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Minoans & Myceneans
Dark Ages & Renaissance
Persian Wars
Athens & Sparta
Alexander the Great
100
This civilization was more militaristic than the other
What is Mycenean?
100
This was the reward for winning an Olympic event
What is olive wreath?
100
This term describes the Spartan fighting style at Thermopylae
What is phalanx?
100
Pericles' most famous speech was given at this occasion
What is a military funeral?
100
Alexander always defended this woman, regardless of her strange behaviors
Who is his mother?
200
They were the first western civilization to use plumbing
Who are the Minoans?
200
This crop saved Greek agriculture
What is olive tree?
200
This alliance was formed in order to defeat the Persians
What is the Delian League?
200
This was the greatest possible glory for a Spartan man
What is death in battle for Sparta?
200
Some modern scientists believe this was the cause of Alexander's death
What is typhoid fever?
300
This system of writing consisted of symbols that represent sounds
What is Linear B?
300
This alphabet provided the foundation for the Greek alphabet
What is Phoenician?
300
He was the first Persian to invade Greece
Who is Darius?
300
The Athenian Empire broke apart and a Macedonian conquest was made possible because of this war
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
Alexander did this to show his men how they could contribute to the oikumene
What is marry a foreign bride?
400
This was the form of government for the Minoans and Myceneans
What is monarchy?
400
This form of government began to break up after the Dark Age
What is monarchy?
400
At this battle, Persian ships were forced into a narrow strait and defeated
What is Salamis?
400
This was a reason that the Athenian judicial system was democratic
What are trial by jury, large juries, anyone could serve?
400
Alexander's death ended this age
What is the Classical Age?
500
The Trojan War happened during this age.
What is Mycenean Age?
500
This form of government follows monarchy in the evolution of democratic government
What is aristocracy?
500
This land battle drove the Persian army out of Greece
What is Plataea?
500
This form of government became possible because of Greece's topography
What is democracy?
500
This was the age when Greek civilization permeated 2 new continents and gave rise to a new culture
What is the Hellenistic Age?