Greece flashcards

Look in: Ancient Greece: Geography and Early Greek Civilizations

• Describe the terrain (land) of Greece?

• How did the seas play a part for the Greeks?

• How did the geography, primarily the mountains, play a part in the development of the polis (city-state)?

• How did the ancient Greeks view themselves in regards to their polis - meaning did they have loyalty to Greece or to their polis (city-state)?

  • Loyalty was to their city-state, not all of Greece.  Mountains created independent, separate city-states with their own identities.  Like our allegiances to sports teams today - our loyalty is not to the NFL but to the individual teams where we grow up or live - especially to the 2026 Super Bowl Champions, the Buffalo Bills!

• What civilization existed on the island of Crete?

• What is the basic storyline of Theseus and the Minotaur?

• Which civilization developed on the Greek mainland after the Minoans that supposedly conquered the Minoans?

• What conflict during the Mycenaean time saw the Greeks battle another city-state across the Aegean Sea?

• What was the legendary and real cause of the Trojan War?

• Which blind Greek poet is responsible for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Look in: Ancient Greece: Religion

• Review the information located in Part II: Characteristics of the Gods

• Why did the ancient Greeks believe in a polytheistic faith, just like all the ancient civilizations we studied this year?  

  • H____ A_______

  • N____ F______

• Who was considered to be the top god of the ancient Greeks?  

• Where did the gods and goddesses supposedly live?

• Be prepared to answer one of these two questions on the test on Thursday:

• If you were living during this time period, how do you think your life would have been affected by the belief in this type of religion?

• In class discussions, students cannot believe that the ancient people practiced these types of religions back in ancient days.  Do you think there will come a time when people in the future will look at our religions and think the same way?

Look in: Athens v. Sparta

• What is another name for a city-state in ancient Greece?

• Define an acropolis.

• What is the role of an agora?

• What were the requirements for someone to participate in government in the polis?

• Which groups were not allowed to participate in their polis’s government?

• Discuss the differences between Athens and Sparta – education, lifestyle, women’s rights, key characteristics, military, government → look over your Athens vs Sparta quiz!

Look in: Ancient Greece: History - Conflict within Greece

• What is the difference between a hoplite and a phalanx?

• Which empire stretched from the outskirts of Greece down through Egypt all the way to India that threatened Greece after the Ionian city-states revolted?

• What was the conflict between the Greek city-states and Persia called?

• What were the causes of the Persian Wars?

• Explain the key events of the the Persian Wars – Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis

• Who was Pheidippides and explain his importance?

• What was formed following the Persian Wars to stop future Persian invasion?

• Which Greek polis came to dominate Greece following the Persian Wars?

• What was the conflict between Sparta and Athens called?

• What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?

• What were the two key events of the Peloponnesian War?

• What were the effects of the Peloponnesian Wars?