Minoans and Mycenaeans
Sparta VS Athens
Golden Age of Greece
Wars
Trojan, Persian and Peloponnesian
Alexander the Great
100

Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.

Crete, Knossos

100

What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?  

left on mountains, killed

100

What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?

a building on top of a hill, worship god, and  Parthenon 

100

How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad

Trojan horse/soldiers

Homer

100

What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?

Decline in population, no economy, lack of resources 

BONUS ?

when can Spartans leave the war

200

Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.

Bull leaping, polytheistic, and wrote Linear A


BONUS ?

Who was the goddess of wisdom and war?


200

What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.

Philosophy, art, and education

200

Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?

Aristotle, Plato, Socrates 

socrates-always ? the world

200

Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?

Greek vs persian 

Greeks won

200

What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?

King Philip ll 

300

How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?

It is a mystery,volcano erupted, tsunami, earthquakes, and invasion 

300

Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.

started at age seven, no shoes, and hardly fed.

300

Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.

Pericles

strengthen democracy, art/architecture, and make an empire of athens

BONUS ?

Who is the god of water

300

What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?

Thermopylae

Persians 

300

Who was Alexander the Great educated by?

Aristotle  

400

Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"

spoke the earliest form of Greek language.

400

Athens created a form of government known as a ...?

Democracy

Bonus ?

who ruled in democracy?

400

Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.

Comedy and tragedies 

400

What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles? 

Plague 

400

What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?

create an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures

500

Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.

were in many wars, strong military, and linear B

500

Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.

Spartans -take care of the farm, athletic, strong 

Athenians- domestic chores, sewing, cooking

500

What was the Golden Age of Greece?

a period of growth in intelligence and artistic learning

500

Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?

Delian League, Athens forced its culture on other city-states

Sparta won

BONUS ?

who is the god of thunder

500

Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity? 

Romans

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