Geography
The name of the sea between the Greek city-states and Africa. It also serves as a means to Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The belief in many gods
What is Polytheistic?
Because of their varied geography of mountains, islands, peninsulas, and seas, the first Greeks had to learn this to trade with other areas.
What is sailing?
What is a Monarchy?
The group of people in Athens who needed permission to leave the house.
Who are Greek women?
The first Greek Civilization was found on this island.
Greek god of the sea
Who was Poseidon?
The Greeks explain many natural occurrences through their gods and goddesses. Their stories have lasted through time. Where did they believe their Gods lived?
Where is Mount Olympus?
This city attempted new forms of government, like Democracy.
What is Athens?
All city states used this group of conquered people to work in their homes and fight with armies.
Who are slaves?
Across this sea many Greeks united to fight for the return of Queen Helen
What is the Aegean Sea?
The goddess who is the half-sister of Queen Helen and partially responsible for starting the Trojan War
Who is Aphrodite?
This city-state focused on military skills for hundreds of years. They were the finest army of all Greek city-states.
What is the city-state of Sparta?
The name of the war between Athens and Sparta. It involved many Greek city-states and weakened Greece as a result.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
A group of people in Athens who could write and perform plays, debate in the forum, and vote if they were over 18.
Who are men?
The first Greek mainland civilization
What is Mycenae?
The position (name) of someone who can speak from the gods, usually a woman.
What is an oracle?
The island of Crete had the first civilization of ancient Greece. They are believed to have been a peaceful civilization with beautiful arts, stories, and jobs like bull-jumping. This is the name of that first civilization.
What is Minos?
The battle where 300 Spartan soldiers held off Persian forces for 3 days so Athens could assemble their Navy.
The name of the Persian fighting forces who rode on horseback while using weapons to fight their enemies
Who are the immortals?
The name of the peninsula of mainland Greece
The temple of Athena in built on the acropolis in Athens
What is the Parthenon ?
Athens rebuilt it's city after the Persian Wars. It was a time of great advancements, building, architecture, and arts.
What is the Golden Age of Athens?
Who is Pericles?
The group of leaders in Sparta practiced this form of government. They were retired soldiers and war heroes.
What is an Oligarchy?