Vocabulary Terms
The ability to live forever.
Immortal
What age period did the Minoan and Mycenaean live in?
The Bronze Period
How was the history of the Dark Ages and myths passed down through?
Story Tellers
King of the Gods.
Zeus
Performances that are designed to make people laugh.
Comedy
Performances with tragic events.
Tragedy
This civilization was located on the island of Crete and were known to be peaceful.
Minoans
Which civilization came after the Mycenaeans?
Dorians
Wife of Zeus.
Hera
This is a form of discussion by asking and answering questions to engage in critical thinking.
Socratic Method
Greek city-states.
Polis
Name two theories that historians believed that happened to the Minoan Civilization?
A huge wave washed them out.
The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans.
What story took place during the Trojan War and contains death, suffering, and glorified war?
The Iliad
Goddess of Wisdom.
Athena
He is known as the “Father of Geometry".
Euclides
A system of government where the power is vested in the people.
Democracy
This civilization were known to be warriors and they were famous for their textiles and weapons made of metal.
Mycenaeans
What replaced bronze weapons?
Iron
God of War.
Ares
Groups of traveling teachers who taught young men in Greece.
Sophists
Armed foot solider in Ancient Greece.
Hoplite
Name all four civilizations that were studied in Ancient Greece.
Minoans, Mycenaeans, Dorians, and Ionians
Which story is an adventure of a soldier returning home after fighting the Trojan War?
The Odyssey
God of Fire.
Hephaestus
He created the surface and volume of a sphere.
Archimedes