Which activity enabled the spread of Minoan civilization from Crete to Greece and other Aegean islands?

Which class of people earned fine houses and lands to rule in exchange for their service?

Who was Homer?

Which statement describes early Greek city-states?

What circumstance led to war among city-states from 750 to 550 b.c.?

What did Greek city-states do to relieve overpopulation?

the highest point in an ancient Greek city

an open space in an ancient Greece city that served as a marketplace and social center

an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society

a long story in the form of a narrative poem

a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength, and intelligence

a maze

a government ruled by a single person, such as a king

an old story told to explain an event or justify a belief or action

a government ruled by a few powerful citizens

a Greek city-state

a substance from which other things are made

in ancient Greek city-states, a ruler who took power illegally

a blind bard (poet) in ancient Greece who wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey

a sophisticated Greek civilization on the island of Crete centered on cities governed from magnificent royal palaces

an aggressive group of people who settled in mainland Greece around 2000 BC

the hero of the Greek epic poem the Odyssey

a war between the Greeks and Troy around 1200 BC as told in the epic poem the Iliad

an agreement between nations to fight each other’s enemies; a partnership

a form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them

state-owned slave who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greek society

a city-state in Greece, named for its devotion to Athena, the goddess of wisdom

Persian emperor who vowed to punish Athens as revenge for helping Ionia

he improved conditions for the poor in Athens by limiting the power of the aristocracy and allowing an assembly of free citizens to pass laws

a Greek city-state located in the Eurotas river valley, protected by mountains

important mountain pass occupied by King Leonidas

emperor of Persia, successor of Darius

How did Sparta differ from other city-states?

How did Spartan government work?

How did Athenian society differ from Spartan society?

What prompted Darius I of the Persian Empire to attack Greece?

What event brought Athens and Sparta together?

What was significant about the Battle of Thermopylae?