Geography
Civilizations/City-States
Wars
Vocabulary
Could be Anything
100

What land form is Greece? 

Penninsula

100

The earliest Greek civilization

The Minoans

100

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

Sparta

100

a government run by the people

democracy

100

Because the early Greeks couldn't really depend on farming, what occupation were many Greek people?

Traders

200

Along what sea was the city of Troy?

The Aegean Sea

200

What happened to the Minoans?

They were destroyed by a volcano in 1500 BC

200

In the Trojan War, the Mycenaeans attacked Troy. The poet Homer wrote two epics about this war. What were they called?

The Illiad and the Odyssey

200

living near the sea

maritime

200

Along with Socrates, who were two other well known Greek Philosophers?

Aristotle and Plato

300

Where did Alexander the Great's army stop before returning home?

Indus River

300

Name three things Athens and Sparta had in common?

Language, religion, sports

300

Name three countries Alexander conquered

Greece, Egypt, Persia

300

the study of life, ideals and values

philosophy

300
What was life like for Spartan boys?

They were taken from their homes at age 7 and trained to be warriors

400

What island were the Minoans from?

Crete

400

King Phillip II was from what civilization?

Macedonia

400

2 part question:

Why did Sparta attack Athens?

What war did that start?

They both wanted control of all of Greece

The Peloponnesian War

400

a legend or story

myth

400

How did Socrates gain wisdom?

By asking questions

500

Why were the ancient Greeks a maritime people?

Their soil was rocky and poor so they couldn't grow enough food

500

What two civilizations fought in the Trojan War?

The Mycenaeans and Trojans (Troy)

500

Athens and Sparta united because of what war?

The Persian War

500

A long poem or story

epic

500

What is a direct democracy?

People rule themselves, and they vote on issues facing the city

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