Geography
What land form is Greece?
Penninsula
The earliest Greek civilization
The Minoans
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
a government run by the people
democracy
Because the early Greeks couldn't really depend on farming, what occupation were many Greek people?
Traders
Along what sea was the city of Troy?
The Aegean Sea
What happened to the Minoans?
They were destroyed by a volcano in 1500 BC
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
living near the sea
maritime
Along with Socrates, who were two other well known Greek Philosophers?
Aristotle and Plato
Where did Alexander the Great's army stop before returning home?
Indus River
Name three things Athens and Sparta had in common?
Language, religion, sports
Name three countries Alexander conquered
Greece, Egypt, Persia
the study of life, ideals and values
philosophy
They were taken from their homes at age 7 and trained to be warriors
What island were the Minoans from?
Crete
King Phillip II was from what civilization?
Macedonia
2 part question:
Why did Sparta attack Athens?
What war did that start?
They both wanted control of all of Greece
The Peloponnesian War
a legend or story
myth
How did Socrates gain wisdom?
By asking questions
Why were the ancient Greeks a maritime people?
Their soil was rocky and poor so they couldn't grow enough food
What two civilizations fought in the Trojan War?
The Mycenaeans and Trojans (Troy)
Athens and Sparta united because of what war?
The Persian War
A long poem or story
epic
What is a direct democracy?
People rule themselves, and they vote on issues facing the city