Minoans and Mycenaeans
This civilization gained its wealth through trading with other people.
Who were the Minoans?
Athens was a democracy, but this was the type of government that remained in Sparta.
What is an oligarchy?
This war between Athens and Sparta led to the destruction of buildings, ravaged farmland, and the end of democracy in Athens.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
He helped restore the beauty of Athens by encouraging the rebuilding of sacred buildings.
Who was Pericles?
These stories often featured animals as main characters and ended with a moral statement.
What are fables?
This group attacked cities and pirated ships.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
In Athens, justice was carried out by these people who decided if a person was guilty or innocent.
Who were jurors (or voters)?
He was a historian who witnessed the Peloponnesian War and wrote about it from direct knowledge and research.
Who was Thucydides?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all famous examples of these.
What are Greek philosophers?
This mathematician developed a theorem specifically about the area of triangles.
Who was Pythagoras?
This civilization had large palaces that reflected their wealth and artistic nature.
Who were the Minoans?
Sparta was more concerned about having a strong one of these than it was about individual rights.
What is an army?
He took control of the Greek army to pursue his dream of uniting the entire world under one empire.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This Greek poet wrote the famous epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who was Homer?
These were performed as a literary art form during religious festivals and included both comedy and tragedy.
What are Greek plays?
This civilization ended when invaders conquered their fortresses.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
This is the name of the league formed by Sparta and other city-states.
What is the Peloponnesian League?
Sparta won the Peloponnesian War after its navy blocked this body of water, forcing Athens to surrender.
What is the Hellespont?
This Greek is credited with developing the scientific method of careful observation and record-keeping.
Who was Aristotle?
These told stories about Greek gods and goddesses or human heroes.
What are Greek myths?
This famous Story from the Epics of Homer was about what City?
What is the City of Troy?
Why did the Siege of Athens fail the first time?
What is the Plague?
This was a period of time after the Peloponnesian war.
What is the Dark Ages?
This Greek allegedly created the first ever computer.
Who is Archamedes?
The development of this Greek system allowed for the New Testament to be written and the Scripture to be translated for common use.
What is the Greek alphabet?