How did geography shape Ancient Greece?
How did Athens and Sparta differ?
Athens
Sparta
How did mythology, war, and politics shape Greek identity?
Age of Heroes
– Legendary era of Greek heroes like Achilles.
City-state
– Independent Greek community (polis).
What were the major cultural eras of early Greece?
Why did Greek city‑states unite against Persia?
Thermopylae
– Battle where 300 Spartans held off Persia.
The earliest Greek civilization was the
Minoans.
The Age of Heroes includes stories told by
Homer.
The Minoans lived on the island of.
Crete
The Persian Wars began because:
Persia wanted to conquer Greece ✔
– Military-focused Greek city-state.
– City-state focused on democracy and learning.
Sparta
Athens
What is the agora?
meeting place
What are Philosophers?
Some one who tries to explain the nature of life
Alexander ________ Egypt, Central Asia, and Southern Asia.
Conquered.
What is the Hellenistic Era?
A time period when Greek ideas spread
across the Middle East and Asia
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Sparta was very _______ and had its own army.
Powerful.
Two of the most famous city‑states were and .
Athens
Sparta
One of the most famous battles was at , a narrow mountain pass.
Thermopylae
What did Socrates try and get people to do?
Think for themselves and question the way things are
One of the most famous stories is the .
According to legend, the war began when a prince from took Helen, the wife of a Greek king.
Greek heroes like and Odysseus fought in this war.
Trojan War
Troy
Achilles
What was the method called called that wanted "Teaching by Questioning"
Socratic Method
God of Underworld
God of the Ocean
Who is Hades
who is Poseidon
At what age did Spartan boys begin military training?
at 7 years old
What is the word for stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works?
mythology
Who is the god of Death?
Who is Thanatos
The famous city of the Greeks. Also where the Great Trojan Horse idol took place.
What is Troy
King of ancient Macedonia for less than 13 years
Alexander the Great