monday cyber day asignment

1. Mostly fertile land is not a characteristics of Ancient Greece.
2. Approximately 3/4 of Greece is covered by mountains.
3. The word Barbarian came from the Greek word "barbarous," which originally meant "Non-Greek"
4.  megalithic structure is Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs.
5. the term tribe refers to A social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship.
6. tribes were governed by warrior kings or queens, chieftains, and tribal leaders chosen by warriors.
7. The first European barbarians to make contact with civilization were the Greeks (not 100% sure because I couldn't find a defendant answer).
8. United States would not be considered a member of western civilization.
9. The Ionian sea is located west of the Greek mainland.
10. The Aegean sea is located east of the Greek mainland
11. The major crops the Aegean people lived on were grain, vines, and olives.
12. The Minoan civilization arose on the island of Crete.
13. The Minoan civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland's southern shore on some islands.
14.  The Mycenaean civilization built huge walls for defense.
15. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use was called the dark ages.
16. The group the Greeks joined was the Etruscans
17. The "C" as in c 1500 BC. means circa, around, and about.
18. the 600 B.C Greek city states that dotted around the Mediterranean sea were called colonies
19. although it is a matter of opinion the city states resembled counties
20. an oligarchy is a form of government in which small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.
21. A democracy is a government in which the decisions were made by majority of adult male citizens.
22. A Tyranny is a government with a self proclaimed dictator.
23. A Monarchy is a government with a single ruler.
24. Spartans had a monarchy, oligarchy, and a democracy government.
25. Spartans boys started training at age 7.
26. the wealthiest city state in the Ancient Greek world was Athens
27. The Acropolis was the high fortified citadel religious center of an ancient Greek town.
28. The southern peninsula where Sparta was located is called the Peloponnesus.
29. triremes were massive ships used to ram people.
30. a hoplite is a heavily armed citizen- soldier

short answer:
1. The dark ages were from 1100 BC – 750 BC.

2. The two stories homer wrote were called The Helen of Troy and the Trojan war.

3. Mediterranean comes from the Latin medius (middle) and terra (land), meaning middle of the land.

4. The Athenian landowners were called aristocrats.