Minoans and Mycenaeans
Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
The island of Crete, The palace of Knossos.
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
they would put it on a mountain side and leave it to die.
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, parathion.
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 resorces
BONUS ?
what did solon do to move Athens towards democracy?
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
bull leaping, sea trading, polytheistic, frescos, metalwork, linear A
BONUS ?
who defeated the minotaur.
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
education, art, and philosophy.
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, Airstotle.
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?
natural disasters, invasion.
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
beds were made from wood/hay, fed little food, forced to steal and fight, little clothing, no shoes.
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 out of Athens
BONUS ?
who won the Peloponnesian war.
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 of Greek language.
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
Democracy
Bonus ?
what was the Pisistratus?
Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.
Tragedy and comedy
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?
create an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures.
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
loved fighting, conquering, chariots as weapons, stroug military, linear B.
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
Spartan take care of the farm, athletic, and had freedom, Athenian girls no education, domesticated chores like cleaning and sewing.
What was the golden age of greece?
a period of growth in intellect 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 ?
what did draco do to move Athens towards democracy?
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
Romans