Geography
Nearly 75% of Greece is covered in these.
What are mountains?
These people are known for their labyrinth palace and their frescoes.
Who are the Minoans?
Under his rule, Athens found itself in a golden age after the Persian War.
Who is Pericles?
The Athenians won this battle and sent a runner to tell Athens the news of “victory”.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
Mediterranean port city in Egypt that had a library of over 500,000 books.
What is Alexandria?
In The Odyssey, the hero travels back and forth from Troy across this sea.
What is the Aegean Sea?
These people invaded Greece using iron weapons and brought on the Dark Age.
Who are the Dorians?
Considered to be the Father of History.
Who is Herodotus?
In this battle, the Greeks sank the Persian fleet.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
Fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.
What is an Acropolis?
This kingdom lies to the north of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
The Minoans lived on this island.
What is Crete?
Created the lever and pulley for moving large and heavy objects.
Who is Archimedes?
At this battle 300 Spartans attempted to hold off the Persian army.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
Temple to Athena, located on the Acropolis.
What is the Parthenon?
The Greeks believed the gods and goddesses lived on this mountain.
What is Mount Olympus?
Period of time where there is not much technological advancement.
What is a Dark Age?
King of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great.
Who is King Phillip II?
After the Persian War, Athens formed this group of city-states.
What is the Delian League?
Greek battle formation of using a wall of shields.
What is a Phalanx?
This is the term for a piece of land mostly (3 sides) surrounded by water.
What is a peninsula?
Those refugees who fled the invasion of the Dorians settled in this area across from Greece.
What is Ionia?
This German banker and archaeologist discovered Troy.
Who is Heinrich Schliemann.
Feeling threatened by Athens’ rise to power, the Spartans formed this alliance.
What is the Peloponnesian League?
Series of wars that unified the Greek city-states against a common enemy
What was the Persian Wars?