Early Greeks
What was the first Tribe to live in Ancient Greece?
Minoans
Who was the God of the Sea?
Poseidon
What type of Government has a King or Queen?
Monarchy
Who won the Persian War?
Greece
What types of things did Athens value?
Education, science, or Art
What skill did the earliest Greeks master?
Building Ships
Where did Greeks believe the Gods lived?
Mount Olympus
A government with multiple equal rulers is known as what?
Oligarchy
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
How was the Athenian Council selected?
Lottery
Why was sea travel dangerous in Ancient Greece?
Rough Coast lines, Pirates, lack of maps
Which God protected the city of Athens?
Athena
What makes a Tyrant different from a Monarch?
Tyrants steal their power
What group was created after the Persian War?
Delian League
What age did Spartan men serve in the military till?
60 years old
What is the Greek Name for their City-States
Polis
What was the name of the person who the Greeks believed stole fire from the Gods and gave it to them?
Prometheus
Athens reached their height under what ruler?
Pericles
What Caused the Peloponnesian War?
What is a Fable?
What about Greek's Geography made travel between communities difficult?
Large Mountain Ranges
Homer's Epic Iliad tells the story of which war?
What kind of democracy does the United States have today?
Representative Democracy
What was the Socratic Method?
Teaching by asking questions
Who is the father of democracy?
Cleisthenes