These people were seafaring traders who lived on the island of Crete.
Who were the Minoans?
100
This was used as a fortress, typically on the top of a hill.
What is an Acropolis?
100
Athens was ruled by this group, in which all male citizens could participate.
What is the Assembly?
100
Sparta is known for being militaristic, or this commonly used term.
What is warlike?
100
This man conquered much of Alexander's Empire, which passed to Alexander upon his death
Who is Phillip II
200
These ancient people were warlike and were originally located in Peloponessus, but later conquered Crete.
Who were the Myceneans?
200
This was a meeting place for the villagers of a city state, and was often used as a market.
What is an Agora?
200
In Athens, decisions were made by this type of rule, dependant on which side had the most votes.
What is majority rule?
200
In Sparta, Death = This
What is honor?
200
Alexander was also able to unite his empire through the spread of these two Greek ideas
What are language and religion
300
These people built large palaces.
Who were the Minoans?
300
Together, the city states shared a similar Greek identity, also known as this word.
What is Hellenistic?
300
Athens became the main city state in this Greek league begun to protect Greece from another Persian invasion.
What is the Delian League?
300
Sparta was ruled by this type of system, where a small group of citizens rules the government.
What is an oligarchy?
300
The explanation for why Alexander's Empire fell apart after his death.
What is "because no one man was strong enough to rule"?
400
This group later conquered and borrowed many ideas from their neighbors on Crete.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
400
The city states often had intense rivalries, which caused them to fight one another but also to compete in these recurring games.
What are the Olympics?
400
The city-state of Athens defeated the Persians at this battle.
What is the battle of Marathon?
400
Sparta valued physical activity, and all males in the city state were required to serve in the military for this period of their lives.
What is significant about a Spartan male's life from age 7 to 60?
400
This group of people later re-united the Mediterranean Region using Hellenistic ideas after the fall of Alexander's Empire.
Who are the Romans?
500
Much of the information we know about Ancient Greece (and the Minoans and Mycenaeans) was passed down through these long story poems, mostly written by Homer.
What are Epics?
500
This is the greek word for city.
What is Polis?
500
The Golden Age of Athens.
Which city and time period created great architecture and vast murals, established the theatre with tragedies and comedies, discovered that sickness came from natural causes, and had great philosophers?
500
Sparta defeated Athens at the end of this war.
What is the Peloponessian War?
500
This allowed Alexander to unite his Empire without the fear of defeated people rebelling against him.