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| Who was excluded from citizenship in Greece? | Women, slaves, and foreigners |
| He killed the Minotaur | Theseus |
| Greek religion believed in many gods and was ___________. | Polytheistic |
| Greek gods were humanized | They had human form & behaviors |
| Because the Minoan religion's dieties were mostly female, it was considered to be ________. | Matriarchal |
| Where is Greece located? | Southern end of Balkan Penninsula |
| What Sea is East of Greece? | Aegean |
| What is the geography of Greece | Mountainous |
| Who was the King of Crete in 2000 B.C. | Minos |
| Civilization closely related to the Greek and Egyptian civilizations | Minoan |
| The maze beneath King Minos' palace where the Minotaur lived. | Labyrinth |
| Mythical creatkure with the body of a man, teeth of a lion, & head of a bull. | Minotaur |
| Legendary stories that a society uses to explain an event. | Myths |
| Head goddess of Crete who controlled the growth of all living things | Earth Mother |
| Latin word meaning mother & refers to the Creten women having the same rights as men. | Matriarchal |
| Trojan prince who fell in love with Helen of Troy | Paris |
| Wife of the Mycenaean King who was kidnapped by Paris | Helen |
| City in Asia Minor that was the scene of the 10 year Trojan War. | Troy |
| A narritive poem with a hero | Epic |
| Tells the story of the Greeks return after the Trojan War. | Odyssey |
| Epic Poem that tells the story of the Trojan War. | Illiad |
| Greek speaking tribe that conquered Greece in 1100 B.C. and led to the "Dark Age" | Dorians |
| Tribe from central Asia that migrated to Greece around 2000 B.C. | Mycenaeans |
| King of the Greek gods | Zeus |
| The belief in many gods | Polytheism |
| Home of the Greek gods | Mount Olympus |
| A festival to honor the Greek gods | Olympic games |
| Mycenaean King who beat the Trojans and won the Trojan War | Odysseus |
| The art of public speaking | Rhetoric |
| Greek city-state known for its culture and government | Athens |
| Composed of all males over 20 whose responsibility was to pass laws | Assembly |
| Harsh tyrant and Athenian leader who issued the 1st law codes in 621 B.C. | Draco |
| Term meaning you can't pay your debt & must become that person's slave | Debt slavery |
| A battlefield (Greeks fought the Persians) | Marathon |
| Persian King that invaded Greece in 480 B.C. | Xerxes |
| City-state where all male citizens 17 - 18 yrs old were educated in government | Athens |
| Casting a vote for another person | Election by ballot |
| A person chosen by random | Election by lottery |
| An agreement among countries | Alliance |
| Leader of the Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae | Leonidas |
| Athens led period of cultural and scientific advancement | "Golden Age" of Athens |
| A common disease that killed thousands in Athens | Typhus |
