Minoans and Mycenaeans
Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
Crete, Knossos
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
Left the baby on a mountain or cliff/kill
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
an a upper city, a building on top of a hill,
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
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
Decline in population, no economy, lack of resources
BONUS- why is there no economy
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
Bull-leaping, Frescoes, polytheistic
BONUS-who is the main God of Anicent Greece
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
Democracy, politics, debates, Art
Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,
Socrates- Always ? the world
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
Greeks Vs Persians
Greeks won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
King Phillip II
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
Invasions, volcanoes, tidal waves
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
little food,no shoes, had to steal food.
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
Perocles
strengthen Democracy, Art/ architecture
BONUS- why would perocles strengthen the Democracy?
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
Thermopylae
persians
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Aristotle
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
spoke the earliest form of the Greek language.
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
Democracy
Bonus- why did they make the Democracy?
Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.
Tragedy, comedy
What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles?
plague
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
Create an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
Chariots, warriors fighting and Linear B
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
Spartan-Could play sports, more freedom,
Athenian-Domestic chores like cleaning and sewing
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
a period of growth in intelligence and artistic learning
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
Delians League, Athens Forced its culture on other city-states
Sparta won
BONUS- how did the Spartan won
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
Romans