Geography
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
The famous poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
A city with its own traditions and government.
What is a city-state?
The temple built to honor the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
A long poem that tells a story.
What is an epic?
A high, rocky hill where Greeks built temples and cities.
What is an acropolis?
The mythical creature who lived in a labyrinth on Crete.
Who is the Minotaur?
A ruler who takes power by force and rules as a dictator.
What is a tyrant?
Payment paid by a less powerful city-state to a more powerful one.
What is tribute?
Greek term for a city-state.
What is a poli?
The region where the city state of Troy was located; current day Turkey.
What is Asia Minor?
The period of warfare, disorder, poverty, and the loss of reading and writing in Ancient Greece.
What is the Dark Age of Greece?
Form of government ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
A sacred site or person; used to consult with the gods; can predict future happenings
What is an oracle?
He reformed laws and began the first democracy in Athens.
Who is Solon?
In geographical terms, mainland Greece is considered a
What is a peninsula?
The Trojan War was between these two groups of people.
Who are the Greeks and the Trojans?
Form of government in which the people rule.
What is a democracy?
The term for someone or something that lives forever.
What is immortal?
He built the Parthenon.
Who is Pericles?
Greece has poor _____________, so they became good _____________ and _______________.
What is farmland, sailors and traders.
The Ancient Greek mainland civilization that was involved in the Trojan War.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
Member of a rich and powerful family.
What is an aristocrat?
The achievements of Ancient Greece were important because they strongly shaped _________ __________________.
What is western civilization?
Believed they could understand the world around them by using _________?
What is reason?