Sparta, Athens, and Mycenae are called what Greek word
A Polis (city-state)
Tools, food, clothing, and weapons are some of the things traded in this ancient market
The Agora
This civilization was the first to speak the Greek language
The Mycenaeans
Most of the physical land in Greece has bad farm land for this reason
It is Rocky & Mountainous
This sea is surrounded by Greece on 3 sides
The Aegean sea
The Acropolis
King Agamemnon is connected with this early civilization
The Mycenaeans
The geography of Greece is a peninsula along with many of these
Islands
What area did King Minos rule over?
Island of Crete
The Ancient Greeks, the Minoans in particular, became very good that this due to the geography of Greece
Ship Building
The seas were an important piece of Greek life for these reasons
Allowed them to trade, provided food & other resources, provided an fast and easy mode of travel
These three seas are within the territory of Ancient Greece?
The Mediterranean, The Ionian, The Aegean
__________________: is a time marked by great achievement and many times wealth & expansion
Classical Age
The Ancient Greeks hoped to trade for these four valuable resources
Gold, Copper, Silver, & Jewels/Jewelry
The Minoans & Mycenaeans
Europe and Asia
Homer wrote these two epics/stories about this period of Ancient Greece
Iliad & Odyssey
We get this legendary hero from this time period of Ancient Greece
Achilles
This sporting event combined with the labyrinth under the city provides some reason behind this creature
Dancing around and jumping over a large bull
Knossos was the capital city of this island, home of the Minoans
Crete