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NO In ancient times, was Greece a united country?

Mountains and Peninsula What land forms characterize Greece the best?

The Sea Aegean, Ionian, and the Black Sea This helped shape Greek civilization just as Mesopotamia was shaped by the Tigris and Euphrates.

¾ How much of the land in Greece was covered by Mountains?

No, because of the Mountains Were the Greeks able to build many roads, why or why not?

1/4 How much of Greece was arable?

Small, their was not enough water to support a large population Did Greece have a large or small population, and why?

Outside The climate in Greece allowed the Greeks to spend most of their time were?

Mycenaean Civilization This civilization was located in Southern Greece on a steep, rocky ridge and surrounded by a protective wall more than 20 feet tall?

1600 to 1100 B.C. Name 1 year in which Mycenae existed?

Minoans Who did the Mycenaean's learn the value of seaborne trade from?

HELEN In the story of the Trojan War what was the name of the beautiful wife of the Greek king that was kidnapped? 2 minutes BREAK

DORIANS After the Mycenaean civilization collapsed another moved in. This civilization was far less advanced than the Mycenaean's. Who were they?

Very little; No written records What do we know about the culture Dorian period of rule in Greece?

Spoken Word How did Greeks learn about their history?

HOMER According to Greek tradition, who was considered the greatest storyteller?

EPICS Homer composed narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds. What type of writings did he compose?

Iliad What epic poem did Homer write that included the story of the Trojan War?

MYTHS Greeks created traditional stories about their gods. What do we call these stories?

Mysteries of nature and the power of human passion Using myths what were the Greeks trying to understand?

Human Greek gods were given not just divine qualities, but they were also given other qualities, what are they?

Zeus Who was the ruler of the gods?

Mount Olympus Where did Zeus live?

Hera Who is Zeus’s wife?

Athena The goddess of wisdom was Zeus’s daughter, what was her name?

THIS IS THE END OF SECTION 1

SECTION 2 WARRING CITY-STATES

Dorians During the reign of what civilization, in Greece, did Greece experience decline?

POLIS This city-state was the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece. What is another name for city-state?

Acropolis Where did citizens gather to discuss city government?

MONARCHY Greek city-states had many different forms of government. A single person, called a king, ruled in this type of government?

ARISTOCRACY A government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families is called a what?

Oligarchy As trade expanded a new group of wealthy landowners emerged in some cities. These groups would sometimes take over Aristocracies, and form this type of government, with just a few powerful people.

TYRANTS Powerful individuals, usually nobles or other wealthy citizens, sometimes seized control of the government by appealing to the people for support. What are these leaders called?

Democracy In Athens, citizens participated directly in political decision making. What was this government called?

DRACO The first step toward democracy, in Athens, came when a nobleman took power. He developed a code based on the idea that all Athenians were equal under the law. What was his name?

SOLON Another reformer stated, that no citizen should own another citizens. He also organized the Athenians into 4 social classes, and he introduced the idea that any citizen could bring charges against any wrongdoer. What was his name?

Cleisthenes He created the council of 500. He broke up the power of the nobility, and gave power to people based on where they live not on their wealth. What was his name?

Citizens Only free adult male property owners born in Athens were considered what?

Wealthy boys Who were the only people to receive a formal education?

Family and home care Athenian girls were educated in what trade?

Military State Athens was a democracy, and Sparta was a what? 2 minute break

HELOTS Sparta conquered the MESSENIANS, and forced them to stay on the land and work for them. What are these conquered people called?

60 In Sparta men were expected to serve in the army until what age?

7 At what age did boys move out of the home and began there military training?

On it Complete the quote said by Spartan women: “come back with your shield or ___ __”

Fear of a HELOT revolt Why did Sparta become a military state?

Phalanx In the Persian empire, after the development of the use of iron as a weapon a new form of wedge shaped fighting began. What was this fearsome formation called?

Persian Wars These wars were between Greece and the Persian empire.

Athenians Who defeated the Persian first?

Pheidippides After the Persians fled, a Athenian ran 26 miles to tell the homeland they had won and to send reinforcements what was his name? (This is were we get the length of a marathon today)

Athens At the end of the Persian War which city-state reigned as the most powerful among the Greeks?