Oedipus
Myths
Geography
City States
Hellenism
100
Which creature was killing the people of Thebes?
Sphinx
100
Were the Greeks monotheistic or polytheistic? How do we know?
Polytheistic Believed in the 12 Olympians
100
What is a peninsula?
land surrounded by water on three sides
100
Name the five city states presented about
Argos, Megara, Corinth, Sparta, Athens
100
Who is Hellen?
First man created after the flood
200
What were the names of Oedipus' real parents?
Laius Jocasta
200
What is an epic?
long story telling poem
200
what landform covered most of Greece?
mountains
200
Which city state was in the Delian League
Athens
200
Who are the Hellenes?
What the Greeks called themselves Named after the first man
300
What was the prophecy from Apollo?
Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother
300
King Minos was the mythological king of the Minoans on Crete. What was the name of the creature he kept in the labyrinth on the island.
Minotaur
300
Instead of farming, how did the Greeks gain wealth?
trading and sailing
300
Which city state was in the Peloponnesian League?
Sparta
300
What is Hellas?
What the Greeks called their land Named after the first man
400
How did Jocasta and Oedipus react to the prophecy coming true?
Jocasta hangs herself and Oedipus blinds himself with pins
400
How did the Trojan War begin?
stole Helen
400
Why did the Greek communities think of themselves as separate countries?
Mountains made it hard to communicate with each other
400
What is the difference between Spartan slaves and Athenian slaves?
S= Owned by city/ A= owned by individuals 1/3 of Athens slaves, slaves in Sparta outnumbered spartans Slaves in Sparta called helots Slaves in Sparta treated harshly
400
Why were kingdoms called Hellenistic?
Because the kingdoms' culture was completely Greek. named for Hellen --> Hellas/ Hellenes
500
Why didn't Oedipus think that he was the son of Laius and Jocasta?
Because he was adopted by Polybus and Merope, King and Queen of Corinth.
500
Who was Alexander the Great's hero and what war was he a hero in?
Achilles Trojan War
500
Which two civilizations began Greek culture?
Minoans Mycenaeans
500
What is the difference between Spartan daily lives and Athenian daily lives? For men and women
Athenian men went to the Agora to discuss government/arts and buy and trade Athenian women were home,protected from public and did household labor, etc. No rights Spartan men trained for war. Spartan women also exercised but could own property and be in businesses
500
Name a famous Hellenistic city.
Alexandria, Egypt.
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