Ancient Greece Study Guide Lesson #1 Flashcards
Greece was the first CIV-I-LI-ZA-TION to de-vel-op in…
EUROPE and ASIA
What was Greek civ-i-li-za-tion dom-i-nated by?
MOUNTAINS and SEAS
The Greek main-land is on the southern part of Eu-rope’s…?
BAL-KAN PEN-IN-SULA
What is a PEN-IN-SULA?
BODY of LAND with WATER on 3 SIDES
EAST of Greece is a pen-in-sula called?
AN-A-TO-LI-A
The AE-GE-AN sea is part of the…
MED-I-TER-RA-NE-AN SEA
The Ae-ge-an Sea has hun-dreds of…?
IS-LANDS that look like STONES
What did the Greeks TRADE between islands?
GOODS and IDEAS
What did the Greeks do for a LIVING?
FISH and TRADE
Some Greeks SET-TLED in the FARMLAND which were…?
NARROW and FER-TILE plains
Greeks
What did the Greeks RAISE?
SHEEP and GOATS
Palace
Who discovered King Minos’ Palace?
Arthur Evans
Palace
What did rooms in the PALACE store?
OIL and GRAINS
Minoans
Where did the Minoans sail to?
EGYPT and SYRIA
Minoans
What did the Minoans Trade?
POTTERY and STONE
Minoans
What year did the Mioan Civilizatio collapse?
1450 B.C.
Artisans
What did the Artisans make?
- Clothing
- Pots
- Baskets
- Weapons
What did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
How to use the SUN and STARS to NAVIGATE the SEA
Mycenaeans
Why did the Mycenaeans decline?
They FOUGHT EACHOTHER.
Who invaded the Greek mainland and took control of the region?
the DORIANS
Dark Ages
Name good things that happened after the Dark Ages?
- Iron Weapons
- New ideas
- Crafts
What is a Colony?
A group of people who settle in a new territory.
Where do we get ideas about citizenship?
GREEKS
What is a POLIS?
INDAPENDANT COUNTRY
