The geography of Greece
Greece is very mountainous which means it has very little of this type of landscape for farmland.
What is fertile soil?
Due to mountainous environment, Greek communities grew _________ from each other.
What is isolated?
Minoans lived a life of this because soil was very poor.
What is trading?
Mycenaeans lived in these two places.
What is mainland Greece and Crete?
The largest island in Greece
What is Crete?
City-states were very competitive since farmland was very scarce, therefore they often went to ________ with each other.
What is war?
The main crops of Ancient Greece.
What are grapes, olives, and grains (wheat and barley)?
Minoans painted these.
What are frescoes?
This type of natural disaster helped collapse the Mycenaean civilization
What are Earthquakes?
The Minoans had this type of government
What is a monarchy?
Greece’s most prized export.
What are olives?
Greece is located on the continent of
What is Europe?
Minoans lived here.
What is Crete?
Mycenaeans had fortified (strong) city-states and they were great ______________ .
What are warriors?
The geography of Greece caused people to become
What are skilled sailors and traders?
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides
What are peninsulas?
Two things that the Mycenaeans learned from the Minoans.
What is ship building and pottery making?
The capital city for the Minoans.
What is Knossos?
Bull leaping was a popular sport with the Minoans, however the Mycenaeans showed bull leaping in their...
What is artwork (frescoes)
The name of Mrs. Reardon’s favorite basketball team
Who are the New York Knicks?
The three seas that surround Greece.
Aegean to the east, Mediterranean to the south, and Ionian to the west
Examples showing that the Minoans were a highly advanced civilization.
What are sewer systems, toilets, language, ship building, and pottery making?
The Minoan civilization collapsed because of invasions from this group and this natural disaster.
What are volcanic eruptions and invading Mycenaeans?
This language was perfected by the Mycenaeans and eventually evolved into the Greek language.
What is Linear B?
The names of the 3 civilizations we have studied this year with Mrs. Walsh
Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, Ancient Greece