This is Sparta
Minoans and More
Greek City- States
Women in Greece
Legend has it
100
At the age of seven, boys began training for a lifetime in this
What is Spartan military
100
The island of Crete was the cradle of an early civilization that came to be known as
What is the Minoan Civilization
100
This Greek City-State was located in Attica, just north of the Peloponnesus.
What is Athens
100
Under this particular law, the women of this Greek City-States had the right to inherit property.
What is Spartan law?
100
Like most other ancient people, the Greeks were similar to others when it related to religion.
What is polytheistic
200
Complete the phrase, "Spartans are willing to die for their city"
What is "Because they have no reason to live"
200
Which two sides battled in the Trojan War?
What is the Mycenae and Troy
200
The Greeks evolved a unique version of the city-state, which they called what?
What is Polis?
200
This woman is believed to have been the catalyst for the Trojan war
What is Helen of Troy
200
Although religion was important, some Greek thinkers came to believe that the universe was regulated not by the will of Gods but by this
What are natural laws?
300
Dorian invaders from the north conquered Laconia, in the southern part of this region.
What is the Peloponnesus?
300
The success of the Minoans was based on what?
What is trade?
300
Greece is part of this peninsula
What is Balkan?
300
Women from this city-state had a rigorous upbringing and were expected to produce healthy sons for the army?
What is Spartan women?
300
Most of what we know about the Trojan War and life comes from two epic poems written by
Who is Homer?
400
This Spartan poet wrote elegies that praised and encouraged bravery and honor on the battlefields.
Who is Tyrtaeus?
400
Like the Aryans who swept into India, The Mycenaeans were what kind of people?
What is Indo-European people
400
These two seas were central to the development of Greek civilization?
What are the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
400
The women of this Greek city-state played their most significant public role in what?
What is religion?
400
At the start of the "Illiad", the mightiest Greek warrior had withdrawn from battle until the death of his best friend.
Who is Achilles?
500
An assembly made up of all citizens approved major decisions in Spartan government. Who were considered citizens?
What are male, native-born Spartans over the age of 30?
500
The Minoan Civilization is named after this legendary king of Crete
Who is Minos
500
This Greek city-state glorified the individual and extended political rights to more citizens.
What is Athens
500
Poorer Greek women typically worked outside the home doing what?
What is tending sheep, working as spinners, weavers, or potters? (one of these will suffice)
500
She is credited as the Goddess of love.
Who is Aphrodite?
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