People
Key Terms
Greek Beginnings
Dark Ages
Religious Beliefs
100
A great leader of Athens
Who is Pericles
100
member of rich and powerful family
What is aristocrat?
100
ideal place for Minoans to develop a broad sea trade network.
What is Crete?
100
Not long after the end of the Trojan war, what civilization collapsed.
What is Greece?
100
ruled the gods and humanity?
Who is Zeus?
200
Wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
Who is Homer
200
form of government in which citizens govern themselves
What is democracy?
200
was destroyed, and Minoan civilization declined
What is Knossos?
200
Homer is believed to have composed his epic about?
What is Trojan War?
200
To honor Zeus, the city-states came together every four years for ___?
What is Olympian festival and games.
300
Wanted people to consider the true meaning of qualities such as justice and courage.
Who is Socrates?
300
log poem that tells a story?
What is epic?
300
Destroyed by fire?
What is Troy?
300
no one is sure why Greek civilization collapsed during the___?
What is Dark Ages?
300
The greek gods lived on?
What is Mt. Olympus
400
Believed society should be made up of three groups: workers, soldiers and philosophers-rulers.
Who is Plato?
400
a high rocky hill where early people built cities
What is acropolis?
400
Both relied on trade to expand their power
Who is the Minoans and Mycenaean's?
400
Citizens of Athens and other Greek city-states valued ____ and took and active role in _____.
What is freedom and government.
400
who had a great impact on Greek history because the advice of priest and priestesses was taken very seriously by Greek leaders?
What is Oracles?
500
Believed that reason should guide the pursuit of knowlege
Who is Aristotle?
500
A ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working class.
What is tyrant?
500
According to the myths, the Greeks conquered Troy by using a trick
What is the Trojan Horse?
500
What did people rely on to keep traditions and history alive?
What is word of mouth?
500
were glorified human beings, but were different from the gods because they were mortal and less powerful.
Who is heroes?
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