Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
f Creteb place konosses
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
eft outside to die
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
, the Parthenon
How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad?
the Trojans were defeated after the Greeks left behind a large wooden horse and pretended to sail for home.
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
BONUS ?Athens, the strongest city-state in Greece prior to the war's beginning, was reduced to a state of near-complete subjection, while Sparta became established as the leading power of Greece.
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
A culture of nature lovers and crafters,
Bonus ?
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
The citizens of Athens decided matters of state in the Assembly of the People
Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?
Socrates (469 – 399 B.C.E), Plato (427 – 347 B.C.E), Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.E),
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
a large contingent of the Persian fleet was destroyed and all Persian garrisons were expelled from Europe,
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
Alexander the Great
A culture of nature lovers and crafters,
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
entered the agoge at the age of 7 and graduated around the age of 30
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
BONUS ?Pericles (495-429 B.C.),
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ttle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
s Battle of Thermopylae a
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
the philosopher Aristotle
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
hey were the first to speak the Greek language.
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
Bonus ?. Athenian democracy
2 types of drama
traddity comdey
What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles?
Peloponnesian War
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
he conquest and administration of the known world and the exploration and possible colonization of new territory beyond.
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
esigned and built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, and beehive-shaped tomb
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
Spartan women were said to rule their me
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
uch of Western civilization's science, philosophy, art, and literature, laid its foundations during that period.
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
Athenian control of the Delian League,
BONUS ?
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
the Germanic leader Odoace