Physcial Landscape
Important Greeks
Minoan/Mycena-eans
Dark Ages
Greek Government
100
Rugged mountainous peninsulas
What is the geography of greece
100
A person who seized power unconstitutionally
What is a tyrant
100
Began with neolithic farming villages
What is minoan society
100
Learned from the Phoenicians & Easy enough for anyone to learn
What is the alphabet
100
Kings lose power to a group of rich well-known individuals
What is aristocracy
200
Developed in the Aegean region with many islands and natural harbours
What is Ancient Greece
200
Spartan slaves
What is Helots
200
The reason why Minoan society was successful
What is Bronze
200
During the dark ages history was only preserved through
What is oral tradition/story telling
200
Dissent among the population and change in warfare
What is the causes of losing power
300
Earliest greeks can be traced back to this place
What is Island of Crete
300
Voting on a citizen's exile from Athens for 10 years
What is Ostracism
300
early society that spoke an early form of Greek
What is Mycenean
300
Created a common view about their gods
What is national literature
300
warriors that conquered land for expansion
What is the spartans
400
The farest north east city in ancient greece
What is Troy
400
First historian to collect information, evaluate its accuracy and then retell the events
What is Herodotus "Father of History"
400
Minoan town buried in Ash in 1628 BC
What is the Eruption of Thera
400
Held in 776 BC in honour of Zeus
What is the First Olympic Games
400
50 members from each tribe in Athens
What is the Council of 500
500
The mountainous landscape allowed early greek communities to develop into
What is indepent city states
500
Presented a new political solution to Athens where citizens were divided into 10 tribes that had equal representation
What is Cleisthenes
500
Form of writing developed by Myceneans
What is Linear B
500
The result of pressures to find good agricultural land
What is colonization
500
28 Male citizens elected for life
What is Council of Elders
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