Greek city-states have in common?
40. _________________Athens__________ was the name of the
scientific and intellectual capital of the Greek world.
Use the map to the right to answer the following:
41. Name the bodies of water that surrounds the Greek
civilization.
Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean sea
42. True/False: The Greek city-states stretched as far as Asia
Minor.
true
43. What was the economy in Greece?
Barter to coin
Fill out the chart below.
Type of
Government
Monarchy
Aristocracy
nobles
Definition
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Few rich
Take power by
Rule by
individuals
force
people
Sparta
Athens
Athens
king
none
Where was
it practiced?
Athens