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Ancient Greece

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    Greece
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  • Where did the Minoans primarily live?
    Crete
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  • What was the name of the capital city of the Minoans?
    Knossos
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  • What mythical monster lived in a labyrinth built by King Minos?
    Minotaur
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  • What was the largest city of the Mycenaeans?
    Mycenae
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  • True or False: When the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans, they adopted much of the Minoan culture.
    True
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  • Who wrote the Iliad?
    Homer
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  • Why were the Greeks and the Trojans at war?
    Because the Trojans took Helen the wife of the king of Sparta
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  • How did the Greeks finally defeat the Trojans?
    By hiding in a giant horse that the Trojans thought was a gift
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  • What was unusual about Crete ´s social structure?
    That women were treated well.
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  • Who was the king of the Minoan Civilization?
    Minos
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  • What effect did the mountains cause in Ancient Greece?
    Divided, separated Greece into many regions.
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  • What effect did the sea cause in Ancient Greece?
    The sea linked the regions of Greece to each other and to foreign regions.
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  • What effect did the trade help?
    It helped the Greeks to develop a sophisticated culture.
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  • What is the name of the earliest Greek stories?
    Epic
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  • What are the Epics?
    Long poems about heroes and their brave deeds.
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  • Why were the Iliad and Odyssey so important for the Ancient Greeks?
    Because they taught important lessons such as friendship, braveness.
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