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Test Review: Ch. 7
Section 7-1
Which ancient civilization was the first to arise in the area of Ancient Greece? _____________________
What things did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
What are some of the things that might have started the collapse of the Mycenaean culture?
Why is the 300 year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. known as the Dark Ages?
What positive development occurred in Greece when Dorian warriors invaded the mainland?
What 2 things supported the Athenian economy?
Which group of people were in charge of the Greek city-states? _____________________________________
Under the Greek definition of citizenship, who qualified for citizenship?
Section 7-2
The type of leader who came to power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to growing political and economic
unrest among city-states was a(n) _____________________________________________.
In what 3 things were the Spartan women trained?
What did Sparta use to control its citizens? __________________________________________________
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
TURN OVER
Who was the 594 B.C. ruler whose reforms were popular among both nobles and the common people?
Which Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers? __________________________
Section 7-3
Under King Cyrus, in the 540s B.C., the Persian Empire conquered what 4 lands?
How did Cyrus the Great hold his growing empire together?
Which Persian king reorganized the Persian government to make it more efficient? _________________
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars? ____________________________________________________
What two factors led to the decline of the Persian Empire?
Section 7-4
Why did direct democracy work well in Athens?
The Age of Pericles was known as a golden age of what 3 things?
What was the job of the 10 generals who were appointed by the Athenian assembly?
Beginning in 478 B.C., which league served as a protective group and a defensive league? _________________
In 431 B.C. Sparta & other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the ______________________ War.
How was Sparta finally able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War?