Geography
Greece is a chain of islands called what?
An archipelago
The first group of people on Crete were taken over by which people?
Mycenaeans
Wealthy families lived in these fortresses
Knossos
What is Socrates known for in philosophy?
Never writing anything down
What was the first Greek state?
Mycenae
Which of these is not a Greek state?
Athens, Mycenae, Crete, Sparta
Crete
What was a possibility of the downfall of the Minoans?
Invasion by Mycenaeans or volcanic eruption on Thera
Government structure of the Mycenaeans
Monarchy- Power based on the generations of a single family
Organized system of thought (love of wisdom)
Philosophy
First government system of the Spartans
Oligarchy- Leadership by a group of people (in this case, 2 kings)
What geographic features are part of Greece geography?
Mountains, Islands, Peninsula
The Spartans were focused and trained in what discipline?
Military
"The city state"
Polis
Student of Socrates
Plato
Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
Homer (Simpson)
Greece's geography does what to civilization?
Separates everyone from each other
How many gods were on Mt. Olympus?
12
Meeting place in the center of the city
Acropolis
Who said the universe could be founded within numbers and music
Pythagoras
a group of 5 men that were elected every year and were responsible for the education of the youth and the conduct of all citizens
Ephors
Greece is roughly the size of which US State?
Louisiana
Sacred shrine where a god or goddess revealed the future through a priest or priestess
An area that people were allowed to assemble in
Agora
a group of traveling teachers who argued that essence of the universe was beyond the reach of the human mind to understand the universe
Sophists
Why was the writings of Homer so well-known and respected?
His stories were based in truth