Early Civilizations
These two civilizations create the foundation of Greek civilization.
What are the Minoans and Mycenaeans?
Greece developed into city-states because of this geographic feature.
What are mountains?
These two city-states allied to fight the Persians.
Who are Athens and Sparta?
The ancient Greeks had this form of religion.
What is polytheism?
This city-state put most of their effort on building a strong military.
What is Sparta?
The Minoans lived on this island.
What is Crete?
This was the highest point of a Greek city-state.
This number of soldiers, under King Leonidas, fought to the death against the Persians.
What is 300?
These two epic poems tell the myths and history of ancient Greece.
What are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
This city-state was the first to have an early version of democracy.
What is Athens?
This group eventually conquered the Minoans.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
The Greek city-states largely traded throughout this maritime region.
What is the Mediterranean?
The surprise attack at this battle gave the Athenians victory, and gave us the name of a race.
What is Marathon?
This person was the hero of the epic poem The Odyssey.
Who is Odysseus?
Spartan boys were taken at this age to begin military training.
What is age 7?
This was the main way early civilizations gained raw materials.
What is through trade?
This was the area of the city-state where people did business and socialized.
What is the agora?
These ships helped the Athenians defeat the Spartans at Salamis.
What are triremes?
This hero from myth was said to be indestructible, except for his heel.
Who is Achilles?
Wealthy Athenian women could only be in public under these circumstances.
What is had a male relative as escort?
Name an example of a raw material.
What are different metals (tin, silver, etc.) and/or wood?
This group of people challenges the rule of tyrants in some Greek city-states.
Who are merchants?
Name one of the Persian emperors who fought the Greeks.
Who are Darius I and Xerxes (either one)?
Who is the Minotaur?
This Athenian leader created an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
Who is Solon?