Ancient Greece

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Developed on the island of Crete and is called Minoan after Minos, a legendary king. Their success was based on trade not conquest.

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Minoan Civilization

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Minoan capital, location of their royal palace.

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Knossos

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First Greek-speaking people that there is a record of. Indo-European people. They imitated Minoans in trade, manufacturing, and the art of writing.

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Mycenaeans

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Economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy. Troy controlled the straits: or narrow water passages. Greek legend attributes the war to a more romantic cause.

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Trojan War

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A wave of Greek-speaking people that invaded from the north. A war-like people at about 1100 B.C.

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Dorians

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A blind poet credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad tells of the siege against Troy. The Odyssey tells of the struggles of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

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Homer

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Small independent settlements. Developed because of their isolation by mountains, islands, and water.

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City States

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A unique version of the city-state

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Polis

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High city, location of marble temples.

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Acropolis

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A government in which a king or queen exercises power. Rule by landholding elite. Rule by a small, powerful, elite, usually from the business class. Options: Sparta, Solon, Tyrants, Monarchy, Beliefs, Sparta, Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Cleithes, Beliefs, Oligarchy

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Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy