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?
if weak they were left on a mountain
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
a bulilding on a hill worship god and parthenon
How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad?
they made a wood horse with people in it and burned the villages down homer
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
no economy lack of resources
BONUS ? what were the three types of columns in ancient Greece.
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
bull-leaping,frescoes,polytheistic.
BONUS ?
how many girlfriends did Zeus have
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
knowledge and arts
Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?
plato Aristotle socriteys
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
Persia and Greece and Greece won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
king Phillip II
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
it is a mystery volcano tsunami earthquakes
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
forced to steal ,no food ,no clothes
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
Pericles strengthen democracy
BONUS ? what was the population of Athens.
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
battle of Thermopylae Persia won
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Aristotle
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
spoke the earliest form of Greece language
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
democracy Bonus ? what kind of government was Sparta
Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.
Tragedy and comedy.
What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles?
the plague
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
create an empire combining Greece and Persian cultures
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
chariots strong military linear b
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
sparta take care of farm strong women make strong babies athenian cooking
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
a period of growth
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
because they had to pay taxes Sparta won
BONUS ? what were the 3 main wars
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
romans