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?
they would put them on the moutine top to die.
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
to honner Athena its called Pathenon
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 ? is Mrs zeh a great teacher
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
bull-leaping, Minoans created beautiful metalwork polytheistic
Bonus
is posiden the god of the sea?
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
Culture, knowledge,philosophy, 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 Socrates Aristotle he believed in ? ?the world
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
greeks ( Sparta , Athens ) vs Persians
greeks won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
king Phillip II
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
rebuilding their cities because of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tidal waves, and erupting volcanoes. So how did the Minoan civilization come to an end? That is still a mystery.
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
No beds, but made from wood/hay, fed little food, forced to steal and fight, little clothing, no shoes, harsh conditions.
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
pericles wanted to strengthen democary art architecture make a empire of Athens
BONUS ? Spartans loved wars?
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?"
The Mycenaeans are known as the first Greeks because they spoke the earliest form of the Greek language.
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
democary Bonus ?
what was the ratio to salves in Sparta to people in Sparta
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?
the plague
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
creat an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
The Mycenaeans fought many wars.
strong millatary
One of their main activities was conquering other city-states.
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
a spartan girl would be hard working on the farm own land and participate in sports, and they believed if you were strong you would have strong babies.
a Athenian girl would be doing chores and denmesticaid things
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
a period of grouth in intelligence and artistic learning
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 ? is Zeus the king of the gods
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
Romans