Greek Geography
What % of Greece were made up of Mountains & Islands
75%- Mountains
25%- Islands
The 1900 British Archaeologist who discovered the Minoans
Arthur Evans
Mycenaean ______ were the centers of government
Palaces
When did the Dark Ages start?
1100 B.C.
When the Greeks began growing in population there was a shortage of food which required Greeks to send out what?
Colonies
Europe, and Asia
What site were the Minoans discovered that contained the King "Minos"?
Knossos
What items were collected as taxes by the Mycenaean government officials?
Wheat, Livestock, and Honey
The Dark Ages lasted 300 years and Writing and Recording events was lost
Who did the Greeks adopt their Alphabet from and how many letters did it contain
Phoenicians; 24
What is the highest mountain in Greece? What city does this mountain reside in?
Mt. Olympus in Thessaly
Minoans were one of the first civilizations to develop in the ________ region
Aegean / Europe
Who lived outside of palace walls on large farms called estates in Mycenaean civilizations
Nobles
What was a positive from the Dark Ages and why?
The Mycenaeans learned how to Iron work and make Iron weapons. Iron was cheaper and easier to make
A "Polis" is a ____-____ that acts like an independent _______
City-State, Country
What island south of Greece was discovered to have an ancient civilization in the 1900's
Crete
Name two things that the Mycenaeans adopted from the Minoans
Built ships like them, their Bronze work, Navigation using the Sun/Stars, worshiped their chief god (The Earth Mother)
The Dorians
As the Dorians pushed into Greece the Mycenaean's fled and settled on the Aegean islands and western shore of _______?
Anatolia
Center of each Polis was a fort built on top of a hill called a ....?
Acropolis
A geographical peninsula that is on the southern part of Greece called Peloponnesus had this ancient Greek City State known for it's warriors. (Not the Mycenaeans)
Spartans
By ________ B.C. the Mycenaean had conquered the Minoans and controlled the relative region
1450 B.C.
Who made goods and traded them out of the Mycenaean center of government
When did the Dark Ages end and what were the group of people called that returned to the Greek mainland
700 B.C.; The Hellens
What was the open-area called in a polis where people passed laws, debated issues, choose officials, etc. ?
An Agora