Greek
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Geography
of Greece
of Greece
Minoans and Mycenaeans
The Legend of the Minotaur
Athens, Sparta
or BOTH
or BOTH
100
A gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
Agora
100
Where is Greece located?
Greece is located on the continent of Europe, in the Eastern Mediterranean
100
Who fought in the Trojan War?
Mycenae fought Troy (a city located on the coast of northern Turkey)
100
What is the The Minotaur?
The Minotaur was a beast that had the head of a bull and the body of a man
100
If girls passed their fitness tests at age 18, they were assigned a husband and allowed to return home.
Sparta
200
A large, fortified hill in which city-states were built around
Acropolis
200
CANDY TIME!
What is the landscape of Greece?
Mountainous, rocky and dry
200
King Agamenon (of Mycenae) sent an army to get back his wife who was named __________________.
Helen
200
Where did the Minotaur live?
The Minotaur was said to live in a labyrinth (maze) under the palace at Knossos.
200
The people believed in the beauty of the mind, body, and spirit.
Athens
300
A Greek city-state
Polis
300
What are the names of the two main peninsulas?
Attica-a peninsula that sticks out into the Aegean Sea
Peloponnesus-a large peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean Sea
300
Helen had left with _________________.
Paris (the prince of Troy).
300
Who was the ruler of Crete who lived in the palace at Knossos.
Legend tells that King Minos was the ruler of Crete who lived in the palace at Knossos.
300
At one time, its large helot population revolted.
Sparta
400
government in which citizens vote to make decisions (Athens)
Democracy:
400
What are TWO crops were important in Greece?
grapes
olives: Olive oil was the most prized export→traded olive oil - used for cooking, body lotion, and lamp fuel
400
How did the Minoan civilizations end? Proof?
MINOANS→tsunami
Proof: they found cattle bones and sea life (shells, organisms found at bottom of ocean) stuck high in the cliffs on the shores of Crete
400
What did King Minos feed the Minotaur?
King Minos had to send seven boys and seven girls as food for the Minotaur
400
All citizens, regardless of social class, participated in making decisions for this government run by a democracy.
Athens
500
a government in which a small group (a few rich and powerful people) has control (Sparta).
Oligarchy
500
What THREE bodies of water surround Greece?
The Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Ionian Sea
500
What were some similarities between Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?
-Mycenaeans imitated Minoan gold and bronze work
-traded olive oil, wine, and pottery (grew grapes and olives)
-copied their fashion
-copied their written language (Linear B=Mycenaeans)
-learned how to build ships and navigate the seas-they became great sea trades**(most important)
500
According to the legend, who killed the Minotaur?
According to the legend, Theseus killed the Minotaur and freed Athens from having to send anyone as food to the Minotaur.
500
Athletes participated in the Olympic Games.
BOTH!