Ancient Greek 1 Jeopardy Template

Civilization	Vocabulary	Geography	A dark age	Random
100 What palace was discovered on the island of Crete? Knossos	100 What is a peninsula? A piece of land nearly surrounded by water	100 What continents were ancient Greece located in? Ancient Greece was developed in Europe and Asia	100 What are two ways that the Mycenaean civilization declined? The Mycenaean civilization declined by earthquakes and kingdoms fighting one another.	100 How many letters did the ancient Greek alphabet have? The ancient Greek alphabet had 24 letters.
200 Who civilization lasted from about 2500 B.C.-1450 B.C. The Minoan civilization	200 What does a bard do? A bard writes or performs epic poems about heroes and their deeds	200 In what type of terrain did Greek civilization begin? Greek civilization began in an area dominated by mountains and seas.	200 By what year did the Mycenaean civilization crumble? The Mycenaean civilization was gone by 1100 B.C.	200 What English words came from the word polis? The English words police and politics come from the word polis.
300 What was an important economic activity for the Minoans? Trade	300 What is an agora? A market place or gathering place in ancient Greece	300 What body of water is located between the Greek mainland and Anatolia? The Aegean Sea.	300 What group of people invaded the Greek mainland and took control of most of the region? The Dorians.	300 What is the difference between being a citizen in ancient Greece and ancient Mesopotamia? The difference is in Greece men had rights. In Mesopotamia, people had no rights and no voice, they were subjects.
400 What group of people left their homeland in central Asia and moved to mainland Greece? The Mycenaeans	400 What is a phalanx? A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows	400 Where did ancient Greeks settle for farming communities? Farmers settled along the coast between the mountains.	400 Why was this time in Greek history called A Dark Age? It was called A Dark Age because trade slowed down, people made fewer things to sell, and most people were very poor.	400 What are some goods that the Greek colonies traded with their "parent cities?" Some goods that were sent to the cities were; grains, metals, fish, timber and enslaved people. In return the colonies received wine, olive oil, and pottery.
500 What people lived on the outside of the Mycenaean places? Nobles, workers, and enslaved people	500 What is a polis? A polis is a Greek city-state	500 What were the ancient Greeks inland communities separated by? The inland communities were separated by mountains.	500 What did the Dorian warriors introduce to the Greeks? The Dorian warriors introduced iron weapons and the skill of iron making.	500 What is a colony? A colony is a settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland.

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