Shaped the Greek civilization.

Made travel easier. *(No less than 85 miles to reach the coastline)*

Rough mountains covered 3/4 of Greece.

Made land transport difficult.

3rd most important environmental attribute to Greek civilization.

Mycenaens

(my.SEE.nee.ans)

People who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC.

During 1200 BC.

Mycenaeans fought 10 year war with Troy.

Only due to a Trojan prince kiddnapping Helen, wife of Greek king.

Dorians

(DAWR.ee.uhnz)

Moved into the war-torn countryside.

Spoke a dialect of Greek.

Greatest storyteller who was blind.

Made his own EPICS.

Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds.

Most famous was the Iliad.

Stories about their gods.

Political unit in ancient Greece.

On a fortified hilltop.

Citizens gathered to discuss city gov.

A single person called a (King, or Queen) ruled in a monarchy.

A gov. ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families.

A gov. ruled by a few powerful people.

Looked upon as leaders who would work for the interest of the ordinary people.

A gov. ruled by the poeple.

An army formation.

Soldiers stood side by side; Spear in hand, and sheild in another.

Became the most powerful force in the ancient world.

Wars between Greece and the Persian Empire.