Greece 1
Ancient Greece was located on this continent.
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What is Europe?
Sporting event that honored Zeus and still exists today and originated in ancient Greece?
What is the Olympics?
Athens patron god/goddess
Who is Athena?
What are peninsulas?
What is Linear B?
Open area that served as a meeting place & market
What is an agora?
Balkans, Thessaly & Pindus
What are 3 mountain ranges in Greece?
Soldiers get in a tight box
What is the phalanx?
This form of government was established in ancient Sparta
What is oligarchy?
Mild wet winters and hot dry summers
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What is the Mediterranean climate?
Ancient Greeks adapted to their environment by building this with Asian countries.
What is a trading empire?
Farming was difficult in ancient Greece because there were too many of these.
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What are mountains and hills?
A physical characteristic of ancient Greece that made the city-states isolated.
What are mountains?
Dominated by powerful kings
What are city-states?
AKA city-state
What is a polis?
Ancient Greeks did this because mountains and hills divided them.
What is developed small isolated/independent communities?
What are the Minoans?
Bulljumping
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One of the sports of the Minoans
Grapes & olives trees
What are crops the Greeks could grow?
Women had zero rights here!
What is Athens?
Deciphered by Michael Ventris
What is Linear B?