Minoans and Mycenaeans
Sparta VS Athens
Golden Age of Greece
Wars
Trojan, Persian and Peloponnesian
Trojan, Persian and Peloponnesian
Alexander the Great
100
Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
f Creteb place konosses
100
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
eft outside to die
100
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
, the Parthenon
100
How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad?
the Trojans were defeated after the Greeks left behind a large wooden horse and pretended to sail for home.
100
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
BONUS ?Athens, the strongest city-state in Greece prior to the war's beginning, was reduced to a state of near-complete subjection, while Sparta became established as the leading power of Greece.
200
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
A culture of nature lovers and crafters,
Bonus ?
200
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
The citizens of Athens decided matters of state in the Assembly of the People
200
Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?
Socrates (469 – 399 B.C.E), Plato (427 – 347 B.C.E), Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.E),
200
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
a large contingent of the Persian fleet was destroyed and all Persian garrisons were expelled from Europe,
200
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
Alexander the Great
300
A culture of nature lovers and crafters,
What kind of culture did the Minoans have?
A culture of nature lovers and crafters
300
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
entered the agoge at the age of 7 and graduated around the age of 30
300
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
BONUS ?Pericles (495-429 B.C.),
300
What famous b\-p==p
ttle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
s Battle of Thermopylae a
300
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
the philosopher Aristotle
400
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
hey were the first to speak the Greek language.
400
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
Bonus ?. Athenian democracy
400
2 types of drama
traddity comdey
400
What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles?
Peloponnesian War
400
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
he conquest and administration of the known world and the exploration and possible colonization of new territory beyond.
500
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
esigned and built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, and beehive-shaped tomb
500
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
Spartan women were said to rule their me
500
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
uch of Western civilization's science, philosophy, art, and literature, laid its foundations during that period.
500
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
Athenian control of the Delian League,
BONUS ?
500
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
the Germanic leader Odoace