Geography
The present-day country of Greece is located on this continent.
What is EUROPE?
This Greek god was king of the gods and controlled the skies and weather.
Who is Zeus?
The first people to inhabit Greece
Who were the Minoans
A greek city state was called this.
What is a POLIS.
In these wars the Greeks united to defeat the largest empire in the world (at the time).
What are the Persian Wars?
This Sea separates Greece and northern Africa
What is the Mediterranean Sea
The god of the Sea
Who is Poseidon?
Around 1400 BCE, this group became the major power in Greece
Who were the Mycenaeans?
This city state was famous for its military, brave soldiers, discipline, having the best weapons, etc.
What is Sparta?
In this battle, 7,000 Greeks lost against more than 100,000 Persian soldiers. King Leonidas and 300 Spartans bravely died trying to halt the progress of the enemy.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This largest Greek island was home to the Minoans
What is Crete
God of light
Who is Apollo?
Both early groups of Greeks made money and gained power from this.
What is sailing/trading in the Mediterranean Sea?
This city state was a center of creativity for arts, philosophy, science, learning in general. It was also the birthplace of democracy and voting
What is Athens
This was the first battle of the Persian Wars. A running event is now named after this battle.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
This Greek city state was located on the part of the Greek mainland known as Peloponnesus.
What is Sparta
Goddess of love and beauty
Who is Aphrodite?
The Minoan palace was discovered by Sir Arhur Evans around 1900 in this city.
What is Knossos
This individual helped leaded Athens to its golden age after the Persian wars
Who is Pericles
This was a war fought between the Greek city states. In this war, Athens was defeated by Sparta and the other city states.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
These two elements of Greece's physical geography played a large role in the development of highly independent city states
What are islands and the mountainous terrain
Goddess of the city/Goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena
After the collapse of the Mycenaeans started a time known as this in Greece.
What is Dark Ages?
Although the Greek city states were fiercely independent, they shared this one feature in common.
What is they all spoke Greek?
The final battle of the Persian Wars.
What is the Battle of Platea?