The Aegean Bronze Age
This island was the home of the Minoans, the first advanced civilization in the Aegean Sea
What is Crete?
This lawgiver’s 621 BCE code was so severe that today the word for harsh laws is named after him.
Who is Draco?
Spartan boys began their state-mandated military training at this age.
What is seven?
This runner famously traveled 150 miles to Sparta to ask for help before the Battle of Marathon.
Who was Pheidippides?
This philosopher, who taught that truth is found through observation of the world, was Alexander the Great’s tutor.
Who is Aristotle?
This deciphred writing system used by the Mycenaeans proved that they spoke an early form of Greek.
What is Linear B?
This 594 BCE reformer abolished the practice of selling debtors into slavery.
Who is Solon?
This enslaved population performed the labor that allowed Spartan men to focus entirely on warfare.
Who were the Helots?
King Leonidas and 300 Spartans made a famous last stand against the Persians in this narrow mountain pass.
What is Thermopylae?
This term describes the spread and blending of Greek culture throughout the regions Alexander conquered.
What is Hellenization?
Because Crete lacked these two specific metals, the Minoans were forced to become expert seafaring traders to produce bronze
What are copper and tin?
This Athenian practice involved voting to exile potential tyrants from the city for ten years.
What is ostracism?
Unlike women in Athens, Spartan women had the unique legal right to own this.
What is property?
This defense alliance, centered on an uninhabited island, eventually turned Athens into an empire.
What was the Delian League?
After Alexander died at age 32, his vast empire was divided among these people.
Who are Ptolomy, Seleucid, and Antiochus (The Diadochi)
This term describes a sea-based empire, such as the naval dominion held by the Minoans.
What is a Thalassocracy?
This tyrant used a woman named Phye, dressed as the goddess Athena, to trick the citizens into letting him rule.
Who is Peisistratus?
This princess was the first woman to win a prize at the Olympic games.
Who is Kyniska?
During the Peloponnesian War, this disastrous Athenian campaign in Sicily resulted in the destruction of their fleet and army.
What was the Sicilian Expedition?
This king of Macedonia unified the Greek city-states before he was assassinated in 336 BC.
Who was Philip II?
This catastrophic volcanic eruption on a nearby island triggered a tsunami that devastated the Minoan fleet.
What is the eruption of Thera (Santorini)?
This military formation allowed common citizens to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with elites, leading to demands for more political rights.
What is the phalanx?
Alongside their two kings, this governing body of 28 men over age 60 presented legislation to the Assembly.
What is the Council of Elders?
This Athenian leader evacuated the city before the Persians sacked it, later leading the navy to victory at Salamis.
Who was Themistocles?
This city, founded by Alexander in Egypt, became a world center for learning and featured a famous library.
What is Alexandria?