Ancient Greece T or F

Democracy was born in Athens.

The Middle Ages started with the fall of Mycenaean.

Mountain ranges in Greece created union between the city states.

Volcanic eruption and invasion by the Mycenaean led to the Minoans demise.

In Representative democracy- citizens participate directly in decision making.

Few records of what happened during the Greek Dark Ages exist.

A poet named Homer shaped the stories of the Trojan wars in to an epic poem.

Greeks felt pride and loyalty towards their polis.

Mycenaean are named after king Minos.

The Greeks were influenced mainly by 2 early civilizations: Minoans and Trojans.

High area known as the acropolis had public buildings, temples and served as fortress in times of danger.

Sparta did not like change

At 18 Spartans began military training and for a period of time lived in barracks, or military housing.

Arete is a hero strives for excellence is also to win in a struggle or contest.

Everyone was considered a citizen in Greek city states.

Pericles a Spartan leader is known as the father of democracy.

Trade with other city states made Sparta rich.

Greeks organize themselves into Polis, or city states.

Athens was a city state on the Peloponnesian peninsula.

Sparta was a military state in which society was organized for the purpose of waging war.

The Knossos palace interior paintings reflect the everyday life of the Mycenaean.

Greece climate isideal for crops such as olive trees and grapes.

Mycenaean were people who prided themselves on their heroic deeds in battle.

The Peloponnesian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in Greece.

Greece is located in the Iberian Peninsula.

Minoans developed in Crete around 2800 B.C.

At 7 male in Athens were taken from home to learned military discipline.

Athens believed in isolation from other city states was important to keep their way of life.

Athens had a direct democracy limited number on male and female citizens participate in the government.

Seas connected Greeks with the world and made them skilled sailors. Many islands were part of the Greek world.

The Odyssey follows the adventures of the hero, Aquiles.

Polis had the same customs, traditions, government, economics and ways of organizing their societies.

Mainland Greece is mostly fertile lowlands.

Arete is a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero.

The Iliad and the Odyssey were based on stories that had been passed down from generation to generation.

Oligarchy is a political system in which power is held by a small group of people. (Usually aristocrats)

Athens value individual expression, philosophy and new ideas.

Greeks had to find ways to feed their people so they conquered and colonized other places.

Crete is the highest mountain peak in Greece.

Agora is a membership in a community with both rights and responsibilities.