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Greek city-states, including Athens, did not start as ____, and not all became ______.
Democracies, democratic
Identify two valuable products that Greeks city-states sent to other places as part of their trade.
Wine and olive oil
Who is the greatest Ancient Greece writer?
Homer
The mainland of Greece is a ____ surrounded by seas.
Peninsula
What mountain range dominates the mainland of Greece?
Pindus Mountains
What are aristocrats?
Rich landowners
By 550 BC, the Greeks had become the ____ in the northern Mediterranean Sea.
Greatest traders
Who is the most famous Greek hero?
Hercules
What is the largest sea in Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
From about 800 BC to 550 BC, who was in power of Athens?
Rich landowners or aristocrats
What is an oligarchy?
A government in which only a few people have power
As the threat from outside forces faded away, many Greeks sought to expand trade and gain wealth. They believed it was time for Greece to establish ______.
Colonies
What did the Greeks do in an effort to keep the gods happy?
Built great temples to the gods
Because of the importance of the seas to Ancient Greece civilization, it is not surprising that many Greeks became skilled ____ and ____.
Shipbuilders and sailors
What is dictatorship?
A government in which one leader controls all power over decisions and laws.
In the 600s BC, an aristocrat named ____ established a new set of very harsh laws for Athens.
Draco
Greek cities, like many cities in other civilizations of that time, were surrounded by _____ for _______.
Walls and added protection
What is Greek Mythology?
The stories about the gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
The Minoan civilization developed in about what year?
2000 BC
What does the Iliad tell?
The Iliad tells the exploits of the Greek heroes of the Trojan War.
The word tyrant means a ruler who is _____.
Harsh
What is the Greek word for “city-state”?
Polis
Greek poems and other writings were not just for entertainment. They were also central to the ancient Greek _____ system.
Education
The end of the Mycenaean civilization led to a time called what?
The Dark Ages
What does the Odyssey tell?
The Odyssey tells of the 10 year journey of Odysseus to return home from the Trojan War.