Minoans and Mycenaeans
Sparta VS Athens
Golden Age of Greece
Wars
Trojan, Persian and Peloponnesian
Alexander the Great
100

Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.

Crete, Knossos

100

What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?  

Left on a mountain, killed, death

100

What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?

A building on top of a hill, worship god, Parthenon

100

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

100

What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?

decline in population, no economy, lack of resources, no ships

BONUS ? Who was the son of King Philip The II?

200

Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.

They made Frescoes, They had a sport called bull leaping, and they spoke linear A, Polytheistic, metal work (gold and copper)

BONUS ?

How many Olympians were there in Greek mythology?

200

What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.

Education, art, philosophy

200

Name the 3 famous philosophers from the Golden Age. Who was known as the father of philosophy and what did he believe in?

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle 

Socrates-always question the world

200

Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?

Greece vs. Persians

Greeks won 

200

What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?

King Phillip II

300

How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?

Mystery, volcano erupted, Tsunami, earthquake, (natural disaster), invasion

300

Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.

start at age 7, little clothing, no shoes, encouraged to steal, no bed, scarce food

300

Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.

Pericles

Strengthen democracy, art/architecture, make an empire

BONUS ?

Who was the king of the Minoans?

300

What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?

Thermopylae

Persians won

300

Who was Alexander the Great educated by?

Aristotle

400

Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"

Spoke the earliest form of the Greek language 

400

Athens created a form of government known as a ...?

Democracy

Bonus ?

What kind of government did Sparta have?

400

Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.

Tragedy, comedy


400

What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles? 

The Plague

400

What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?

Create an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures

500

Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.

Loved war/fighting, conquering, chariots as weapons, strong military, spoke linear B

500

Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.

Spartan-take care of farm, athletic, strong woman make strong babies

Athenian-domestic chores, sewing, cooking

500

What was the Golden Age of Greece?

A period of growth in intelligence and artistic learning

500

Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?

Delian league, Athens forced it's culture on other city-states

Sparta won

BONUS ?

How many Peloponnesion wars were there

500

Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity? 

Romans