Civilizations
City-States
Colonization/Trade
Sparta/Athens/Persians
Miscellaneous
500
Which people took over from the Minoans?
What is Mycenaeans.
500
What type of government did merchants form in some Greek city-states?
What is oligarchy.
500
Over which continents was Greek culture spread?
What is Europe, Africa, Asia
500
Who introduced democratic government in Athens?
What is Solon.
500
What is the setting for Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey?
What is the Trojan War
500
What is a myth?
What is very old stories told to explain events or to justify beliefs and actions.
500
From what ancient Greek word, do you think the word politics originates?
What is polis.
500
What was found along many rivers in Europe? Refer to the map on page 217.
What is Greek trade goods
500
What enemy of Greece did Darius I and Xerxes lead?
What is Persia.
500
What battle took place in 480 BC?
What is The Battle of Thermopylae.
500
How are the histories of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations similar?
What is they both declined mysteriously.
500
Name three types of government in Ancient Greece.
What is monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy
500
Around what body of water was most of Greek trade carried out? Refer to the map on page 217.
What is the Mediterranean Sea
500
What led Athens and Sparta to fight together?
What is attacks by the Persians.
500
Who vowed to punish Athens for helping Ioina?
What is Darius I.
500

What was the Minoan religion?

What is polytheistic.

500
What influenced how city-states developed in ancient Greece?
What is geographic isolation.
500
Why did the ancient Greeks establish colonies in the Mediterranean region?
What is to relieve overcrowding and find places with better farmland and resources.
500
Athens established ____________, a form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing.
What is democracy.
500
Who led the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae?
What is Xerxes.
500

Which civilization began in Crete?

What is Minoan.

500
What did the ancient Greeks build at the highest point of their cities?
What is acropolis.
500
What was a major effect of cultural diffusion in the ancient Mediterranean?
What is Greek adoption of the Phoenician alphabet.
500
What was stressed in Spartan society?
What is military.
500
What is a trireme?
What is a form of government.
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