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Greece
vocab and facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does A stand for in AIM | Aegean Sea |
| What does I stand for in AIM | Ionian Sea |
| What does M stand for in AIM | Mediterranean Sea |
| What is a Polis? | A city-state in Greece |
| What is Mythology | Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
| What is Hellenistic | Greek ideas heavily influenced |
| What is colonization | The process of establishing a colony |
| What is philosophy | A set of beliefs or ideas to a particular field or activity |
| What was the classic age | An age marked by great Greek achievements |
| Where is Aero polis located | On a high hill |
| The largest peninsula in Greece is located on... | Peloponnesia |
| Greece is located on what sea? | The Mediterranean Sea |
| The first two civilizations of Greece are... | Minoans and Mycenaeans |
| Greek culture declined in.... | the Dark Age |
| How long was the Trojan War? | 10 years |
| What woman was kidnapped during the Trojan War? | Helen of Troy |
| When did Greeks develop a new alphabet? | 700B.C. |
| What governments did city states have? | monarchies, aristocracies, and self government |