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H.World History Exam
Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Military formation-composed of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder carrying long spears pointed outward and shields. | Phalanx |
| Greek god of the sea. | Poseidon |
| Slaves on Sparta. | Helots |
| The first Greeks found on the island of Crete. | Minoans |
| A type of poetry that gained its name from a musical instrument that was played while poetry was sung. | Lyric Poetry |
| Clear and ordered thinking. | Reason |
| Foot soldiers. | Hoplites |
| Greek trade organization. | Delian League |
| Love of learning or wisdom. | Philosophy |
| Government ruled by the people. | Democracy |
| A city-state in ancient Greece. | Polis |
| The process of making inferences. | Logic |
| Greek god of the sky, storms, and lightning. | Zeus |
| A type of poetry that is a long, narrative poem. | Epic |
| A walled, high area surrounding a city-state. | Acropolis |
| Greek goddess of wisdom and war. | Athena |
| An open area which served as a meeting place and market in Greek city-states. | Agora |
| Great pride which often contributed to the downfall of heroes. | Hubris |
| Greek goddess of marriage and women. | Hera |
| Poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. | Homer |
| First history writer who was not factual. | Herodotus |
| Philosopher who built a school called The Academy and wrote a book called the Republic. | Plato |
| "Father of Geometry" | Euclid |
| Greek who calculated the value of pi and invented the lever and the pulley. | Archimedes |
| Ruler of Athens who ordered the building of the Parthenon and began a 3 branch government. | Pericles |
| Philosopher who taught by asking questions. | Socrates |
| Factual historian-wrote The History of the Peloponnesian Wars | Thucydides |
| Athenian ruler who began its lawmaking body called the assembly. | Solon |
| Athenian ruler who began a harsh law code to lower the crime rate. | Draco |
| Greek who calculated the circumference of the globe. | Eratosthenes |
| Philosopher who used logic and reason to teach and said, "You learn by doing". | Aristotle |
| Plays were dedicated to this Greek god. | Dionysus |
| Greek tragedian playwright known for the triology Orestia. | Aesehylus |
| First female playwright. | Sappho |
| Greek messenger god. | Hermes |
| Greek playwright known for comedies such as The Clouds and The Frogs. | Aristophanes |
| Greek god of metalworking. | Hephaestus |
| Greek playwright known for the tragedy Madea. | Euripides |
| Taught how to be successful at any cost. | Sophists |
| Greek goddess of the moon and hunting. | Artemis |
| "Father of Democracy"; began the council of 500. | Cleisthenes |
| All Greeks were alike in that: | they all had the same majoe deities, they all united in the time of war, same clothing (long togas-winter; short tunics-summer), and they all participated in olympic games (men) |
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