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Chapter 5 Greece
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Minoans lived on what island? | Crete |
| What covered about 3/4 of ancient Greece? | Rugged mountains |
| What were 3 environmental influences over Greek civilizatoin? | The sea, the land, the climate |
| What culture did the Mycenaeans adopt? | The Minoan culture |
| What group replaced the Mycenaean Greeks? | The Dorians |
| Who was Homer and what did he write? | The Iliad and The Odyssey |
| What is another name for the Greek city-state? | Polis |
| What is the name of the formation where soldiers, called hoplites, would stand side by side and fight in unison? | The phalanx |
| What city-state heavily focused on the military? | Sparta |
| What city-state was known for its intellectualism? | Athens |
| What type of government did Athens have? | Limited democracy |
| The Persian Wars were between whom? | The Persians and the Greeks |
| Who won the Persian Wars? | The Greeks |
| The movie 300 tells the story of what battle? | Thermopylae |
| What organization did Athens establish after the Persian Wars? | The Delian League |
| What were Pericle' 3 goals for Athens? | A stronger democracy, to enlarge the wealth and power of Athens, and to glorify Athens |
| What was the goal of Greek dramas? | To express pride for the city-state and to glorify the gods. |
| Name 3 Greek philosophers. | Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. |
| Who was Aristotle's student who united Greece and built a huge empire? | Alexander the Great |
| Where is Macedonia? | Northern Greece |
| What did King Philip of Macedonia want to do? | He wanted to gain control of Greece and Persia. |
| How did Alexander defeat the Persians and gain control of Anatolia? | Alexander ordered the his army to charge straight at King Darius III. Darius then fled and Alexander won the battle. |
| What country welcomed Alexander as a liberator? | Egypt |
| How far east did Alexander get? | India |
| How long were Alexander's men fighting and marching when they decided they wanted to go home? | 11 years and 11,000 miles. |
| How was Alexander's Empire divided? | Antigonus controlled Macedonia, Ptolemy seized Egypt, and Seleucus ruled the Persian Empire. |
| What vibrant new culture emerged as a result of Alexander's conquests? | Hellenistic culture. |
| What elements comprised the Hellenistic culture? | Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian. |
| What Egyptian Hellenistic city was a focal point of learning and research? | Alexandria |
| What philosophy stated that the universe was composed of atoms and ruled by gods who had no interest in humans? | Epicureanism |
| What philosophy stated that human desires such as wealth and power should be avoided? | Stoicism |
| How did Hellenistic sculpture differ from traditional Greek sculpture? | Hellenistic sculpture moved away from perfect bodies and serene faces and showed more realistic and emotional work. |
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