Minoan/Mycenaean & Geography
Athens & Sparta
Government & Architecture
Literature & Philosophers
Hellenistic
100
Why was shipbuilding important for the Minoans and Mycenaeans?
Trade with others
100
Sparta's focus was on what part of their city-state?
Military
100
What is an Oligarchy?
Rule of the few
100
Who wrote the Greek epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
100
Who conquered Greece?
Philip II of Macedonia
200
The Minoans lived on what island?
Crete
200
Athens valued freedom of what?
Ideas and thoughts
200
Who could participate in government?
Free men over the age of 21
200
What did the Greek philosophers most value?
Learning/Knowledge
200
What group conquered the Greeks after Alexander the Great died?
The Romans
300
What type of landform is the Greek mainland?
A Peninsula
300
Which group of people were probably most important in Spartan society?
Soldiers
300
Who decided what laws would be passed in ancient Greece?
The Assembly
300
What was the purpose of mythology in ancient Greek culture?
To explain nature and history
300
Alexander the Great's conquests began in Macedonia and moved in what direction?
East
400
What sea was the major trade route for the Greeks?
The Mediterranean
400
Sparta had what type of government?
Oligarchy
400
What is the name of the structure in Athens that was used as a temple to Athena?
The Parthenon
400
What major object caused the Greeks to win the Trojan War?
The Trojan Horse
400
What happened to Greek ideas because of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Greek ideas, language, culture spread
500
What developed because of the mountainous barriers?
Individual city-states (polis)
500
What famous philosopher was executed in Athens for "corrupting the youth" by drinking poison?
Socrates
500
What is a representative democracy?
A government where citizens elect officials to make the laws
500
What god was honored at the Olympic games?
Zeus
500
What book did Alexander the Great supposedly keep underneath his pillow?
The Iliad
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