Minoans and Mycenaeans
Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
Crete
The palace of Knossos
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
If a child was not strong enough it would not live. and would have been left on a mountain
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
building on top of a hill, worship god
Parthenon
How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad?
Trojan horse/soldiers
Homer
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
decline in population,no economy,lack of resources
BONUS ? who is the Greek god of lightning
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
1 They made frescoes
2,Minoans created metalwork with gold and copper
3.practiced the sport of bull leaping
4.polytheistic
BONUS 200 points What great goddess did the Minoans believe in?
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
education, art , philosophy, learning
Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle
Socrates - always ? the world
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
Greeks vs Persians
GREEKS WON!
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
King Phillip II
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
volcano erupted
tsunami
earthquake
invasion
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
1. taken from his family
2. No beds, but made from wood/hay,
3.fed little food,
4. forced to steal and fight,
5.little clothing,
6 .no shoes,
7 harsh conditions
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
Pericles
1. strengthen democracy
2.strengthen Athenian empire
3. Glorify Athens
art/architecture
Bonus Name one type of column?
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
Thermopylae
Persians
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Aristotle
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
They spoke the earliest form of the Greek language.
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
democracy
Bonus! In Greek mythology who's the god of war.
Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.
comedy and tragedy
What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles?
plague
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
(nice dude) create an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian culture
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
1. they fought many wars, conquering ,chariots as a weapon, strong military
2.each area had its own king & army that made laws
3.spoke linear B
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
A Spartan girl is very strong and works on the farms while men are training/at war. strong woman make strong babies
A Athenian girl is educated by her parents and does Domestic chores like cleaning and sewing
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
a period of growth in intelligence and artistic learning.
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
Delian league, Athens forced its culture on other city-states
Sparta won
BONUS ? Who's the greek god of the sea
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
Romans