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Wrote many successful Greek tragedies.
Who is Sophocles?
The Minoan civilization included the Palace at Knossos, located here.
What is the island of Crete?
This geographical feature affected it's development into city-states.
What are mountains and/or seas?
This form of writing tells stories of human suffering.
What are tragedies?
These wars were fought with a mighty power coming out of Asia.
What are the Persian Wars?
Wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
The Greek city-state in which citizens took part in the day-to-day affairs of the government.
What is Athens?
A method of teaching that encourages critical thinking.
What is the Socratic Method?
This city-state won the Peloponnesian War.
Who is Sparta?
The war that the Mycenaeans are best remembered for.
What is the Trojan War?
Enslaved peoples owned by the state.
Who are helots?
The polis which focused on military strategy and might.
Who is Sparta?
A form of government where the ruler has seized power illegally.
What is tyranny?
Through what did Alexander the Great spread Greek culture.
What is through conquest.
This caused the city of Athens to be significantly weakened during the Peloponnesian War.
What is a plague?
Plato's student who wanted rule by one single strong leader.
Who is Aristotle?
This sea is located between Greece and Asia Minor.
What is the Aegean Sea?
This ancient Greek site was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
These decided the laws in the Athenian democracy.
Who are citizens?
He conquered the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Called the "Father of History."
Who is Herodotus?
Philip II was from this area or kingdom in Greece.
What is Macedonia?
A tactical formation of armed Greek foot soldiers.
What is a phalanx?
These mocked Greek citizens, politicians, or customs.
What are comedies?
This war united Athens and Sparta against a mighty force from Asia.
What is the Second Persian War?