GLOSSARY
ANTLER.
CUERNO.
POLIS
An independent city-state consisting of a city and its surroundings. Each polis had its own government, laws, and often its own army. Notable examples include Athens and Sparta.
START POINT OF THE ARCHAIC PERIOD
8th CENTURY b.C.
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REAL MADRID C.F.
MEANING OF:ARES.
GOD OF WAR.
ARADO.
PLOUGH.
ACROPOLIS
A raised hill in the center of a polis that usually housed temples and other important buildings. The Parthenon, on the Acropolis of Athens, is one of the most well-known examples.
FALL OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
476 a.D.
IN WHICH REGION OF ANCIENT GREECE IS SPARTA LOCATED?
MEANING OF: HERMES.
- MESSENGER OF THE GODS.
- GOD OF TRAVELLERS.
TO BARTER.
TRUEQUE.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Was a Macedonian king and military conqueror who created one of the largest empires in ancient history (it extended from Egypt to India). His reign had a significant impact on the spread of Hellenistic culture throughout the ancient world.
CONQUEST OF GREECE BY PHILIP II OF MACEDON (CENTURY)
4th CENTURY b.C.
TWO MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ANCIENT GREEK TERRITORY.
- IT WAS CLOSE TO THE SEA.
- IT WAS MONTAINOUS.
MEANING OF: HERA.
- THE WIFE OF ZEUS.
- GODDESS OF MARRIAGE AND MOTHERHOOD.
PUNTA DE FLECHA.
ARROWHEAD.
GREEK COLONISATION
The expansion of Greek colonies in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE, influencing the spread of Greek culture.
30 b.C
IN WHICH REGION OF ANCIENT GREECE IS TROY LOCATED?
ASIA MINOR.
MEANING OF: APOLLO.
GODDESS OF MUSIC AND POETRY.
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GRECO PERSIAN WARS
Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE, including the famous battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea.
INVENTION OF WRITING
AROUND 3.000 b.C
WHAT CIVILIZATION DEVELOPED ON THE MAIN ISLAND OF THE AEGEAN SEA?
MINOAN CIVILISATION.
MEANING OF: DEMETER.
GODDESS OF PLANTS AND AGRICULTURE.