Ancient Greece

Bronze Age

100

The first Greek-ish civilization were the ___________.

Minoans

200

While the Minoans were mostly peaceful traders, the Mycenaeans were _____________.

Warlike

300

King Minos was said to have a _______________ living under his palace. 

Minotaur (his Minotaur son)

400

Minoans were known for playing sports like boxing and _________________.

Bull Jumping

500

The Mycenaeans were known for the ___________ surrounding their cities.

Walls

Classical City-States

100

This was a most famous city-state, known for being fierce warriors and having a king named Archidamus. 

Sparta

200

This city-state was known for its openness to foreigners, a focus on education, and an appreciation of the arts.

Athens

300

While all Greek city-states spoke Greek, how were they arranged politically?

Each one had its own form of government.

400

Name two other aspects of Greek culture that united the city-states besides language.

Sports, Olympics, Heraean Games, mythology, religion, Homer's epics, theater, etc.

500

Which region of Ancient Greece was responsible for preserving Greek learning and culture during their Dark Ages?

Ionia

Wars

100

Which empire did Greece face off against in the First Persian War?

Persia

200

Which Greek city-state defeated Persia at the battle of Marathon?

Athens

300

Which city-state held off the Persian army at the battle of Thermopylae?

Sparta

400

Explain why the Greek city-states were so easily overthrown by Macedonia.

They were weak from the Peloponnesian War and the Corinthian War.

500

Give 4 reasons the Greek soldiers were able to defeat the Persian armies, even with fewer troops?

Better training, better weapons, similar culture, same language, fighting for their homes.

Hellenism

100

Who was responsible for spreading Hellenism from the Nile to the Indus River?

Alexander the Great

200

Hellenism was the blending of Greek culture with that of what other 3 main cultures?

Egyptian

Persian

Indian

300

Which Hellenistic city was the center of Greek learning, including the largest library in the world at that time?

Alexandria

400

Explain how Hellenism impacted smaller, more regional cultures?

They were often forgotten or destroyed as people assimilated to the dominant culture.

500

Part of Hellenism was the spread of Greek philosophy. Name the 4 schools of Greek philosophy (not 4 philosophers).

Sophists

Skeptics

Epicureans

Stoics

Alexander the Great

100

Alexander's family came from which region close to Greece?

Macedon or Macedonia

200

How did Philip II die?

Killed by a bodyguard during a parade.

300

How did Alexander the Great die?

Not sure, maybe alcohol poisoning, maybe infection, maybe assassination...

400

Which general took the province of Egypt after Alexander's death?

Ptolemy

500

Explain why Alexander's empire was so important if it only lasted around 15 years.

Spread of Hellenism, spread of Greek culture, set the stage for Rome, etc.