Greece's Geography
The valley and plains were good for this activity in Greece.
Farming
The island that the Minoans lived on.
Crete
The city-state in charge of the Delian League.
Athens
Greek city-state
Polis
Called the greatest poet of the ancient world that wrote "Iliad" and "Odyssey."
Homer
Mainland Greece is a...
Peninsula
Even though this group was the first to live in Greece, they are NOT considered the first Greek culture.
The Minoans
One of the ways Athens abused their power in the Delian League.
Refused to let members quit.
Force other cities to join.
Used the league's money to build buildings in Athens
A ruler that rules through a use of force.
Tyrant
Wrote about his view of a perfect and fair society.
Plato
2 seas that surround Greece.
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
The only way that we know about the Dark Ages of Greece.
Archaeology - there were no written records
Sparta
The definition of aristocracy.
A government that is ruled by a few rich landowners.
The Greeks studied this to perfect their sculptures.
Human body and its movements
2 words to describe Greece's geography.
Rocky
Mountainous
Peninsula
Islands
Surrounded by seas
Early Greeks in Athens had this type of democracy. How did it work?
Direct Democracy. Every man could vote directly on the issues instead of voting for a representative.
Led to the downfall of Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
Disease
Not enough food
Where an acropolis is built. Explain why it is built there.
A hill. So that they could see if someone was coming to attack. To show that they were a powerful polis.
The 2 new forms of writing introduced by the Greeks.
Dramas
History
The philosopher that was put to death by drinking poison.
Socrates
The name of the first 2 early cultures in Greece.
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Describe Sparta's culture.
Discipline, military, strong, endure hardship
A synonym for alliance.
Union
League
Pact
Cohort
Coalition
A word, phrase, or image that we still have today that originated from ancient Greece.