Ancient Greek History Flashcards

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Landforms that made travel and communication hard and forced Greeks to rely on the sea.

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Mountains

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The Aegean Sea

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Sea on the east of Greece that helped with trade and travel.

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Crops that grew well on Greek hillsides and helped trade.

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Olives and grapes

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Why Greeks built colonies in other lands when their cities were crowded.

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Limited farmland and overcrowding forced them to settle new areas

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The Mycenaeans

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Early Greek civilization that ruled southern Greece from 1500–1100 BCE.

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The Minoans

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Civilization on Crete that influenced Mycenaeans in art, trade, and culture.

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The Trojan War

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War that weakened the Mycenaeans before their fall.

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A polis or city-state

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Greek political unit that included a city and its surrounding countryside.

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Athens

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Coastal Greek city-state famous for democracy, arts, and philosophy.

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Sparta

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Greek city-state known for its strong army and military lifestyle.