War and Alexander the great
Name the two major wars that shaped Ancient Greece
Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian
Name two things that the Greeks traded with
Sheep, goats, pigs, barley, wheat, olives, grapes
This group of people lived on the island of Crete
Minoans
A line that helps assign every year a number.
Timeline
Means people rule
Democracy
Who was fought in the Peloponnesian war?
Why was trade important in Ancient Greece
little farmland - needed to trade for what they needed
exchange of ideas happened this way
This group of people lived on mainland Greece
Mycenaeans
What do BCE and CE stand for
Before the common era
Common era
Means one to rule
Monarchy
What was the result of the Peloponnesian war?
Made Greece weak and allowed Alexander the Great to take over.
What was a polis?
A city-state, city-states were like little independent countries and existed all over Greece
This group of people dominated trade and had a King names Minos
Minoans
What event did the people in the Middle Ages use to separate BCE from CE
Birth of Jesus
Means illegitimate ruler
Tyranny
What was Alexander the great known for?
Becoming king at 19
Great military leader
Uniting Greece
What was the difference between Athenian and Spartan government?
Athens was a democracy Sparta was an oligarchy
This group of people were warlike and had Linear B writing
Mycenaeans
Name two reasons travel was hard for the Ancient Greeks.
Mountains, few/unpaved roads, shallow rivers, no place to stay, carts and wagons would break.
Means few to rule
Oligarchy
How were the values of Athens and Sparta different
Athens - art, religion, education, sport
Sparta - military and protection
Name one reason that either of these societies collapsed
Volcano, Tsunami, Were conquered (any one of these)
The geography in Ancient Greece isolated people to their cities. What was one of the main consequences of this isolation?
The formation of city-states
What types of government were found in Ancient Greece.