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 on a mountain to die
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
An upper city with a temple on it
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
homer
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
decline in population, no economy, lack of
resources
BONUS ?
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
bull leaping,Linear A, Polytheist
BONUS ?
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
Learning, culture, Democracy
Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?
Homer, Socrates, Plato
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
Greece and the Persians Greeks won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
Phillip II
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
it was unknown but people think it was from volcanic eruption, Earth quake, and tsunami.
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
no bed, got whipped, little clothing
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
Pericles
BONUS ?
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
Thermopylae
Persians won the battle
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Aristotle
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
This is because they spoke the first written langue.
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
Democracy
Bonus ?
Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.
comedy and tragedy
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?
to combine the best of Greece and Persian cultrue
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
liked to fight, had a strong military, used chariots.
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
spartan girl can own land, go into the city and work out to be strong. Athenian woman could not go into the city or own land. had to stay in the house and do domestic things.
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
Dalian league, Athens forced its culture on other cit-states
Sparta won
BONUS ?
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
Romans