Location and Geography
What caused issues with communication and unification in Greece?
Mountains
Knossos was an important city for this civilization
Minoans
A form of government where power lies in the hands of all citizens
Democracy
Known for their strong army
Sparta
The Parthenon was a temple built for this goddess
Athena
Where did the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
Mt. Olympus
Considered the first advanced civilization on mainland Greece
Mycenaeans
A form of government that is ruled by nobility
Aristocracy
Democratic principles can be traced back to here
Athens
Ruler of Greece during the Golden Age
Pericles
Ancient Greeks formed these instead of one united government
City-states
This group conquered the Greek mainland and ruled for about 300 years (typically called the Dark Age)
Dorians
A person who illegally gains power but has citizen support
Tyrant
One of the largest city-states and largest center of trade
Corinth
Known as the Father of History, he compiled a history of the Persian Wars
Herodotus
Crops that grew well in some areas due to rocky soil
Grapes and Olives
Homer wrote about how this group tricked the Trojans with a wooden horse in The Iliad
Mycenaenans
A form of government where wealthy people hold power
Oligarchy
Defeated Sparta in 371 BC
Thebes
Who tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Greece is located in what region?
Southeastern Europe
This group settled on the Greek mainland and brought culture, crafts and the Phoenician alphabet
Ionians
The center of the city that served as the city’s religious center
Acropolis
Remained neutral during the Persian wars
Argos
He approximated pi
Archimedes