Question 1

Geography & its effect on settlement and Greek life

Accepted Answer

-High Mountains
-Difficult travel and Communication difficulty
-Limited farmland
-Traded for resources and goods

Question 2

Colonization: reasons and process

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- Colonized due to their lack of good farmland and resources such as more food, metal and wood
Process:
-Asked Oracle if trip would be successful
-Gathered food and supplies
-Lit a torch from a sacred flame
-Started their journey at sea, and found a

Question 3

Minoans

Accepted Answer

-Settled on Crete, their largest city was Knossos
-Famous for the Minotaur, the monster with a bull's head, and human body who ate people
-Peaceful people who used their plentiful farmland to grow olives, grapes and grains.
Famous for their jewelry and

Question 4

Mycenaeans

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Conquered the Minoans, took over Crete but most lived on the Peloponnesus.
All Mycenaean cities fell EXCEPT Athens which had a hidden water supply
Named after their town, Mycenae, right outside of Argos
-This location had far fewer resources than Crete

Question 5

Monarchy

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Ruled by one person, often a king (never a queen)
Chosen by the people after a leader died or inherited by the eldest son
Kings made laws and acted as judges
They led the army during wars
Councils of aristocrats advised them
Aristocrats were wise, we

Question 6

Tyranny

Accepted Answer

Military leaders gained the support of the people by promising them rights
A tyrant forced the oligarchs from power 
The power is in the hands of one person who is not lawfully in charge
Tyrants cannot claim a legal right to rule, 
nor does his son in

Question 7

Spartan Oligarchy

Accepted Answer

Aristocrats realized they were stronger than the king
They began to insist that the king should be elected and rule for a limited amount of time
Oligarchs were a small group of wealthy men who ruled
Most spent their days hunting, chariot racing, and pa

Question 8

Aristocrat

Accepted Answer

-Small group of social elites who control the government of the nation
-Gave advise and resources to the king
-They then evolved into the group now knows as Oligarchy

Question 9

Athenian Democracy

Accepted Answer

-Form of government controlled by the people
-Advantages: Accountability, Social responsibility
-Disadvantages:  Wrong choices can be easily made, slow choices for decision making

Question 10

Causes of the Trojan War

Accepted Answer

-Troy is located at the only connection between the Black and Aegean Seas: Hellespont.
-Centrally located in the Aegean World; became trade center
-Greeks wanted to control this location to keep control over the trade and colonization of the region
Gre

Question 11

Effects of the Trojan War

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-Troy was destroyed, its citizens killed or enslaved
-Greeks control the and trade route of the region
-Greeks returned to Greece with more resources, 
The fiction: Helen is returned to Greece
-Homer’s Epic Poems – 400 years later

Question 12

Hellespont

Accepted Answer

-Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states
- it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles

Question 13

Homer

Accepted Answer

-I lived in Ancient Greece, probably around the years 700 - 800 BCE.
Many people believe I was a bard, or a traveling, singing poet.  I am most famous for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Question 14

Greek Phalanx

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Phalanx, in military science, tactical formation consisting of a block of heavily armed infantry standing shoulder to shoulder in files several ranks deep.

Question 15

Causes of the Persian Wars

Accepted Answer

-The Persian wars were caused due to a revoke in the Greek Ionians
-This happened as an override on the Greek government and other harsh ways.
-Athens came in to help the Ionian. Darius also wanted revenge on Athens for the rebellion revenge.

Question 16

Effects of the Persian Wars

Accepted Answer

-After all the Greeks had won the war.
-But due to the war many cities and city-state, and after everything
-Xerxes was embarrassed about the war as the Persians had stopped their expansions

Question 17

Battle of Marathon: leaders/strategy/outcome

Accepted Answer

-Persia - Davis
-Athen - platea
-They chose a specific area so that their cavalry could not ambush them and they brought the persians best righters into the center and had them surrender

Question 18

Battle of Thermopylae: leaders/strategy/outcome

Accepted Answer

-Xeres and Leonides = the Greeks had managed to keep the persians off of the free  halfway of thermopylae for three days.
-The persians had won the war

Term	Definition
Geography & its effect on settlement and Greek life	-High Mountains -Difficult travel and Communication difficulty -Limited farmland -Traded for resources and goods
Colonization: reasons and process	- Colonized due to their lack of good farmland and resources such as more food, metal and wood Process: -Asked Oracle if trip would be successful -Gathered food and supplies -Lit a torch from a sacred flame -Started their journey at sea, and found a
Minoans	-Settled on Crete, their largest city was Knossos -Famous for the Minotaur, the monster with a bull's head, and human body who ate people -Peaceful people who used their plentiful farmland to grow olives, grapes and grains. Famous for their jewelry and
Mycenaeans	Conquered the Minoans, took over Crete but most lived on the Peloponnesus. All Mycenaean cities fell EXCEPT Athens which had a hidden water supply Named after their town, Mycenae, right outside of Argos -This location had far fewer resources than Crete
Monarchy	Ruled by one person, often a king (never a queen) Chosen by the people after a leader died or inherited by the eldest son Kings made laws and acted as judges They led the army during wars Councils of aristocrats advised them Aristocrats were wise, we
Tyranny	Military leaders gained the support of the people by promising them rights A tyrant forced the oligarchs from power The power is in the hands of one person who is not lawfully in charge Tyrants cannot claim a legal right to rule, nor does his son in
Spartan Oligarchy	Aristocrats realized they were stronger than the king They began to insist that the king should be elected and rule for a limited amount of time Oligarchs were a small group of wealthy men who ruled Most spent their days hunting, chariot racing, and pa
Aristocrat	-Small group of social elites who control the government of the nation -Gave advise and resources to the king -They then evolved into the group now knows as Oligarchy
Athenian Democracy	-Form of government controlled by the people -Advantages: Accountability, Social responsibility -Disadvantages: Wrong choices can be easily made, slow choices for decision making
Causes of the Trojan War	-Troy is located at the only connection between the Black and Aegean Seas: Hellespont. -Centrally located in the Aegean World; became trade center -Greeks wanted to control this location to keep control over the trade and colonization of the region Gre
Effects of the Trojan War	-Troy was destroyed, its citizens killed or enslaved -Greeks control the and trade route of the region -Greeks returned to Greece with more resources, The fiction: Helen is returned to Greece -Homer’s Epic Poems – 400 years later
Hellespont	-Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states - it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles
Homer	-I lived in Ancient Greece, probably around the years 700 - 800 BCE. Many people believe I was a bard, or a traveling, singing poet. I am most famous for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Greek Phalanx	Phalanx, in military science, tactical formation consisting of a block of heavily armed infantry standing shoulder to shoulder in files several ranks deep.
Causes of the Persian Wars	-The Persian wars were caused due to a revoke in the Greek Ionians -This happened as an override on the Greek government and other harsh ways. -Athens came in to help the Ionian. Darius also wanted revenge on Athens for the rebellion revenge.
Effects of the Persian Wars	-After all the Greeks had won the war. -But due to the war many cities and city-state, and after everything -Xerxes was embarrassed about the war as the Persians had stopped their expansions
Battle of Marathon: leaders/strategy/outcome	-Persia - Davis -Athen - platea -They chose a specific area so that their cavalry could not ambush them and they brought the persians best righters into the center and had them surrender
Battle of Thermopylae: leaders/strategy/outcome	-Xeres and Leonides = the Greeks had managed to keep the persians off of the free halfway of thermopylae for three days. -The persians had won the war

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