Table of Contents
- 1 What was the focal point of Greek cities?
- 2 What was at the center of each city-state?
- 3 What was the main focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?
- 4 What did each city-state have related to rule?
- 5 What was the main reason that Athens and Sparta fought the Peloponnesian war?
- 6 What did Athenians believe in?
What was the focal point of Greek cities?
The agora (/ˈæɡərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀγορά agorá) was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state’s response to accommodate the social and political order of the polis.
What was at the center of each city-state?
At the center of each city-state was a powerful city. The city ruled the lands and area around it. Sometimes it also ruled smaller less-powerful cities. The Greek name for a city-state was “polis”.
What was the main focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?
Ancient Greece Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Athens? | Art and education |
| What do we call the last period of Ancient Greece, before they were conquered by the Romans? | Hellenistic Period |
| What toy was invented by the Ancient Greeks, which many children still use today? | Yo-yo |
What was the main focus of life in Sparta?
Spartan culture was centered on loyalty to the state and military service. At age 7, Spartan boys entered a rigorous state-sponsored education, military training and socialization program. Known as the Agoge, the system emphasized duty, discipline and endurance.
What city-state did Sparta fight during the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
The Peloponnesian War was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta—the two most powerful city-states in ancient Greece at the time (431 to 405 B.C.E.). This war shifted power from Athens to Sparta, making Sparta the most powerful city-state in the region.
A city-state was a major city and the surrounding areas. Each city-state had its own rule and government. Sometimes the city-states fought each other. Athens and Sparta were the two largest city-states and they had many wars and battles.
What was the main reason that Athens and Sparta fought the Peloponnesian war?
The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as the democratic reforms of Cleisthenes, which Sparta always opposed. However, the more immediate reason for the war was Athenian control of the Delian League, the vast naval alliance that allowed it to dominate the Mediterranean Sea.
What did Athenians believe in?
Athens did not have a king, it was ruled by the people as a democracy. The people of Athens believed that no one group of people should make the laws and so citizens could choose the government officials, and vote for or against new laws. The people of Athens chose their ruler.