Greece
How much of Greece's land is good for growing crops?
1/5
Who were the 2 countries involved in the Trojan war?
Troy and Greece
A poem that tells a story
EPIC
A ruler who seizes power by force.
Tyrant
How many Olympians rules on top of Mt. Olympus?
12 Olympians
How did the Greeks go from being ruled by tyrants to a democracy?
The people overthrew the tyrants
Who inspired the legend of the Trojan war?
Mycenaean warriors
A high rocky hill where early people built cities.
become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
Decline
Who cursed Medusa?
Athena
Name the grand palace that once stood in the ancient city in Crete.
Knossos
Who was Homer? (not Simpson)
A Greek poet
A city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independent state.
City-State
an instance of a structure falling down or in.
Collapse
Name the 3 main Olympian gods in charge of the heavens, the sea and the underworld.
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
Who were responsible for the blending of cultures between the people from the mainland and islands?
The Mycenaeans
Name the two stories written by Homer
The Odyssey and The Illiad
A member of a rich and powerful family.
Aristocrat
An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Peninsula
What is the food of the gods called?
Ambrosia
What 2 seas surround the island of Crete?
The Mediterranean and Aegean seas
Who inspired the phrase "the face that launched a thousand ships"
Helen of Troy
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.
Democracy
A collection of traditional stories that attempt to explain beliefs and customs, the wonders of nature, and historical events.
Mythology
Who caused Cronos to throw up his brothers and sisters?
Zeus
To give human form or qualities to beings or things not human, specially to gods.
Anthropomorphism
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
How did Rhea protect her youngest son from being swallowed by her husband Cronus?
She wrapped a rock in a blanket and fooled him into believing that was their child.