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 and the palace of Knossos

100

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

they left them on a mountain to die

100

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

upper city with a temple on it, 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

BONUS ?

200

Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.


BONUS ? they did bull leaping,created metalwork, were polytheistic

who defeated the minator?

200

What was important to the Athenian culture? Name two.

education, art

200

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

Plato, Aristotle, Socrates

Socrates-always? the world

200

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

Persians vs Greeks 

Greeks won 

200

What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?

King Phillip II

300

How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?

its a mystery but it could have been a  natural disaster or invasion

300

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

barely fed, no beds, forced to steal and fight

300

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

Periclies, art make ,an empire, architecture

BONUS ?

300

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

Thermopylae

Persains

300

Who was Alexander the Great educated by?

Aristotle

400

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

spoke earliest form of Greek language

400

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

democrocy

Bonus ? who ruled Athens during the golden age?

400

Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.

tragedy and 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

500

Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.

strong military,chariots as a weapon, spoke linear B

500

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

athenian girls stayed home and toke care of the house sewing, cooking and spartan girls had more freedom could play sports, take care of farm

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 its culture on other city-states

Sparta won

BONUS ?

500

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

Romans