Trojan War
Who led the Greeks into Troy?
Agamemnon
T/F: Ancient Greece has harsh winters and short summers
False
T/F: The Minoans had a palace in Knossos?
True
T/F: In comparison to other civilizations, Greece is big.
False, it is small
What is another phrase for 'peak of a civilization'?
Golden Age
T/F Hector shot Achilles in the heel with an arrow?
False: It was Paris
Islands and peninsulas
Who was Ancient Greece eventually conquered by?
The Romans
What were the two first civilizations of Ancient Greece?
Mycenae and Crete
T/F: Democracy was introduced in the Archaic Period
False: It was introduced in the Classical Period (2nd)
Who came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse?
Odysseus
How much of Greece is suitable for growing crops?
1/5
What are the three main periods of Ancient Greece?
1. Archaic Period
2. Classical Period
3. Hellenistic Period
How did the seacoast of Greece help with its civilizations?
It formed a natural harbour which protected boats.
Achilles dragged Hector
What caused the Trojan War?
The abduction of Helen.
What is a city-state?
An individual community with its own set of distinct customs, beliefs and ways of doing things.
What is the name of the war that the Spartans and Athenians fought in?
The Peloponnesian Wars
What was the name of the biggest city on Crete?
Knossos
When was the peak of Ancient Greece?
500 BCE
Who was Helen initially married to? Who abducted her?
Menelaus
Paris
Name 2 seas surrounding Ancient Greece?
Mediterranean, Aegean, Black Sea
When were the 'Dark Ages'?
1100 BCE to 750 BCE
Describe 3 physical geographic features of Ancient Greece:
Few rivers
little rainfall
rich in natural resources
natural harbours
access to lots of fish
mountainous
Name 4 natural resources in which Ancient Greece was rich?
Stone, timber, tin, silver, obsidian, copper