Early Greeks
Geography
Government
City-States
War
200
The earliest Greeks were settled on this island, south of the Greek mainland.
What is Crete?
200
Early Greeks benefited from being located on land surrounded by water on 3 sides, also known as this.
What is a peninsula?
200
Kings
What is monarchy?
200
Term for a Greek city-state
What is a polis?
200
Athens vs Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
This was the first group of people that settled in Greece, having their capital at Knossos.
Who are the Minoans?
400
Surrounded by seas on the coast, trading between city-states was hurt due to these geographic features.
What are mountains?
400
Small group of people who had power, usually rich (Sparta had it)
What is oligarchy?
400
The most populated city-state
What is Athens?
400
What is phalanx?
600
This group of people are said to have come after the Minoans, their ruins discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
600
The Persian Empire was the largest of the ancient empire. They tried taking over Greece after they had controlled most of this other area.
What is Asia (Minor)?
600
When one person seizes power and has all the power (can be good but usually bad).
What is tyranny?
600
City-states were centered around this hilltop with a fort surrounding it.
What is an acropolis?
600
"THIS IS SPARTA!" - this King of Sparta said, maybe.
Who is Leonidas?
800
The Mycenaean collapse came due to two reasons: earthquakes and this.
What is internal fighting (fighting themselves)?
800
Persia's travel woes were ended after the construction of this 1,500 mile long trading route.
What is the Royal Road?
800
Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, thanks to this guy who helped form it.
Who is Pericles?
800
Greeks did business and bought/sold/traded in this area.
What is the agora?
800
The only battle won by the Persians came at this battle, fought between a narrow mountain pass.
What is Thermopylae?
1000
This is the real reason the Minoan civilization collapsed.
What is we don't know? (cannot accept earthquakes/invasion because those are just guesses)
1000
Name the three seas of ancient Greece.
What are the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas?
1000
Name the two types of democracy (think Athens and USA).
What are direct and representative democracy?
1000
The city-states formed this protective group to defend themselves from Persian invasions or from any other foreign attackers.
What is the Delian League?
1000
The Greeks needed to stall the Persians at Thermopylae long enough for Athens to build a navy. What an awesome plan created by this general.
Who is Themistocles?