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World History Patterns of Interaction Chapter 5 – Ancient Greece
Define:
1) Mycenaean 6) arête
2) Myths
7) polis
3) tyrants
8) democracy
4) classical art 9) tragedy
5) philosophers 10) sophists
11) Trojan War
12) acropolis
13) phalanx
14) comedy
15) Macedonia
16) Dorian
17) monarchy
18) hoplite
19) hubris
20) epic
21) Homer
26) oligarchy
22) aristocracy
27) Delian League
23) Persian Wars
24) Peloponnesian Wars
25) Hellenistic Culture
1. Describe the physical geography of Greece
2. Describe the Greek's relationship with the sea
3. Describe the climate of Greece
4. Who were the Mycenaeans?
5. What did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
6. How does legend say the Mycenaeans win the Trojan War?
7. What was the significance of Homer's Epic on the Trojan War?
8. Who was Hector of Troy?
9. Who suggested that the stories of the Trojan War might have been based on real cities, people, and
events?
10. Under who did Greek culture decline? Explain why:
11. How were the tyrants viewed by the ordinary people?
12. Who was Draco?
13. Who was Solon?
14. Who was Cleisthenes?
15. Who were considered citizens in Athens?
16. Who, for the most part, had formal education?
17. What type of government was practiced in Mycenae by 2000 B.C.?
18. What type of government was practiced in Athens prior to 594 B.C.?
19. What type of government was practiced in Sparta by 500 B.C.?
20. Where was Direct Democracy practiced by about 500 B.C.?
21. Sparta was nearly cut off from the rest of Greece by what?
22. By around 725 B.C., Sparta conquered who?
23. When the Messenians rebelled, how badly were the Spartans outnumbered, and who won?
24. What were the 2 parts of Spartan Government and who composed each?
25. Who had the largest army in Greece from around 600-371 B.C.?
26. In Sparta, why were all forms of individual expression were discouraged?
27. How much freedom did Spartan woman receive in the absence of their husbands?
28. What allowed ordinary citizens to afford weapons, and armor?
29. What was the first battle of the first Persian war, and who won?
30. Who was Darius the Great?
31. Where did the word Marathon come from and who ran the first marathon?
32. Were the Greeks united in the second Persian war? Explain why or why not.
33. What was the first battle of the second Persian war, and who won?
34. Who was Xerxes and what was his claim to fame?
35. What was the last major battle of the second Persian war, and who won?
36. What were the consequences of the Persian Wars?
37. Who was Pericles?
38. What were Pericles’ 3 goals for Athens?
39. Name two things Pericles did to strengthen democracy.
40. What did Pericles do with Athenian money from the Delian League?
41. What was new about Greek architectural design during the time of Pericles?
42. Who was Phidias and what did he work to do?
43. What was built to honor the Goddess Athena?
44. What were the 2 types of Greek drama?
45. Who was Herodotus?
46. Who was Thucydides?
47. What did Sparta think of Athens?
48. What were the Athenian advantages in the Peloponnesian War? What were Sparta's?
49. When Sparta marched into Athenian territory, how did Pericles respond?
50. What was the disaster that hit Athens in the Peloponnesian war?
51. What was the battle that led to the downfall of Athens?
52. Who won the Peloponnesian war?
53. Who was Protagoras?
54. Who was Socrates? What was he accused of and killed for?
55. Who was Plato?
56. What was the famous book Plato wrote?
57. Who was Aristotle?
58. Who was Philip II?
59. How did Phillip II prepare for the conquest of Greece?
60. Who was Demosthenes?
61. Which two city states united to fight Macedonia?
62. When Phillip II died who became king of Macedonia?
63. What was the Greek city-state rebelled against Alexander? and what was the result?
64. After stopping the Theban rebellion where did Alexander shift his focus?
65. How many troops did Alexander lead into Persia?
66. Who won the battle of the Granicus River?
67. How many people fought at the battle of Issus? Who won?
68. Who was Darius III and how did Alexander interact with him?
69. How was Alexander viewed when he marched into Egypt?
70. Alexander later burned what city? and why?
71. Where else (other than Persia) did Alexander Conquer?
72. Where did Alexander Die?
73. Who was Antigonus?
74. Who was Ptolemy (general)?
75. Who was Seleucus?
76. What city became the center of the Hellenistic Culture?
77. What was the library of Alexandria?
78. Who was Ptolemy (astronomer)?
79. Who was Eratosthenes?
80. Who was Euclid?
81. Who was Archimedes?
82. What is Stoicism and who was Zeno?
83. Who was Epicurus and what is Epicureanism?
84. What is the Colossus of Rhodes?
85. Name the 12 Greek gods in alphabetical order: