Geography
Early Greeks
Conflicts
People
Vocab
100
Nearly 75% of Greece is covered in these.
What is mountains?
100
These people are known for their labyrinth palaces at Knossos, their frescoes, and trading abilities.
Who are the Minoans?
100
During this battle, a small Athenian army defeated a much larger Persian army.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
100
This leader of Macedonia defeated the Greeks in 338 BCE.
Who is Phillip II of Macedonia?
100
These people gain power by force. They often helped the poor and the merchant class in Greece.
What is a Tyrant?
200
This kingdom lies north of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
200
These people built a large wooden horse to trick the people of Troy during the Trojan War.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
200
The Delian League and the Peloponnesian League fought during this war.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
200
These 3 Greek philosophers have been very influential.
Who are Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates?
200
This fighting tactic consisted of a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers.
What is a phalanx?
300
This is the term for a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula?
300
These people invaded Greece using iron weapons and brought on the Dark Age.
Who are the Dorians?
300
By helping the Ionians, this city-state caused the Persians to attack Greece.
What is Athens?
300
This Greek historian is considered the "Father of History." He wrote about the Persian Wars.
Who is Herodutus?
300
This is a form of government where power is in the hands of a small, powerful elite, usually the business class.
What is an oligarchy?
400
These formed in Greece because of the mountains.
What is city-states?
400
These poems by Homer describe the Trojan War and it's aftermath.
What the Iliad and the Odyssey?
400
During this battle, 300 Spartans defended Greece against a larger Persian force.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
400
This leader helped Athens recover from the Persian Wars.
Who is Pericles?
400
A powerful, landholding elite.
What is an aristocrat?
500
Greece relied on the sea because of a lack of this.
What is fertile land?
500
The Dark Ages ended when Greeks returned from here.
What is Ionia?
500
As a result of the Peloponnesian War, this empire was able to defeat Greece.
What is Macedonia?
500
This Greek sculptor created the Statue of Zeus at Mt. Olympus.
Who is Phidias?
500
This culture is a blend of Persian, Indian, Greek, and Egyptian. It results from the empire of Alexander the Great.
What is Hellenistic Culture?
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