What is an area of land surrounded by water on three sides?
peninsula
What is an open area where people would gather to socialize and trade?
agora
What is a military technique where soldiers march and fight side by side in rows?
phalanx
Which type of government is controlled by a small group of people?
oligarchy
Which type of government is led by the people making decisions and power is shared?
democracy
What is a story about gods, goddesses and heroes that is passed down over time?
myth
Seventy five percent of Greece is covered in what landform?
mountains
The mountains created isolation which led to the formation of what?
city-states
What island did the Minoans live on?
Crete
What civilization began on the mainland of Greece?
Mycenaeans
What time period of the Greeks had no written records?
Dark Ages
Which group ruled during the Dark Ages and introduced iron tools?
Dorians
What replaced bronze in weapon making in the Dark Ages?
iron
Who is considered the greatest Greek poet of all time?
Homer
Name one of the epic poems Homer wrote.
Illiad or Odyssey
Which city state had the strongest military on land?
Sparta
