These features provided protection, but also isolated communities by covering 80% of the Greek peninsula.
What are mountains?
100
This dominant weather pattern, marked by warm, dry summers and cool, mild winters, is named for the large body of water that dominates the region.
What is Mediterranean climate?
100
These sea-faring people lived on the island of Crete. They maintained a fearsome reputation with the help from myths like that of their king's of maze-dwelling bovine abomination.
Who are the Minoans?
100
This building served as a home, warehouse, and religious center for the community it supported. It's art and architecture were notably advanced.
What is the Palace at Knossos?
100
Temples were found at these fortified hilltop areas, which served as both religious and military sanctuary.
What is an acropolis?
200
Over 1400 of these features created hazards for sailors, yet also served as alternative sites for colonies within the Greek civilization.
What are islands?
200
Drought-tolerant crops like these were staples of Greek culture and trade. (Name at least 2)
What are figs, grapes, barley, and/or olives?
200
Natural disasters and invasion destroyed the Minoans and these, their war-like neighbors from the Greek mainland.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
200
"Loyalty unto death" was likely a motto of this war-mongering city-state. Maybe it was all the black broth.
What is Sparta?
200
People socialized and philosophized at open-air markets in this section of the city-state.
What is the agora?
300
Surrounding the Greek peninsula, these bodies of water acted as "highways" for traders and groups of traveling Greeks.
What are the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas?
300
These two factors lead to Greeks developing small farms.
What is lack of space and non-arable land?
300
Common language, religion, and culture helped city-states develop a shared one of these.
What is identity?
300
Residents of this city state valued the arts and sciences. Education and exploration of new ideas helped them develop democracy.
What is Athens?
300
The acropolis and agora brought the people of the polis together, thus strengthening this.
What is identity?
400
This island was the southernmost "gateway" to the Greek empire, and an important port for trade.
What is Crete?
400
These two words descrIbe the types of communItIes that developed as a result of lImIted mobIlIty across the land.
What are "isolated" and "independent"?
400
This system of protection varied from city-state to city-state and was a major factor in the overall lack of unity among the Greeks.
What is government?
400
Spartans gained their power through this act against their neighbors.
What is conquest or conquering?
400
A small team consisting of military leaders, community educators, and a voting council formed this type of government.
What is oligarchy?
500
Maritime culture was a direct result of this popular area of settlement.
What is coastline?
500
Physical separation and long-term disputes over land and resources prevented Greece from developing one of these. Rome was another story.
What is an empire?
500
Regardless of the accepted system of government, politics in most city-states were dominated by this wealthy, land-owning class of people.
What is the aristocracy?
500
New ideas, literature, and arts were prohibited by shunning these people from Spartan territory.
Who are foreigners?
500
Cleisthenes sought to control political abuse among aristocrats by allowing debate and voting rights over foreign affairs, economy, and law-making to be managed by an assembly of 500 citizens in this form of government?