Greece Flashcards
Period between Olympics
Olympiads
“naked”
Gymnos
“where one exercises naked”
Gymnasium
Not allowed to participate in the Olympics
Woman
Boxing, wrestling, and judo
Pancratium
Roman emperor
Nero
___ enjoyed watching events
Ghosts
City where Olympic Games were held
Elis
You would get this if you broke the rules or cheated in the Olympics
Fines
___ had no weight or size restrictions
Boxing
How many games did the first Olympics have
One
The __ sometimes ended in death
Pancratium
The earliest Minoans arrived on this island
Crete
Minoans built a grand palace here, capital city of Crete
Knossos
The interior of the palace was covered with large colored paintings, what did they show
Six acres, rooms, chambers that twisted and turned with plumbing indoor toilets and large paintings
What two factors contributed to the growth and prosperity of Minoan civilization
Sea, land
This sea surrounds the island of Crete
Mediterranean
The Minoans traded their wares as far off as Syria and this country
Egypt
Because Crete is blessed with a vast amount of fertile soil, Minoans proved to be excellent __
Farmers
In addition to good food supply , the Minoans had an abundance of resources that included ___ and ___.
Timber , wool
What did the Minoans do with their surplus of food and resources?
Export
Minoan craftsman created jewelry, clothing, and ornaments from these imported goods
Gold, silver, fabric
Jumping over the horns was called what
Bull leaping
Bull leaping was probably similar to a modern day
Rodeo
Why were woman afforded special status in Minoa
Because they could bear children
Who was the Minoans main deity of God
Mother or snake goddess
Only woman were blessed by mother goddess were permitted to do what
Bear children
What freedoms did women in Minoa have that other women of ancient civilization were not permitted to do
Sports, hunting, attending sporting events and the theater
Around 1450 B.C., why did Minoan civilization begin to decline
Volcanic explosion
Why did natural disasters make the Minoans believe
They were punished and destroyed by their gods
Who were the crude invaders who overthrew the Minoans and destroyed the palace
The Mycenaean’s
Painting on damp plaster
Frescoes
Animal type skin
Parchment
Knossos is also known as
House of the double ax
Found Knossos
Sir Arthur evans
Minoan writing
Linear A
King of the gods
Zeus
Sun god
Helios
The god of the sea
Poseidon
Half bull half man
Minotaur
Owner of minotaur
King Aegeus
Son of king Minos, killed the Minotaur
Theseus
Daughter of King Aegeus
Ariadne
Son of Zeus
Hercules
Wine god, married Ariadne
Dionysus
A maze, home of the bull
Labyrinth
King Aegeus kingdom
Athens
The island of Ariadne
Naxos
The sea between Crete and Athens, named after king Aegeus , sea east of greece
Aegean Sea
They were sent every nine years to be fed to the Minotaur
Fourteen young Athenian men and women
The sails on the sacrificial ship
Black sails
King Aegeus dug a ___ and ___ under a boulder for his son Theseus
Sword and gold sandals
Ariadne got a ___ to give to Theseus so he could kill the minotaur
Gold thread
They were supposed to be used on the way back to Athens to show their victory
White sails
Sea west of Greece
Ionian
People of Crete ruled under king Minos
Minoans
