Greek Peninsula Geography Vocabulary Geography influences development Greek Gods Great Athenians

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3 Crete

4 Answer 2

5 The Peloponnesus

6 Answer 3

7 The Aegean Sea

8 Answer 4

9 Attica

10 Answer 5

11 Athens

12 Land suitable for agriculture

13 Arable

14 Greek suffix for “love”

15 Phile

16 English adjective derived from a Greek City State meaning “without luxury.”

17 Spartan

18 Greek term for an independent city and the surrounding farm land (we also use the term “city state.”)

19 Polis

20 Adjective describing a society dominated by men.

21 Patriarchal

22 Geographic features that helped each city state retain its independence

23 Mountains

24 Easy access to this geographic feature allowed Greek city states to engage in far-flung trading.

25 The Sea

26 What Greek city states founded when their population outgrew their arable land.

27 Colonies

28 Term for a sea-based trading empire.

29 Thalossocracy

30 The protective seas surrounding this island allowed the Minoan civilization to flourish and build a magnificent palace at Knossos.

31 Crete

32 King of the Gods

33 Zeus

34 Jealous Queen of the Gods and Goddess of marriage

35 Hera

36 Goddess of Wisdom

37 Athena

38 The Greeks believed his chariot pulled the Sun across the sky.

39 Apollo

40 Goddess of Hunting

41 Artemis

42 Ruled Athens during the Golden Age

43 Pericles

44 Athenian tyrant that Han Fei Zi would have loved because he ordered harsh punishments for criminals

45 Draco

46 Athenian who created the sculpture of Athena in the Parthenon

47 Phidias

48 Athenian tyrant who abolished debt slavery.

49 Solon

50 Great philosopher who taught by asking questions. He eventually was ordered to drink hemlock by his fellow citizens.

51 Socrates