| A | B |
|---|
| The Ancient Greeks called themselves this | Hellenes |
| Greeks lived on an infertile and this type of land | Mountainous |
| This means of travel became a way of life for the Greeks | Sea |
| The Cretan, or Minoan, empire was centered in the palace at this place | Knossus |
| This is the name for a Greek city-state | Polis |
| Democracy began in this city-state | Athens |
| How many Persian wars were there? | Two |
| What circumstance led to the Peloponnesian War? | Disunity |
| Who won the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta |
| Name the 2 seas surrounding Greece | Mediterranean and Aegean |
| Where did Greek civilization begin? | Crete |
| What was the cause of the Trojan War? | Kidnapping of Helen of Troy |
| What geographical feature of Greece caused the city-states to be so independent? | Mountains |
| Greece traded with these 2 places | Egypt and the Near East |
| Name 2 Greek exports | Olives and Grapes (wine) |
| Which Homer epic told the story of Ulysses voyage home? | The Odyssey |
| Who conquered the Mycenaeans? | The Dorians |
| Why did Sparta become a military state? | More warlike people who needed to control the helots |
| Non Spartan slaves were called this | Helots |
| Name a battle of the Persian Wars | Marathon |
| Name a battle of the Persian Wars | Thermopylae |
| Name a battle of the Persian Wars | Salamis |
| Name a battle of the Persian Wars | Plataea |
| Name the primary contenders of the Peloponnesian War | Athens and Sparta |
| Name the lawmaking body of Athens | Assembly |
| How many words might we speak daily that originated in Greece? | 8 |
| What might have caused the Minoan civilization to collapse? | Earthquake |
| What might have caused the Minoan civilization to collapse? | Volcano |
| What might have caused the Minoan civilization to collapse? | Invasion |
| What was the name of Homer's epic about the Trojan War? | The Iliad |
| Name one famous Greek philosopher | Aristotle |
| Name one famous Greek philosopher | Plato |
| Name one famous Greek philosopher | Socrates |
| What term means banishment from a polis | Ostracism |
| A cultural contribution from the Greeks | Theater |
| A cultural contribution from the Greeks | Philosophy |
| A cultural contribution from the Greeks | Drama |
| A cultural contribution from the Greeks | Architecture |
