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100
This early group was known to enjoy bull-leaping.
Who are the Minoans?
100
This city-state was considered the most fierce and war-like
What is Sparta?
100
Greece is an example of this type of landform that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
This athletic event was held every four years to honor the gods.
What is the Olympics?
100
He is the ruler of the Greek gods.
Who is Zeus?
200
The invasion of these people led to a period in Greece known as the Dark Ages.
Who are the Dorians?
200
This form of government was created in Athens and meant "rule by the people."
What is democracy?
200
This is the name of the largest island in Greece.
What is Crete?
200
The two types of dramatic plays
What are comedies and tragedies?
200
A type of story that was often about gods and goddesses and sometimes explained the natural order of things.
What is a myth?
300
The Mycenaeans began a ten year war against the city of Troy called this.
What is the Trojan War?
300
A fortified hilltop at the center of a city-state.
What is an acropolis?
300
This is the type of climate found in Greece
What is mild or hot/dry.
300
This type of architecture from Greece is still used around the world today.
What are columns?
300
Name of the temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
400
The Dorians had this as an advantage over the Mycenaeans, helping them to invade.
What is the iron slashing sword?
400
Athens was a city-state that was most known for this.
What is the pursuit of the arts and/or knowledge.
400
Two of the three seas that surround Greece.
What are the Mediterranean, Ionian, and Aegean Seas?
400
A type of written story that took days to tell.
What is an epic poem?
400
Goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
500
The name of the famous palace built by the Minoans that was partially rebuilt by the archaeologist who discovered its ruins.
What is Knossos?
500
This city-state was good at sea trade because of its location along a narrow isthmus.
What is Corinth?
500
This caused difficulties in the communication between the different communities of Greece.
What is the mountainous land?
500
The Greek alphabet was adapted from the alphabet of this civilization.
Who are the Phoenicians?
500
These are the names of the three famous Greek philosophers.
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?