Because of the unique geography of Greece, these communities were rare.
What are larger villages/cities?
100
These three bodies of water surround the Greek mainland and its islands.
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100
The story of the Trojan War is told in this epic poem.
What is the Iliad?
100
The term used for a long poem about heroes is this.
What is an epic?
200
Because they were good sailors, the Minoan kings were able to maintain these to support trade.
What are strong navies?
200
This group of people is the earliest known Greek civilization.
What are the Minoans?
200
The modern day meaning of "Odyssey".
What is a long, adventure-filled journey?
200
Ancient Greeks saw their religion as an attempt to explain these.
What are nature and human emotions?
300
After conquering Crete, the Mycenaeans did this with Minoan advances.
What is adopted them as their own?
300
The Mycenaean society was known for these kinds of leaders.
What are warriors?
300
Greeks explained their world and their religion through stories called these.
What are myths?
300
The Greeks believed that these people could communicate with the gods and tell them about their future.
What are oracles?
400
These were common in Greek city-states. They were used as meeting places as well as a place to buy and sell items and food.
What are agora?
400
The Greek word for city-state, around which all Greek civilization was based.
What is Polis?
400
This was the main purpose of the Olympic Games and other athletic contests in ancient Greece.
What is to honor and please the gods?
400
A government that is controlled by a class of wealthy nobles is called this.
What is an aristocracy?
500
Though they were independent of each other, the Greek city-states shared these two characteristics.
What are language and religious beliefs?
500
In order to be considered a citizen in most Greek city-states, you had to be this.
What is a non-slave adult male?
500
The term used to describe a government ruled by the people.
What is a democracy?
500
These soldiers were not aristocrats, but they could afford weaponry. They began to gain power in Greek government and eventually brought down the noble class.