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Early Greeks
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Greek is a what ____ land farmed by water? | Mountainous |
| The mainland is a _____, a body of land with water on three sides | Peininsula |
| Many ancient Greeks lived near the sea and became fishers, sailors, and ____. | Traders |
| The island of ___ was the home of the ____ civilization. | Crete and Minaoan |
| These people became wealthy from _____ | Trade |
| They built __ __________ and traded pottery and stone vases | Ships |
| Historians think their cities were destroyed either by undersea ___________ or by invaders called the ______________. | Earthquakes or Mycineans |
| The Mycenaeans invaded Greece around 1900 B.C., and their leaders became the first Greek ____ | King |
| They were traders and warriors, and the ______________ is probably their most famous victory. | Trojan War |
| From 1100-750 B.C., the Greeks went through a difficult period of time called the _____ | Dark Age |
| A new group of people called the ____________ invaded Greece and settled on the Peloponnesus peninsula. | Dorians |
| They brought __________ weapons and tools. | Iron |
| Greek began to farm and trade again, and they developed a new way of writing, the _______ | Greek alphabet |
| Cities began to send people outside Greece to start settlements called _____________. | Colonies |
| Nobles overthrew the Greek kings and created city-states. Each city-state, or ____________+, had a fortified area called a(n) ________, and an open area called an agora. | Polis, Acropolis |
| Each city-state was run by its _________. | Citizens |
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