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The Minoans, A Bronze Age
2500-1500 BC
The Mycenaeans and the Heroic Era
2000 BC
1500-1200 BC
The Archaic Era and Rise of the Polis
800-500 BC
The Classical Era
480-323 BC
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Era
335-31 BC
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How long did the Minoan empire last until it ended abruptly?
1000 years
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What city (on the mainland of Greece) were the Mycenaeans settled on?
Mycenae
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Where did the Olympics take place in 775 BC?
Olympia
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What marks this time period?
The end of the Persian wars and the death of Alexander the Great
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What age did Alexander the great die at?
33
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Where did the Minoans advance civilization?
The island of Crete
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Where is Troy?
The Asia Minor
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Who led the soldier citizens?
ambitious aristocrats called tyrants
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How long was the golden age of Athens?
50 years
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When did Rome add Greece to its territory?
146 BC
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Where is the palace and center of the Minoan empire.
Knossos
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Who were the Mycenaeans led by?
Warrior Kings
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What were the leading city-states.
Athens and Sparta
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What were philosophers?
thinkers, who questioned the world around them
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What customs blended during the Hellenistic Era?
customs from Persia, Egypt, India, and Greece
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Who is the famous king in the myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur?
King Minos
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What year did the Trojan war start?
1290 BC
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When was the first coin currency introduced?
680 BC
400
What was the first Peloponnesian war?
a civil war between Sparta and Athens
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Where was a library established?
Alexandria, Egypt
500
What is a painting on wet plaster called?
a fresco
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Why is the 1500-1200 BC called the Heroic Era?
It is called the Heroic Era because of the heroes in Homer's poems ("The Iliad" and "The Odyssey").
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What was beginning to start in Athens?
Democracy
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How long did the second Peloponnesian war last?
27 years
500
What was the museum of Alexandria?
an institute for learning philosophy, mathematics, and science