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Chapter 4 History
Ancient Greece
Question | Answer |
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Greeks were Polytheistic (TRUE OR FALSE) | TRUE |
Adult male foreigner was subject to________. A. Education B. Military C. Marriage D. Slavery | B. Military |
The Peloponnesian War ________ the __________ Greek city-states. A. Weekend/Minor B. Weekend/Major C. Strengthen/Major D. Strengthen/Major | B. Weekend/Major |
Sparta feared Athens (TRUE OR FALSE) | TRUE |
Who had the better army? A. Sparta B. Athens | A. Sparta |
Who had the better navy? A. Sparta B. Athens | B. Athens |
________expands Athenian Empire abroad and while democracy flourished at home (reform-minded) | Pericles |
All people in Athens are citizens? (TRUE OR FALSE) | FALSE |
At what age do males participate in government? | 18 years |
Athens takes over Greek after the _____________ War. Persian or Peloponnesian | Persian |
Only poor people could have slaves? (TRUE OR FALSE) | FALSE |
_______________ vs. _____________________ | Direct Democracy vs. Representative Democracy |
Age of Pericles is also know as what? | Golden Age |
How did people in Greece honor their gods? (3 Ways) | -temples -festivals -oracles |
By what age were women getting married? Are these arranged marriages? | 14 Yes! |
Why did the Peasants support the tyrants? | Because of the aristocrats weren't feeding the Peasants. Also because of the dept owed to the aristocrats. |
As the polis grows so does the __________. | Military |
Who had political right? A. Adult males B. Women C. Children D. Slaves | A. Adult males |
The school of thought developed by the teacher Zeno in Hellenistic Athens; it says happiness can be achieved only when people gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God and that people should bear whatever life offers. | Stoicism |
The school of thought developed by the philosopher Epicurus in Hellenistic Athens; it held that happiness is the chief goal in life, and the means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure | Epicureanism |
Form of drama that portrays a conflict between the protagonist superior force and having a protagonist who is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow, especially as a result of fatal flaw | Tragedy |
The method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates; it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves | Socratic Method |
An organized system of thought from the Greek for "love of wisdom" | Philosophy |
The Age of Alexander the Great period when the Greek language and non-Greek world | Hellenistic Era |
Something that comes from someone in the past or that happened in the past | Legacy |
A sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess | Oracle |
The process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote | Ostracism |
A system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings | Direct Democracy |
The period between 461 BC and 429 BC when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its power | Age of Pericles |
In early Greece, the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest | Arete |
A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero such as the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer | Epic Poem |
Town, city, village along with surrounding countryside | Polis |
Central meeting place at the top of hill was a fortified place | Acropolis |
An open area that served both as a place where people could assemble and as a market | Agora |
A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation | Phlanx |
A ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats, gained support from the newly rich and the poor, and maintained power by using hired soldiers and fighting tactics | Tyrant |
A form of government in which a select group of people exercises control "the rule of the few" | Oligarchy |
One of the five men elected each year in ancient Sparta who were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens | Ephor |
In ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror | Helot |
Government by the people either directly or through their elected representative "the rule of many" | Democracy |