location & Early History
What group built a society on the island of Crete?
the Minoans
A small group of people having control of a country.
Oligarchy
Early Greeks believed that illness/injury was cause by anger of the _______________.
Gods
Ancient Greeks believed in a ___________ religion
polytheistic
The name of the first King to invade Greece
King Darius
Minoan civilization was built after King Minoas who built the ________ for the Minotaur
Labyrinth
Citizens get to vote for a policy directly.
direct democracy
Why were Greek villages and city-states isolated from each other?
Mountains
The Olympics were held to honor the god ______________.
Zeus
The leader of the 300 Spartans that fought at the Battle of Thermopile
Leonidas
The minoas had massive buildings complexes and large, elaborate ________
Palaces
a member of a particular country and having rights because of it.
citizenship
Which city-state was located inland on the Peloponnesus Peninsula (southernmost peninsula in Greece)
Sparta
Greek myths always referred to the twelve gods of _________.
Mount Olympus
The Battle of Marathon was won by
The Greeks/Athenians
A narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas.
Isthmus
A _______________ is a lawful leader as he inherits his power.
King/monarch
What animals did Greeks raise since they were limited with the amount of land they had?
sheep and goats
The Titans Rhea and Corinth had 6 kids. Name one.
Hestia, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Zeus
During the Peloponnesian War the Persians helped the
Spartans to build up their navy
A piece of land that is surrounded by 3 sides. The specific land in the south that homes Sparta.
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Tyrants lost their power because they were overthrown by the ______________.
People
The largest island in Greece?
Crete
________ are considered the homes of Greek gods on Earth.
Temples
The Spartans started the Peloponnesian War because the Spartans were using the Delian League money to
Build up their own Acropolis