Geography
The Mycenaeans were known as strong _____?
After the Mycenaeans collapsed, Greece entered the _________.
Dark Age
Homer was a famous Greek ______.
Poet
Greek communities developed separately because _____.
These bodies of water helped Greeks become traders.
Seas
The Mycenaeans built large stone ________to protect their cities.
During the Dark Age, writing was ______.
Lost
A long story about heroes is call a ______.
Epic poem
Greeks become good sailors because they lived near _______.
Seas/water
Because of geography, Greek communities became _________.
The Mycenaeans lived around this time period.
1600-1100 BCE
Trade during the Dark Age _______.
Declined
Name one of Homer's famous poems.
The Iliad or The Odessey
A hero from the Iliad.
Achilles
What type of government area was Athens and Sparta?
City-states
Name one thing the Mycenaeans were known for besides war.
Trade
This new material helped Greeks make stronger tools.
Iron
This word means excellence or being your best.
Arete
A hero from The Odyssey.
Odysseus
Explain how geography helped trade in Greece.
Greece had many seas and islands, so people used boats and trade.
What do strong walls tell us about Mycenaean life?
They needed protection and may have faced war.
This helped Greeks read and write again.
Phoenician Alphabet
Name two values Greek heroes showed.
Courage, loyalty, honor,
One similarity between ancient and modern heroes.
Both brave and help others