click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ch.10
The Greek Phase
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the society for Crete called? | Minoan |
| Crete established what to citizens? | Colonies |
| What is linear A? | written symbols that stood for syllables rather than words, ideas, vowels, or consonants. |
| What is linear B? | syllabic script |
| Peloponnesus? | massive stone fortresses and palaces throughout the southern part of the Greek peninsula. |
| What are Homer's major works? | Iliad and the Odyssey |
| Polis? | citadel or fortified site that offered refuge for local communities during times of war or other emergencies. |
| Tyrants? | generals or ambitious politicians,who gained power by irregular means. |
| Helots? | servants of the Spartan state. |
| Spartan refers to what? | a lifestyle characterized by simplicity, frugality, and austerity. |
| What did Solon do to help classes? | He allowed aristocrats to keep their land and got rid of debt and slavery |
| How long did the Persian Wars last? | 500–479 B.C.E. |
| How long did the Peloponnesian War last? | 431–404 B.C.E. |
| Thucydides did what? | Wrote a book about the peloponnesian wars |
| Who was Thucydides? | an athenian historian |
| What did King Philip II do to help his expansion? | Made a strong military |
| After Alexander died, how many parts was the his empire divided? | 3 |
| Megalopolis? | where people of different ethnic, religious, and cultural traditions conducted their affairs. |
| Due to geographical location,Greece mainly cultivated what? | olives and grapes |
| Winners of the Olimpic games received what? | Winners of events received olive wreaths, and they became celebrated heroes in their home poleis. |
| Olimpic games were taken place? | Every four years in polis of Olimpia |
| Greek Poleis had what type of government? | strictly patriarchal |
| Poet Sappho helped women how? | By teaching them music and literature |