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Greece Test
Chapters 8 and 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the geography of Greece like? | Mountainous and rocky land |
| What did the Greeks become expert at since traveling by land was difficult for them? | Shipbuilding |
| What is a polis? | a city-state |
| Did people in city-states continue to feel that they were Greek? | No they felt as if they were residents of each of their own city-states |
| What did the ancient Greeks value? | Philosophy and art |
| Why did Alexander work to spread Greek culture throughout his empire? | He admired and enjoyed the Greek culture and ideas thus he let them continue their own beliefs. |
| What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta? | Preparing for battles |
| What happened to Socrates because people were upset with his ideas? | He was arrested and sentenced to death. |
| The spread of this culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world. | Helleneistic |
| What two groups were at the beginning of Greece and help shaped later Greek cultures? | Minoans and Mycenaeans |
| Who did the ancient Greeks believe caused events like seasons and earthquakes? | Gods |
| What did they call the period of great achievements? | Classical period |
| Who was the goddess of love? | Aphrodite |
| What do you call a body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works? | Mythology |
| What is the building constructed in Athens for Athena? | Parthenon |
| Who is the famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers? | Homer |
| What do you call a group of warriors standing close together in a square? | Phalanx |
| What is a high hill that often had a fortress on its top? | Acropolis |
| What do you call a leader who uses force to hold power? | Tyrant |
| What is a unit of soldiers on mounted horses? | Cavalry |
| What is an agreement to work together? | Alliance |
| What is clear and ordered thinking? | Reason |
| Who is the God of the Sea? | Poseidon |
| Who is the God of the Underworld? | Hades |
| Who are rich landowners? | Aristocrats |
| Who is the King of the Gods? | Zeus |
| What are short stories that teach the reader lessons? | Fables |
| What type of government allows people to have the right to participate? | Democracy |
| What are the Spartan slaves called? | Helots |
| Who only joined the army for 2 years,? | Athenians |
| Who had very intense training during the majority of their lives to be soldiers? | Spartans |
| Who did not have harsh training for military and went to the Academy to learn public speaking , thinking & the arts? | Athenians |
| Who was ruled by 2 kings, officials and governments controlled the Helots? | Spartans |
| Who was ruled by a Democracy? | Athenians |
| Whose women learned household tasks, had no rights and very little education? | Athenians |
| Whose women had more rights, own land, ran households and had physical training? | Spartans |
| What were the major important influences from Greece that still impact our society today? | Democracy, Architecture, Language, The Arts, Literature, Modern Philosophy, Sciences such as math, medicine and engineering. |
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