Early Greek Civilization
This alloy of tin and copper, which was stronger than the tools and weapons previously available, lent its name to the time period that began in Greece c. 3200 BCE.
What is bronze?
This is the period during which Greek culture was in decline. It immediately followed the disappearance of the Mycenaean Civilization.
What is the Greek Dark Age?
This is what happened to the Persian envoys sent to demand the Greeks surrender.
What is they were executed?
These stories about the gods and powerful heroes could be found in every aspect of Greek life.
What is mythology?
This ancient Greek philosopher tutored Alexander from the time he was 14.
Who was Aristotle?
This physical feature of Greece caused the development of isolated farming communities.
What are mountains?
This century saw the end of the Greek Dark Age and the rise of city-states.
What is the 8th Century BCE (700s BCE)?
At the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, this tactic helped bring about an unlikely Greek victory.
What is a phalanx?
The only leadership role women were allowed to take in Ancient Greek society.
What is a priestess/religious leader?
This effectively ended the power of the Greek city-states.
What is the Macedonian victory at the Battle of Charonaea (338 BCE)?
The Minoan Civilization was centered on this island located in the southern Aegean Sea.
What is Crete?
Ordinary people were given a voice in government for the first time when they were granted this.
What is citizenship?
After winning the Persian Wars, Athens experienced this for about 40 years.
What is the Golden Age?
This work, written by Plato, contains the "Allegory of the Cave."
What is The Republic?
A famous mosaic found in the ruins of Pompeii depicts Alexander's victory over Darius III of Persian at this battle (probably).
This civilization was probably the source of many of the stories of ancient heroes and myths that more fully developed after the Greek Dark Age.
What is the Mycenaean Civilization?
These were the levels of Greek society from top to bottom.
What are aristocrats, farmers, resident aliens, and slaves?
What is they were philosophers?
This gave the Greek language the world's first known true alphabet.
What is the addition of vowels?
Alexander's military campaigns saw him conquer the lands between Macedon and the borders of modern India. He conquered this vast territory in this amount of time.
What is 11 years?
The Mycenaeans built these huge walls (some of which are still standing) around their cities.
What are Cyclopean Walls?
This city-state was the birthplace of democracy in 594 BCE.
What is Athens?
The multi-generational civil wars fought between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies.
What are the Peloponnesian Wars?
This ancient Greek mathematician developed the following formula: a2+ b2= c2
Who was Pythagoras?
The spread of Greek culture and language throughout the ancient world that resulted from the conquests of Alexander the Great is known as this.
What is Hellenism?