GREECE EXAM REVIEW
Early Greek Civilization (Chapter 3 Section 1, Chapter 5 Section 1)
1. How did the land, sea, and
2. Describe the location and culture
climate shape Greek civilization?
of the Minoan civilization.
3. What are frescoes?
4. According to the myth of
Theseus, what was held in the
palace at Knossos?
5. Describe the location and culture
of the Mycenaeans.
6. How do we know the
Mycenaeans were influenced by the
Minoans?
7. What city did the Mycenaeans
go to war against and what was the
outcome?
8. How did the Dorians affect
Greek culture?
9. What was the significance of
Homer?
Greek City-States (Chapter 5 Section 2)
1. Define polis.
2. What is an agora?
4. What were Greek citizen footsoldiers called?
5. What change allowed more Greek
citizens to participate in the army?
3. What is an acropolis?
6. What was a phalanx?
7. How does a monarchy differ
from a tyranny?
8. How does an aristocracy differ
from an oligarchy?
9. What is a democracy?
10. Which Greek were
descendants of the Ionians who
lived in Attica?
11. What reforms did Solon make for 12. Who was the “father of
Athens?
Athenian democracy”? What did
he divide the city of Athens into?
13. Explain the Athenian Council
of 500 (boule).
14. Define ostracism.
15. What were the values of the
Athenians?
16. Greeks who descended from
the Dorians and emerged in
Laconia.
17. Who were helots?
18. Explain Spartan military
training (agoge system).
19. What were the Spartan
values?
20. Explain Spartan government.
21. How was life different for
Athenian & Spartan women?
22. What factors helped to unify the Greek city-states (that they had in
common)?
Persian Wars (Chapter 5 Section 2)
1. Why did Darius want revenge on 2. Where was the first battle of the
Athens, leading to the Persian
Persian Wars? What was the
Wars?
outcome?
3. Explain the origins of a
“marathon”.
4. What did Themistocles urge the
Athenians to do?
5. What was the name for a Greek
ship and what were its advantages?
6. What does Xerxes do at the
Hellespont?
7. What happened at Thermopylae?
What was its significance?
8. What happened at the battle of
Salamis?
9. What happened at the battle of
Plataea?
10. What organization was formed by Greek citystates after the Persian Wars and why?
11. What factors helped the Greeks defeat the
Persians?
Golden Age of Athens (Chapter 5 Section 3)
1. What were Pericles’ three goals
2. How did Pericles attempt to
for Athens?
reach each of these goals?
3. What purpose did the Parthenon
serve? Describe this structure.
4. Explain the purposes of Greek
drama.
5. Describe the qualities of classical 6. What were the assumptions that
art.
Greek philosophers made about the
universe?
7. What were the beliefs of
Socrates?
8. What were the beliefs of Plato?
Alexander & Hellenism (Chapter 5 Sections 4 & 5)
1. How did the Greeks view the
2. How does Philip II improve the
Macedonians?
Macedonian army?
9. What were the beliefs of
Aristotle?
3. Who warned the Greeks about
Philip II?
4. What battle officially ended
Greek independence? Why were
the Greeks unable to stand up to
Philip II?
5. What does Philip make the
Greek city-states join, and what is
its purpose?
6. What were the achievements of
Alexander the Great?
7. Where was the final battle in
which Alexander defeated the
Persians?
8. Describe the new culture of
Hellenism.
9. What happened to Alexander’s
empire after his death?
10. What were the scientific
achievements of the Hellenistic
period?
11. Describe Hellenistic art.
12. What were the major
Hellenistic sculptures & structures
built?