geography
nearly 75 percent of Greece is covered in these
mountains
These people are known for their labyrinth palace and their frescoes.
minoans
This king of the gods cheated on his wife many times.
zeus
By helping the Ionians, this city-state caused the Persians to attack Greece.
athens
The Father of Geometry.
euclid
In The Odyssey, the hero travels back and forth from Troy across this sea.
aegean sea
These people built the a large wooden horse to trick the people of Troy.
Mycenaeans
As the sun god, he ruled over the day.
apollo
Feeling threatened by Athens’ rise to power, the Spartans formed this alliance.
Peloponnesian league
Is history a difficult? The “father of history” may be to blame.
herodotus
This kingdom lies to the north of Greece.
macedonia
The Minoans lived on this island.
crete
this is the goddess of love
aphrodite
spartans feared that Athenians would support this group
helots
He was known for his work in medicine, and wrote an oath doctors still take today.
The Greeks believed gods and goddesses lived on this mountain.
mt. olympus
These people invaded Greece using iron weapons and brought on the Dark Age.
the dorians
this goddess erupted from zeus's forehead
athena
this group or class revolted in sparta
helots
Under his rule, Athens found itself in a golden age after the Persian War.
pericles
This city was built by Alexander the Great to be a world center of culture and learning. (city and country)
alexandria, egypt
Those refugees who fled the invasion of the Dorians settled in this area across from Greece.
ionians
this is the god of wealth and the underworld
hades
He rebuilt the city of Athens after the Persian wars
pericles
“Eureka!” the inventor said when he made a discovery.
archimedes