a slave owned by the state not by private citizens in Ancient Greece
What is a helot?
100
the year the first Olympic games were held
What is 776 BC?
100
Ancient Greece was located near this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
100
To protect themselves from invaders, Greek communities built forts on the tops of hills. These fortresses were also called ____________.
What is an acropolis?
100
a huge Minoan building several stories tall, used for government and religious ceremonies. Its walls were painted with beautiful artwork of dolphins.
What is a palace?
200
a town and the nearby villages and farms
What is a city-state?
200
the only people allowed to compete in the Olympic games
Who were men?
200
these rugged land forms made travel hard and trade almost impossible. They cover nearly three-fourths of Greece.
What are mountains?
200
city-state located in southern Peloponnesus
What is Sparta?
200
He wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey. Because of these epics, we know about the Mycenaean civilization.
Who is Homer?
300
the government of Sparta; consisting of ephors and senators
What is an oligarchy?
300
The games were a ceremony to honor this Greek god
Who is Zeus?
300
Peloponesus is located on a __________; an area of land surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a penninsula?
300
This city-state was located in the southern uplands. Its young men only served in the military during times of war.
What is Athens?
300
Legend says that this war began when a Trojan prince kidnapped the wife of a Mycenaean king. The king's brother, Agamemnon, took soldiers to Troy to get Helen back.
What is the Trojan War?
400
the government of Athens; rule by the people
What is a democracy?
400
a cart pulled by a horse in the Olympic games
What is a chariot?
400
An island in the Mediterranean Sea where the Minoan people lived.
What is Crete?
400
important ruler of Athens during the Golden Age
Who was Pericles?
400
A story passed down about an ancient god or hero is called a ______________.
What is a myth?
500
the most impressive building of the Golden Age in Athens; it was built on an acropolis and honored the Greek goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
500
You have endured unbelievable pain and hardship, You are proud and fierce and you want to win. Lie, cheat, do whatever it takes.
What is a Spartan?
500
Greece is separated from Asia Minor by this sea.
What is the Aegean Sea?
500
The area where people met to exchange goods and discuss the news of the day; an open air market and gathering place
What is an agora?
500
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of 4 palaces. The largest of these palaces is ___________ and it stood 3 stories high.