Geography
Greece is on this continent.
Europe
This early Greek community lived on Crete, an island south of mainland Greece, was highly advanced, and disappeared around 1450 B.C.
The Minoans
This was the name given to Greek city-states
Polis
The Persian Wars were between these two groups.
The Persians and the Greeks
Who was Athens' leader and what was life like in Athens after the Persian Wars?
They had a "Golden Age", where the city was being rebuilt and it became wealthy, powerful, and famous for its art and learning.
Mainland Greece is covered with mostly what landform?
Mountains
These "first Greeks" lived on Mainland Greece from about 1600 B.C. until around 1100 B.C., created advanced weapons, and were most likely destroyed by the Dorians from the north.
The Mycenaeans
City-state where Democracy first started.
Athens
Who is the king of Persia during the First Persian War?
Darius
What was the Delian League and why did they form?
Athens and its allies that formed a group that agreed to protect each other from Persia
This is largest peninsula of Greece.
Peloponnesian Peninsula
The legend of this war tells of the Greeks using a tricky strategy to win the war at the city of Troy.
The Trojan War
This city-state focused on its military.
Sparta
What battle ended the First Persian War?
Battle of Marathon
Who was part of the Peloponnesian League and why did they form?
Sparta and its allies, because they feared the power of Athens and their style of government.
This large body of water lies to the south of Greece and surrounds many of the Greek islands.
Mediterranean Sea
Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Sparta had an odd mix of 3 government types; name at least 2.
Oligarchy, Monarchy, Democracy
What king of Persia started the Second Persian War?
Darius' son, Xerxes
Who started the Peloponnesian War and how did it begin?
Sparta marched into Athens and tried to force the enemy to surrender.
The climate in Greece is good for growing what two types of plants?
Olives and grapes
The Dark Age
This city-state was one of the richest in Greece because of its control of a popular trade route.
Corinth
Battle of Salamis
How long did the Peloponnesian War last, and how did it finally end?
It went on and off for 27 years and finally ended after Sparta had increased their Navy (with help from Persia) enough to defeat the Athenian navy and cut off supplies to Athens, forcing them to surrender.