Greek Study Guide
The following is a summation of the issues we examined during our Greece unit. Check through
your notes and see that you have the following information covered.
*= we will be covering it again before the test.
Italicized parts are critical thinking/application questions. Being able to answer these should
mean that you have developed an understanding for the concept.
Theseus vs. Minotaur reading
Theseus – Who was he? Who/what did he kill?
What was the moral of the story?
Ancient Greece 1 ppt
Pythagoras-What concept did he develop?
Socrates – Who was he? Why was he thrown in prison? How did he die?
Aristotle – Who was his teacher? Who was he the personal tutor for?
Hippocrates – What was his oath about?
Acropolis- What was it? Why was it used?
Greek Theater – who was involved and what genres were performed?
Parthenon – Originally built to honor? Was rebuilt to honor?
What did contributions ancient Greek philosophers supply us with today?
Sparta vs. Athens II ppt
Spartan Military life, government, Social Class System
Spartan and Athenian differences, similarities, and wars
Athens – what did they contribute to the world?
What would your life be like if you were a teenager in Athens and/or Sparta?
Battle of Thermopylae Basic Notes
Leonidas – Leader of? Died at battle of? Why did he choose to stay behind?
Oracle – What was it? What role did it have in convincing Leonidas to stay and fight?
Themistocles – Leader of? What role did he have in Athens?
Xerxes – Leader of?
*What is the significance of this battle? Be sure to discuss it in terms of actual
contribution to the Persian war as well as its contribution to folklore.
Ancient Greece 2 ppt
Philip II – Where was he from? How did he expand his empire?
Alexander – Who did he follow? How did he expand the empire? How did he die?
Peloponnesus – Where was this? What city-states fought here?
Phalanx – What was it? How/Why was it used?
Where was Macedonia(in relation to Greece?)
How did Phillip II and Alexander the Great defeat the Persians and expand the empire?
Book Chapter 5
Sec 1
- What geographical features make Greece difficult to unite?
- Zeus – What role does he have in Greek mythology?
Explain the impact geography had on Ancient Greece.
Sec 2
- How did education differ between boys and girls in Athens?
- How does Sparta build its military
- *Describe the battle at Marathon and what part did Pheidippides play
- What happened at Thermopylae?
- *What was the Delian League
Discuss how Athens benefitted from defeating the Persians.
Section 3
- *Who was Pericles?
- *How did Pericles strengthen democracy?
Explain the influence that Pericles had on Athenian Navy and democracy.
Section 4
- What was Alexander’s Legacy?
Section 5
- *What was the Hellenistic Culture?
- *Describe how science and art flourished/changed during the Hellenistic era.
Describe how the growth of Alexander’s empire spread Greek Culture
Explain what you think was the greatest advancement made during the Hellenistic era.
Videos:
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The First Olympics
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4oJ4Ji_Jfc
The Battle at Thermopylae
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2hJ5d0dPb8
Readings:
- Theseus vs. the Minotaur
- And parts of this….
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5TK0PnXMz4