Chapter 7 Flashcards
two prominent regions of ancient Greece
Attica and Peloponnesus
earliest known European civilization; lived on the island of Crete
Minoans
ancient Greek civilization known for the Palace of King Minos at Knossos
Minoans
lived on mainland Greece; part of Trojan War
Mycenaeans (Homer was part of this group)
Greece fell to the ____ during the Dark Age
Dorians
Writings influenced the Greek religious beliefs and mythology
Homer
Homer’s two most famous writings
Iliad (about Troy) and Odyssey (about Odysseus)
humans given special powers by the gods
heroes
“city-state”
polis
- hilltop fortress
- marketplace
- acropolis
- agora
the first recorded date in recorded Greek history
the first Olympic games (776 B.C.)
battle of the Greco-Persian War where Darius sent his army to attack Athens but the Greeks defeated them
Battle of Marathon
son of Darius
Xerxes I
battle where Xerxes attacked the Greeks to avenge his father with a huge army, and the Spartans held them off for a while, but Xerxes I eventually won
Battle of Thermopylae
first major naval battle in history
Battle of Salamis
Athenian leader that tricked Xerxes into fighting a naval battle
Themistocles
Xerxes’ defeat in Greece was _______
a turning point in world history
form of government that is rule by one
monarchy
rule by “the best”
aristocracy
first people in history to reject one-man rule
Greeks
rule by the few (typically rich)
oligarchy
rule by one man who has seized power by rebellion and insurrection
tyranny