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?
they drop it down the mountain to die or they leave them in a forest
What is an acropolis? What famous temple in Athens was constructed on their acropolis in honor of Athena?
in the center of Athens
How did the Greeks finally conquer Troy in the Trojan War? Who wrote the epic poem of this war, known as The Iliad?
homor
What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
low population for greece
Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.
Bull-leaping, fresscos, ploythelistic, linear A metal work
BONUS
Name the whole map in perfect order
What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.
writing school egication
BOnus
Who was the underworld king
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 airsstole
Who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars and who won?
sparans fight and Persian won
What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?
alexander the great
How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
it Mycenaean, vocanio
Describe what Spartan boys experienced in military training. Name three.
treated bad had been punished had to survive on there own.
Who was the famous leader of the Golden Age of Athens? Name two goals he had to glorify Athens.
pericles
What famous battle in the Greco-Persian Wars claimed the lives of 300 Spartans? Who won this battle?
persian
Who was Alexander the Great educated by?
Aristotle
BOUNS
who was the goddess of love.
Why were the Mycenaeans known as the "first Greeks?"
the first city state
Athens created a form of government known as a ...?
democracy
Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.
comedy and tragedy
who was the god of sun
What struck the people of Athens inside their city walls that killed 1/3 of their population, including Pericles?
the plage
bonus
who was the god of the sea...
What were two goals of Alexander the Great as King of Macedonia?
to stop the war of the pelaphesian war
Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.
designed and built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, and beehive-shaped tombs
Describe the difference between the life of a Spartan girl vs the life of an Athenian girl.
the spartan girls had more freedom then girls in Athens
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
pericles teaching Athens that the money didn't matter and prodect them form the persions
Why did Sparta declare war on Athens in the Peloponnesian War? Who won these wars?
spartans and Persian won
Who eventually took over Greece and controlled a vast empire that spread Christianity?
roamas
bonus
who is the main god.