3/17/14 west civ cyber day

1. Greece was not known for having mostly fertile land
2. 3/4 of Greece was covered by mountains
3. The term barbarian originally meant non-Greek
4. megalithic structures were massive rough-cut stones used to make monuments
5. Tribes were political and social groups tied together by common interest, traditions, and ties of kinship, family-based group, clan based group, and a group of warriors
6. Tribes were governed by chieftains, kings or queens, and tribal leaders
7. Greeks were the first barbarians to make contact with civilization
8. China cannot be considered a member of western civilization
9. Ionian sea is west of Greece
10. Aegean sea is east of Greece
11. Aegean's lived on grains, olives, and vines 
12. Mycenaean's arose on the island of Crete
13. Mycenaean's arose on islands near the southern part of Greece's border  
14. Mycenaean's built massive walls to protect themselves
15. The Dark Ages was a time where population dropped no one sailed and writing fell out of use
16. The Phoenicians controlled the seas and land along with Greece
17. The "c" stands for circa
18. Colonies dotted the coast line around the Mediterranean sea
19. Counties most closely resemble city-states
20. oligarchy was a type of government where a small group of people had all the power
21. democracy was a government where most adult male citizens shared the power
22. Tyranny was a government where there was a self-proclaimed dictator
23. Monarchy was a government where a single ruler had all the power and it was usually passed from father to son
24. Spartans used the oligarchy government system
25. Boys began their Spartan military training at the age of seven
26. Athens was the wealthiest city-state in ancient Greece
27. An acropolis was the religious center and fortified citadel of an ancient Greece town
28. Peloponnesus was the southern peninsula where Sparta was located
29. Triremes were massive ships used by the Athenians to ram other ships
30. Hoplites were heavily armored soldiers of ancient Greece 

Short Answer

1. The Dark Ages lasted from 1100-700 B.C.
2. Homer wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad
3. Mediterranean originally meant middle of the earth
4. Aristocrats were wealthy, land owning Athenians