Greece 1
Who is the most famous Greek hero?
Hercules
Greece is surrounded by many seas. The largest of which is the _______ ___.
Mediterranean Sea
What is the Greek word for city-state?
Polis
The Minoan civilization developed in about what year?
2,000 bc
In the odyssey, it takes Odysseus 10 years to make it home after the Trojan War. Why does it take so long?
Odysseus upset the gods and had to face difficult challenges
The greatest writer in Ancient Greece was a poet named _____.
Homer
Greece is surrounded by a lot of water, so it is not surprise it that they became skilled _______ and ______.
Shipbuilders and sailers
Athens created the worlds first _____.
Democracy
Why did the villages and towns of ancient Greece have their own governments and ways of life?
Travel across mountains and seas was difficult, so they were isolated from each other
The first government system was established in Athens when a group of rich landowners, or ______ took power.
Aristocrats
Aesop was famous for writing _______.
Fables
What lead to the end of the Minoan civilization?
A volcano eruption, then a tsunami
What is a government in which only a few people have power called?
Oligarchy
What is a demigod?
To encourage people to participate in government, Athenian leaders began to ____ ________ Who served in public offices or on juries.
Pay people
Greek poems weren’t just used for entertainment. They were also used for _______ a lot.
Education
The end of the Mycenaean civilization lead to a time in Greece called what?
The dark age
Greek city-states did not start as ________, and not all became _________.
Democracies, democratic
What is the Iliad about?
The Iliad tells the exploits of the Greek heroes of the Trojan war
Why do we not know much about the dark age?
The dark age left no written records
The mainland of Greece is a _______ surrounded by seas.
Peninsula
What is the major benefit of living by the Mediterranean Sea?
The opportunity to create a powerful trade network
Where did most people in Ancient Greece settle and build their villages and towns?
Flat areas along the coast and river valleys
Who is the main hero in the Iliad?
Achilles
Cleisthenes allowed all ____ citizens to have power to control decisions and laws.
Male