Greece the Early Years
Name of the Mountainous island that Greek civilization started
Crete
Invaded Crete
Mycenaeans
Long Poetic Stories
Epic Poems
Highest point in ancient Greek city
Acropolis
Government ruled by one a king or queen
Monarchy
Greeks settled along the banks of this sea to control the land
Mediterranean
These early Greeks had magnificent royal palaces
Historians could not read their language
Minoans
Greeks believed these titans built the walls of Mycenae
Also one was blinded in the Odysseus story
Cyclops
He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
Social area for sporting events and festivals
Agora
Government ruled by a small group of elite landowners
Aristocracy
Reason why Greeks had to colonize to other regions
No ample farmland and not enough food for the growing population
Old stories told to explain events
Myths
Everyone supported these people the most
Elite Warriors
Every Epic Poem has one of these
Hero
Independent political unit in which a dominant city rules the surrounding area
Polis
Government ruled by powerful citizens
Oligarchy
Colonists were selected by this method and could not return to Greece
Lottery
Half man half bull
Minotaur
The Fierce military of the Mycenaean had these two things that helped them conquer others
Metal Armor and chariots
Reason for the Trojan War
Paris ran away Helen who was the wife of the king of Sparta
Influenced how city-states developed in ancient Greece
Geographic Isolation
They were ruthless but made positive changes to the poor
Tyrants
Greeks learned sea trade from these people
Phoenicians
Substances in which other products are made
Raw Materials
Two reasons historians believe was the downfall of the Mycenaean Civilization
Natural disasters or the Sea Peoples
This is how the Greeks defeated the Trojans
Odysseus trojan horse
Each city-state shared these
Government in which citizens have a direct role in governing
Democracy
Greeks made changes to this Phoenician idea which is used today
Alphabet