Rise of Western Classical Civilizations
Ancient River valley civilizations influenced this Western Classical Civilization
During the 1200's BC, the Mycenaeans fought a ten-year war against this city in Anatolia.
What is Troy
These people settled Greek mainland around 2000 BC
Who were the Mycenaeans
In some city-states this form of government had a king who ruled.
What is a monarchy
Sparta's government was an oligarchy but it's values in building a strong city-state that could conquer and protect itself through training of boys and girls showed it to be this.
What is a Military State
This River Valley civilization influenced the writing system of the Greeks, when hieroglyphics were used as a model for the Minoan pictograph writing system.
What is Egypt
According to legend, the Greek army besieged and destroyed Troy because this Greek king's wife was captured.
Who is Helen
This fortified city was located in southern Greece on a steep, fortified, rocky ridge surrounded by a protective wall.
What is Mycenae
A government ruled by a small group of nobles, or land-owning families.
What is an aristocracy
Around 725 BC, Sparta conquered its neighboring region and took over its land.
What is Messenia
What are mountains
20th Century excavation findings by Heinrich Schliemann show that the stories of this war were not actually fictional.
What is the Trojan War
The Mycenaeans saw the value of sea trade from this ancient civilization who came from the island of Crete, which was located south of Greece in the Mediterranean sea.
Who were the Minoans
Athens practiced this form of government, or rule by the people
What is a democracy
After conquering Messenia, Sparta forced the Messenians to stay and work the land as peasants and give up half of their crops.
What are Helots
The majority of Greek City-states were located on these bodies of water, which created opportunities for sea trade routes to other city-states or empires.
What are the Ionian, Mediterranean, Aegean, or Black seas
A new group of people who were sea raiders took advantage of a weakened Mycenaean empire by attacking and burning down their cities.
Who were the Dorians
What is hieroglyphics
This nobleman created change in Athens in 621 BC when he developed a legal code declaring all people, rich or poor, were equal under Athenian law
Who was Draco
In Sparta, they had considerable freedoms, where as other Greek city-states did not share this type of equality.
Who were Spartan women
Due to being divided by rugged mountains, these city-states remained separated. Basically, a city and its surrounding areas.
What is a Polis
Who was Homer
The Greeks developed a rich set of stories about their Gods.
What are myths
Who was Cleisthenes
This battle glorified the Spartans who with 300 soldiers held off the Persian army at a narrow pass for three days. All 300 were killed in battle but allowed Greek forces to retreat and regroup. Thier sacrifice left a lasting impression among the Greek City-states. One that would help the Greeks later to defeat the Persian force.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae