Early Ancient Greece
Name the 2 main Early Greek Civilization.
Minoans and Myceneans
The leader of the Gods is..
Zeus
Name the four types of government..
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy
Persian War was fought by who...
Greek city states and Persians
Conquered Egypt, India
Defeated the Persians
Alexander was one of the greatest military leaders in the world
Founded many cities that became centers of learning and culture
Spread Greek culture and language throughout his empire- Hellenistic
Minoans were known for what...
Trading and colonizing with other civilizations
Goddess of Wisdom and War; a city is named after her.
Athena
What is a Monarchy? What usually happens to a monarchy to get rid of it.
Ruled by a King; elites (wealthy people) overthrow the king.
What is the battle of Thermoplyae?
300 Spartans and other greeks fought the Persians so that the rest of Greece could come with a defense against the Persians.
Who is Socrates?
A Philosopher. He believed knowledge is power.
Minoans were located where...
the island of Crete
Who is the god of the underworld; who is the god of the seas? They are brothers to Zeus.
Hades and Poseidon
What is an oligarchy? What usually happens to a oligarchy to get rid of it.
Aristocrats (wealthy people) rule. It's overthrown by the poor who don't want to be ruled by the wealthy.
Who won the Persian War?
Greeks
Who is Aristotle?
A philosopher. He taught Alexander the Great and made a school.
Myceneans were known for what...
trading and military power
Gods have what type of characteristics...
Human - like... angry, unjust, unmoral, happy.. etc
What is a Tyranny? What usually happens to a tyranny to get rid of it.
Ruled by a person who gained power by force. Tyranny is overthrown by the people.
Athens was known for what... and Sparta was known for what..
Athens- creativity (beauty), individualism, democracy
Sparta- military based, oligarchy
Who was Plato?
Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey? What were they about?
Homer wrote the epic poems. Illiad is about the Trojan War and the gods influencing the war and certain heroes. The Odyssey is about Odysseus story home from the Trojan war.
A contest that was dedicated to Zeus every 4 years..
Olympics
What is democracy? Can democracy be overthrown?
ruled by the people. Democracy can be overthrown by any other government.
Who won the Peloponnesian War? How was Greece left after the war?
Spartans. Greece was left weak and Philip II of Macedonia took over Greece.
Who is the Father of History?
Herodotus