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Miscellaneous
100
This type of government allows all of the people in a city to participate directly in the government.
What is a direct democracy?
100
These people settled on the island of Crete, and were excellent shipbuilders and traders. The end of this civilization is a mystery.
Who are the Minoans?
100
This is a political unit consisting of its city and the surrounding countryside.
What is a city-state?
100
This is a body of land, such as Greece, that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
God of the sea
Who is Poseidon?
200
This is a title given to rich land owners in Greece.
Who are aristocrats?
200
These were the first people to speak Greek.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
200
A high hill upon which a Greek fortress is built.
What is an acropolis?
200
A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
What is mythology?
200
A famous work of mythology written by Homer.
What is the Iliad and the Odyssey?
300
A leader who ruled by force.
What is a tyrant?
300
These people valued education.
Who are the Athenians?
300
An acropolis built for the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
300
Goddess of agriculture.
Who is Demeter?
300
Greek-like
What is Hellenistic?
400
An agreement to work together.
What is an alliance?
400
These people valued military might.
Who are the Spartans?
400
A sporting even that took place every four years in the city of Olympia.
What is the Olympics?
400
Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live.
What are fables?
400
Student of Socrates.
Who is Plato?
500
The strongest member of this alliance was Athens.
What is the Delian League?
500
This is arguably the greatest conqueror in history.
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
The island the Minoans settled on.
What is Crete?
500
A famous fable writer.
Who is Aesop?
500
A group of warriors who stood close together in a square, often with long spears.
What is a phalanx?
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