Geography
Europe
The very first Greek civilization we have record of was located on this Island in the Mediterranean
Crete
Fighting, Military, Combat, etc.
Stories told about the history of a people that usually describes a natural or social phenomenon are called...
Myths
The Greek word for a City-State.
Polis
Ancient Greece was not located in a River Valley like the Egyptians or Mesopotamians. Instead, people in Greece lived near these two geographic features.
Seas (Coastlines) and Mountains.
The very first Greek civilization was called what?
The Minoan Civilization
Boys in Sparta were required to begin their military service at what age?
7
This lightning god was the King of the Gods and Men in Greek mythology.
This was located at the top of a hill and was the main gathering place of a city state.
Acropolis.
Ancient Greece Depended on the sea for its food and trade. What is the major sea located near Greece? (to its south. Bonus points if you know the other two seas near it).
Mediterranean (Ionian and Aegean) Sea.
How do historians know that the Minoan Civilization was very wealthy?
The discovery of valuable artifacts in the ruins; gold, silver, jewelry etc.
Spartan women were regarded as some of the most free women in the world. Give two examples of activities girls in Sparta were encouraged to do that women elsewhere did not learn.
Answers will vary; sports, read/write, own property.
Greeks divided stories into two different types:
Stories with unhappy endings were called what?
Stories with a happy ending were called what?
Tragedies and Comedies.
This was an open area in a Greek city state that usually served as a market or other place for people to meet and debate issues.
Agora
Due to its location on the Sea, what are two jobs that ancient Greeks tended to have.
Answers will Vary: Fishing, Trading, Ship Building, Military work, etc.
Why do historians believe that the ancient Minoans depended on trade?
Much of what has been discovered is NOT from the island of Crete, but from other places. (answers may vary).
Unlike Sparta, the people of Athens valued this over all else.
Education/Arts
A rare or important fact or event is called what?
Spartans would conquer their neighbors and then turn the losers into their slaves, what is the name they gave for these slaves?
Helots
Ancient Greece is located on this landform that is surrounded on three sides by water.
The second Greek Civilization began on the Greek Mainland after the fall of the Minoans. They were called what?
Mycenaean Civilization
Athens is world famous because it is here that a major form of government that we use today was invented. What is this type of government called?
Democracy.
Greek Mythology suggested that the Greek Gods all lived together at the top of this mountain.
Mt. Olympus
To be a Greek Citizen there were 4 requirements. What are they?
Must be Free,
Must be Native Born (greek)
Must own land,
must be men.