Society
What is the name of the Greek city-state, and each city-state was called a___?
Polis
What continent is Greece in?
Europe
These type of people lived in palaces
Kings
Mycenean or Minoan?: This group fought in the Trojan War.
In ancient Greece, what was the central marketplace and civic center called?
Agora
What term refers to a landmass surrounded by water on three sides?
Peninsula
What people invaded and drove the Greeks off the mainland during the Dark Age?
Dorians
What did the Greek mainland ship to their colonies?
Wine, olive oil, and pottery. (At least 2/3).
What is this "A" greek letter called?
Alpha
Which island did the Minoan civilization begin on?
Crete
What formation of soldiers, typically armed with spears and shields, became a dominant military strategy in ancient Greece?
Phalanx
Who was considered a citizen in Ancient Greece?
Free land owning men.
What concept did the Greeks develop that involved free, land-owning men with the ability to vote and serve in the government?
Citizenship
Where did the Greeks establish colonies around the Mediterranean Sea to increase trade and spread Greek culture?
Italy, North Africa, and Western Asia
Who was the British Archaelogist that discovered Knossos?
Arthur Evans
What jobs did the Early Greeks have?
Fishing and Trading
What is a theory for why the Minoan civilization collapsed?
Undersea earthquakes and/or Mycenaean invasion
What is the highest mountain in Greece?
Mount Olympus
Heinrich Schliemann was what type of scientist?
Archaeologist
Why did Greece's population expand so rapidly?
The Dark Age Ended