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chapter 4 test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Golden age of Athens | 480-404 B.C. |
| Persian wars | wars between Greece and Persia in 5th century B.C. |
| Hellenistic Culture | when Greek culture spread throughout and influenced southwest Asia and the Eastern Mediterainean Reigons |
| Alexander the Great | son and successor of Philip II; conquered Persia and advanced to borders of India |
| Solon | "great reformer" wise and trusted leader of Athens appointed Archon, or chief official in 594 B.C. |
| Pericles | an Athenian statesman |
| Aristotle | ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, taught Alexander the Great |
| Darius III | last king of the King of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia |
| Socrates | an Athenian philosopher who taught that human beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or other superficial atributes |
| Plato | was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of forms in which there was another world of perfection |
| Acropolis | a fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city |
| Tyrant | despot |
| Phalanx | a compact or close-knit body of people, animals or thinga |
| salamis | naval battle where the Greek forces defeated the Persians, shortly after the battle at thermopolye |
| Xerxes | son of Darius; became persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180,000 troops in 480 B.C. |
| Darius the great | third king of the persian achaemenid Empire |
| Leonidas | warrior king of the greek city-state of sparta |
| Delian leauge | an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the persians |
| Pheloponnesian league | 6th-4th century B.C. |
| Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch in head |
| Oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organizaton, or institution |
| Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding heredity titles or offices |
| Direct Democracy | a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representitives |
| who was driven to Greece shortly before the golden age of Athens | Persians |
| after conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquering what three reigins in order? | Persia, Egypt, Northern India |
| why do archeologists believe the trojan war actually happened? | an archeologist found artifacts from the city |
| who wrote the republic? | plato |
| which culture was not represented in the hellenistic culture? | the Chinese |
| a _______ was a type of fighting military information for the Greeks | playlanx |
| which pair were most alike in their political impact on Greece> | slone and paraclies |
| why is it important that Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle? | he learned everything about Greece |
| what was an important feature of Athenian democracy under paraclies? | it increased the number of paid public officials |
| the persons army that invaded greece in 480 B.C. and was defeated at sr. salabis was led by what leader? | xerxes |
| which philosopher was condemed to death for corrupting the youth of Athens and neglecting the cities gods? | Socrates |
| why did Alexander the Great refuse the peace settlement from Darius III | quick victories make him want the entire empire |
| who won the pheloponnesian war? | Spartans |
| which pair fought the pheloponnesian war? | Athens and Sparta |
| which pair was not a reason why mesedonia conquered Greece? | the Persians did not help them |
| during the pheloponnesian war over 1/3 of the Athenians died from what? | a disease; the plague |
| which forms of government did heredity play no rule in selection of government | Democracy and Alagrachy |
| what separated the different reigons withen Greece? | Mountains |
| which did Athens and Sparta have in common? | they were both city-states |
| which form of government was the earliest in Greece? | Monarchy |
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