Unit 3: Classical Greece Study Guide/Review
7 th Grade Social Studies
1.
What were the three goals Pericles had for Athens?
1. Strenghten Democracy
2. Beautifying Athens
3. Expanding the Empire
2.
What was the original purpose of the Delian League?
Protect the city-states
3.
The Parthenon was built to house a statue of ___Athena ___.
4.
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War? Sparta and Athens
5.
Which city-state won? Sparta
6.
The plague of Athens killed many people, including who? __Pericles _.
7.
The Macedonian leader who FIRST conquered Greece was _Philip II__.
8.
The center of the Hellenistic culture that Alexander founded was called
__Alexandria ___.
9.
___Drama____ was an artform invented by the Greeks.
10.
What is the Socratic Method?
A question and answer style of teaching
11.
Which philosopher did not believe in democracy? Plato
12.
__Persia __ was the largest kingdom conquered by Alexander.
13.
Pericles expanded the role of ___poor __ citizens in government.
14.
How did Pericles rebuild Athens? *Where did he get his $$$
He used the money from the Delian League to rebuild Athens. This made the other city-states resent Athens.

Unit 3: Classical Greece Study Guide/Review
7 th Grade Social Studies
15.
Most city-states resented _Athens_, causing the Peloponnesian War.
16.
What did the plague do to Athens?
Killed many people, made them weak. Athens lost 1/3 of its people and armed forces.
17.
Explain how Pericles reformed the government in Athens.
He gave more power to the poor
18.
Why did Pericles rebuild Athens?
Athens was a city in ruins when the war with Persia ended. Parts of it were burned, and most of the buildings were destroyed. *Persians destroyed the city
19.
What was the main cause of the Peloponnesian war?
Other Greek city-states resented Athens’s power
20.
What were the results of the Peloponnesian War? (list 3)
1.
Thousands of Greeks died
2.
Cities and crops were destroyed
3.
Macedonia conquered Greece
21.
Why was Alexander’s empire divided after his death?
No general could control it; it was so large of an empire