Spartans were known for their emphasis on military and athletic ability

The public square where meetings took place in Greek city-states was called the agora.

In the Peloponnesian War Athens was defeated by the Persians.

A characteristic of Greek religion was a belief in only one God.

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were used in Greek schools to teach the values of pride in Greek heritage, the importance of husband wife relationships, loyalty between friends, and love of nature.

Most Greek goods were transported by overseas cargo ships.

Hellenic traditions and stories were recorded in epic poems composed by bards.

When Draco ruled, he promoted the growth of Athenian industry by ordering fathers to teach their sons a skill and by allowing foreign-born artisans to become citizens.

The prosperous period of time between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian Wars is called the Golden Age of Athens.

The Golden Age of Athens produced marvelous achievements in the arts and sciences.

Despite Greece's mild climate, transportation and communication were difficult because of its rugged mountain terrain.

Words such as police and politics derive from the Greek word polis meaning democracy.

Citizens of democratic Athens preferred lotteries over elections because they believed voting favored the wealthy aristocrats.

Homer wrote Athen's constitution.

Women took part in the government of Athens.

Women took part in the government of Sparta.

Sparta was a cruel military society who would leave sick infants on hillsides to die.

Men of Athens were known for being the greatest athletes and soldiers in all of Greece.

Sparta laid the foundation for the Western concept of democratic goverment that is still used today.

Athens was named after the Greek goddess Athena.

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