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Greece
Chapter 4 Early Greeks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Describe Greece's land | mountainous land |
| Greeces is made up of | peninsulas and islands |
| Greece is surrounded by water on how many sides | 3 sides Aegean sea to east, mediterranean sea to south, ionian sea to the west |
| City states grew to be independent of one another because | geography of Greece |
| The first civilization was on the island of Crete, what was it? | Minoan civilization |
| The Minoan civilization was centered around a palace called | Knossos |
| What happened to the Minoan civilization ? | collapse about 1450 bc |
| Who invaded Greece about 1900 bc | Mycenaens |
| Where were the Mycenaens from? | Central Asia |
| The most powerful Mycenaen king was? | Agamemnon |
| Why did the Mycenaen civilization collapse? | wars and natural disasters |
| Greeks left the mainland for the | islands in the Aegean sea |
| After the dark ages left, what developed | city states developed and foreign trade increased |
| City states centered around hill top fortes known as | Acropolises |
| Beneath the acropolises was an open market "store" called | Agora |
| What rights did Greek citizens have? | Owning land, holding offices, and served in military |
| Citizen soldiers were called | hoplites |
| 2 most powerful city states are | Sparta and Athens |
| What type of government did Sparta have | oligarchy |
| What type of government did Athens have | democracy |
| Sparta was known for | military tradition |
| Sparta's slaves were called | Helots |
| Spartan soldiers were expected | win or die |
| What is the saying Spartan women say to their husbands | "Come back with your shield or on it" |
| Athens believed in | learning and being well rounded |
| Athens boys | went to school |
| Athens girls | learned household skills |
| Athens used what kind of democracy | direct democracy |
| US uses what kind of democracy | representative democracy |
| Direct democracy | means every citizen got a vote on everything |
| Spartan women | trained in athletics |
| Spartan boys | left family at 7 yrs and lived in barracks to age 30 |
| Spartan boys | served in military until age 60 |