Minoans/Mycenaean
Myths and Legends
Greek Wars
Alex the Great (?)
Greek Democracy
100
What did the Minoans and Mycenaean do for the Greeks?
Started their culture
100
What is the difference between a myth and a legend?
Myths are totally fabricated stories, while legends started out as true, but have had details added to them that make the story seem less true.
100
Who are the two sides that fought during the PERSIAN Wars?
Persians and the Greeks (Delian League)
100
Who was Alexander the Great's dad?
King Phillip (II)
100
What is a democracy?
A type of government that is controlled and run by the people (the people are allowed to participate).
200
What happened to the Minoans and Mycenaean? (2 things)
They "disappeared" into the dark ages after a natural disaster and invasion/war.
200
Give one example of a fossil that the ancient Greeks discovered, and the creature they created out of it. (You need the name of the real creature and the name of the mythological creature).
Elephant (skull) cyclops OR Protoceratops (triceratops) griffin OR Mammoth/elephant giant OR Giraffe Monster of Troy
200
What type of war was the Peloponnesian War?
Civil war
200
Alexander the Great never lost a battle. Why did he stop conquering and go home?
His men wanted to (they were homesick)
200
What percentage of Athenians were able to vote?
12%
300
Where did the Mycenaean live?
Mainland Greece, then Crete (either or)
300
Why were myths and legends important to the ancient Greeks?
It was how their culture was passed on through the dark age
300
How were the Greeks able to defeat the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War?
By surrounding them and cutting off their supplies (like the American Anaconda Plan)
300
Where did Alexander the Great's empire start, and where did his empire stop?
Greece to India
300
Give one piece of evidence that could be used to argue that Athens actually did have a democracy.
People were allowed to participate in their government
400
Who first invaded the Minoans?
Mycenaean
400
Give an example of a Greek myth OR a legend that we talked about in class.
Myth: Persephone and Demeter Legend: Atlantis, Trojan War
400
What was the most important battle of the Persian War?
Battle of Marathon
400
What culture did Alexander spread when he conquered new places?
Greek/Hellenistic
400
What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?
Democracies can vote to take away rights; republics protect certain rights from being taken away by vote
500
Name an achievement of the Minoans.
Running water in homes, OR art, OR sailing/trading, OR writing system
500
Who came up with the theory that Greek mythological creatures were inspired by Greeks stumbling across fossils and not really knowing what animals they were?
Adrienne Mayor
500
What was the name of the Persian general during the Persian Wars?
Darius OR Xerxes
500
What is something that Alexander the Great did that could be considered not so great?
Enslaved people, destroyed lives/cities
500
Explain tyranny of the majority.
When the majority of people can vote to take away the rights of, or force the minority of people to do something they don't agree with.
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