AP World History
Chapter 10 Study Guide
Name: ________________________________
Per.: _________
Important Terms, People, and Ideas
Aeschylus
Alexandria
Antigonid Empire
Battle of Marathon
Cult of Dionysus
Delian League
Dionysus
Epicureans
Hellenic Era
Linear A
Linear B
Macedon
Marathon
Minoan
Mycenaean
Patriarchy
Peloponnesian War
Perseopolis
Persian War
Phoenicians
Polis
Ptolemaic
Seleucids
Skeptics
Stoics
Study Questions
1. Compare and contrast the Minoan and the Mycenaean societies.
2. What was Greece like during the "Dark Ages," from about 1200 to 800 B.C.E.?
3. What is a polis? How did having the polis as the central political institution of classical Greece shape the history
of Greece during this period?
4. Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens.
5. What was the significance to the history of the Mediterranean region of Greek colonization?
6. How did the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars influence the development of the Greek city-states?
7. How do you explain Alexander of Macedon’s success as a conqueror in such a short period of time?
8. What was the legacy of the empire of Alexander?
9. Trace the development of Greek philosophical thought from Socrates through the Hellenistic philosophers.
AP World History
Chapter 10 Study Guide
Name: ________________________________
10. How did Greek religion and drama influence each other?
Per.: _________
Inquiry Questions
11. Many of the contributions made by Athens during the classical age have continued to influence European and
American society up to the present day. First, what are the enduring contributions? Where can you observe
them in modern American culture? What was it about Athens at the time that nurtured these developments?
Why were these contributions so enormously influential?
12. Even though classical Greece seemed to be an enlightened culture, it still supported slavery and the oppression
of women. How do you reconcile this dichotomy?
13. Alexander of Macedon created one of the largest empires in the world in less than thirteen years. What was the
significance of the feat? Have you studied any other conquerors who were as successful?