Minoans and Mycenaeans
Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
Crete and the palace of Knossos
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
they left them on a mountain to die
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
upper city with a temple on it, parthenon
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 ?
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
BONUS ? they did bull leaping,created metalwork, were polytheistic
who defeated the minator?
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
education, art
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, Socrates
Socrates-always? the world
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
Persians vs Greeks
Greeks won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
King Phillip II
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
its a mystery but it could have been a natural disaster or invasion
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
barely fed, no beds, forced to steal and fight
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
Periclies, art make ,an empire, architecture
BONUS ?
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
Thermopylae
Persains
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Aristotle
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
spoke earliest form of Greek language
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
democrocy
Bonus ? who ruled Athens during the golden age?
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 the best of Greek and Persian
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
strong military,chariots as a weapon, spoke linear B
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
athenian girls stayed home and toke care of the house sewing, cooking and spartan girls had more freedom could play sports, take care of farm
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?
Delian league, Athens forced its culture on other city-states
Sparta won
BONUS ?
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
Romans