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?  

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?

a building on top of a hill worship God parthenon 

100

What happened to Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?

what happen in population no economy lack of resources 

BONUS ?

200

Identify three aspects of the Minoan culture.

bull leaping frescoes metalwork polytheistic linear A

BONUS ?

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 the world 

200

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

greeks vs Persians  greeks won

200

What leader from Macedonia conquered Greece?

king Phillip 2

300

How did the Minoan civilization come to an end?

its a mystery volcano erupted, tsunami, earthquakes invasion 

300

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

they were wiped if they got coute stealing they were put in the cold with little ctothing and trained day and night 

300

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

strengthen democracy art/ architecture make an empire of athens 

BONUS ?

300

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

thermopylae persians 

300

Who was Alexander the Great educated by?

aristotle 

400

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

because they spoke the earliest form of Greek language 

400

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

democracy 

Bonus ?

400

Name the two types of drama in Ancient Greek theater.

comedy and tragedy

400

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

plague

400

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

create and empire combining the best of Greek and Persian cultures 

500

Identify three aspects of the Mycenaean civilization.

loved fighting conquering chariots as a weapon strong military linear B  

500

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

spartan take care of farm athletic strong women 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 its culture on other city states sparta won 

BONUS ?

500

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

romans