Minoans and Mycenaeans
Name the island where the Minoans lived and their most famous palace.
Crete, Knossos
What did the Spartans do to a newborn baby who was weak or deformed?
left on the top of a mountain to die
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
An upper city with a temple on it
How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad?
they Greeks solders went in a horse and killed them all
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
population declined food denille
BONUS ? where is macedonia
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
polytheist,bull leaping, fresco, liner a, metal work
BONUS ? who is the main god of Anchiant Greece
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.,
Culture, knowledge
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
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
persians Athens Greeks won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
king Philip
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
volcano,tsunami, invasion
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
No beds, but made from wood/hay, fed little food, forced to steal and fight, little clothing, no shoes, harsh conditions.
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
pericles
BONUS ? why did Socrates die
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
persians won the thermopylae is the war
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Euclid
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 ? what democracy do we live in today
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?
food poison
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
to create an empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
first Greeks, expert shipbuilders and strong military
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
woman Worked hard too- working on the farms while men were at training/war.
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
a period of growth intelligence artistic age learning
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
athenian control Delian league
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
sparta