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Module 5
Ancient Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How come sea trade was really important to the Greeks? | The Greeks had a few natural resources. |
| Who was Homer? | Homer was a storyteller that told epics about things that he heard about. |
| What did the Mycenaeans borrow from the Minoan culture? | They borrowed their writing and high levels of art. |
| What were the 2 places that went against each other in the Trojan War? | Mycenaeans and Trojans. |
| What happened to the Mycenaeans after the Trojan War? | The Mycenaeans started to fall apart and the Dorians took over where they used to live. |
| What is a Polis? | A Polis would make a city with countryside villages surrounding it. |
| Who fought in the Persian Wars? | The Greeks faced the Persian Empire. |
| Who were the Spartans? | A strong city-state that conquered Messenia and made them peasants. |
| What happened after the Persian Wars? | The Greeks won a battle, so the threat from Persia was over. |
| What type of people were citizens in Athens? | Only free adult men were citizens while women and slaves had a few rights. |
| What were the 2 major goals that Pericles wanted to achieve? | He wanted to make Athens stronger, and to make them more democratic. |
| What was the result of the Peloponnesian War? | Athens ended up losing its empire. |
| How did Athens and Sparta compare in power? | Athens had a stronger navy, but Sparta had a stronger army. |
| What kind of leader was Pericles? | Pericles was a leader of an aristocracy type of government. |
| What did Pericles do to make Athens a stronger empire? | Pericles used the league's treasury to make the Athenian navy the strongest in the Mediterranean. |
| What was the reason that the Parthenon was built? | It was to honor the Greek-Goddess Athena. |
| What was the purpose of Greek comedies? | The purpose was to make people laugh about important ideas. |
| Who were three important Greek philosophers? | Three important Greek philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. |
| What were the most common themes in Greek tragedy? | The most common themes in Greek tragedy were love, hate, war, betrayal, and hubris. |
| What steps did Pericles take to glorify Athens? | He bought expensive materials, and hired artisans to make classical art. |
| How did Greek independence end? | It ended when Macedonians took over Greece. |
| What two kingdoms did Alexander defeat? | He defeated Persia and Egypt. |
| How did Alexander's power come to an end? | It came to an end when he got a fever and died. |
| What were three places that Alexander also conquer in Persia? | Three places he conquered were Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis. |
| How did Alexander take control Anatolia? | He surprised the enemy and ordered his finest troops to break through a weak point in the Persian lines. |
| What were two inventions that Archimedes make? | He made the Pulley and Archimedes screw. |
| How were Hellenistic sculptures different from earlier Greek sculptures? | Hellenistic sculptures were more realistic and emotional. |
| What were Alexandria's two biggest attractions? | Their two biggest attractions were their library and museum. |
| What was the largest statue used to honor Gods? How tall was it? | The largest statue was the Colossus of Rhodes. It stood over 100 feet tall. |
| What did Stoicism believe? | The school believed that power and money was a distraction. |
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