Geography and Early Civilizations
Geography of Greece:
The mainland of Greece is a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. What would you call that?
A Peninsula
What is an oligarchy?
An oligarchy is where a few wealthy people rule
Who was Solon
He made laws less severe after Draco made them strict (He was an aristocrat)
A poem set to music
What is a polis
A Greek city - state
Early Civilizations:
What civilization was established on the island of Crete?
The Minoans
Who are the aristocrats?
Wealthy landowners that ruled in the oligarchy
Who was Pericles
He was a good leader for Democracy
What are the Iliad and Odyssey
stories about great heroes
What was the Dark Age
period of warfare and disorder in Greece
Early Civilizations:
What civilization was established on the mainland of Greece?
The Mycenean
Who is a tyrant?
A person who holds power through force
Who was Peisistratus
he was the first tyrant to rule Greece.
***He was a good tyrant***
What is the myth about Hephaestus?
He is god of metalworking; used to explain volcanic eruptions
What brought the Minoan civilization to an end
A Volcanic eruption
What is one difference between the Minoans and the Myceneans
You could have said:
Location
Myceneans were more warlike
Minoans were better sailors/shipbuilders
A democracy is run by the citizens. In Athens, who are classified as citizens?
only free, white men were considered citizens in Athens
Who was Draco
He was a strict ruler under an oligarchy He made harsh laws. People respected him, though, because he brought peace.
Why are there different seasons according to Greek mythology
Demeter (goddess of agriculture) had a daughter kidnapped by another god and when she had her daughter she was happy/sunny=spring and summer, when she didn't have her daughter six months of the year she was sad/gloomy=fall and winter
What happened in an agora
trade, religious and political meetings
What is the geography of Greece like?
rocky, mountainous, peninsula, many islands
What were the three types of government before Democracy in Ancient Greece?
Monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny
Who is Cleisthenes
He started Democracy (father of Democracy)
***NOT ON TEST
Who killed a nine headed hydra?
Hercules
What is a Greek colony
independent city-state of Greece that is not in Greece (Naples, Italy; Marseilles, France; Istanbul, Turkey)