ch 7--greece Flashcards
forms Northern border of Greece
Balkan Mountain
Ancient Greece is located on what peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Seas on the East
Aegean and Black Sea
sea in the west
Iomian(?)
first important postdiluvian civilization; lived on the island of Crete
Minoams
lived on Mycenae on the mainland
Mycenaeans
Conquered Mycenaeans during the 1400s-800s B.C
Dorians
Greeks of classical times
Hellens
famous war fought between the cities of Mycenae and Troy
Trojan War
Blind poet of greece
Homer
basis for ancient Greek religion
Iliad and Odyssey
what did Iliad and Odyssey create
the ideas of heroes and gods
where did most gods live
Mt Olympus
king of the human gods
zeus
powerful humans who were given special; abilities by the god’s
heroes
Two heroes
Odysseus and Achilles!!
parts of a polis
Gymnasium
Agora
Amphitheatre
Acropolis
physical training and games of skill
Gymnasium
marketplace
Agora
outdoor theatre
Amphitheatre
hilltop fortress
Acropolis
people who did not speak Greek
Barbarians
first recorded Olympic Games
776 B.C.
time period between the Olympic Games
Olympiad
Greeks vs. Persians
Greco-Persian War
conquered by Cyrus the Great (of Persia) in 546 B.C
Ioania
rebelled against Darius I in 499 B.C.(during greco-persian war); who won?
Ioania; Darius I won
invaded Greece in the battle of Marathon but was defeated by Athens
Persia
what was battle of marathon; who won
Persia invaded Greece/ Greece vs. Persia; Greece (Athens) won
invaded Greece in 480 B.C. to avenge his father
Xerxes I (Ahasuerus)
Xerxes army was blocked at this battle for 3 days by 300 spartans. Who led the 300 spartans?
Battle of Thermopylae; Leonidas
What was Battle of Salamis; who won
Persians burned the city of Athens
Persians Chased Athenians to Salamis; Persian fleet was destroyed (first major naval battle in history)
Athens won
burned the city of Athens
Persians