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AC-Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What geographical factor helped to account for the rise of separate city-states in Greece? | Mountains |
| Where did ancient Greece cities tend to develop? | Near an Acropolis |
| What is an acropolis? | High Hill |
| What is the name of the sea around which Greek civilization grew up? | Aegean Sea |
| What did the ancient Greeks call themselves? | Hellenes |
| What did the ancient Greeks call their homeland? | Hellas |
| What role did the gods of Ancient Greece play in the life of humans? | They interfered in human lives |
| What did the Ancient Greeks beleive the gods lived? | Mount Olympus |
| In ancient Greece, what did the word "polis" mean? | City-State |
| What is a "city-state"? | A city that acts like a country or nation |
| What was the Greek word for marketplace? | Agora |
| What is the largest island near the Greek mainland? | Crete |
| What is the name of the first great civilization that grew up in Crete? | Minoan |
| Who were the "Minoans"? | Early pre-Greeks that lived on the island of Crete |
| Who were the "Myceneans"? | Early greeks living on the mainland of Greece |
| What was the name of the half-man/half-beast which supposedly resided on the island of Ancient Crete/ | Minotaur |
| What happened to the Minoan civilization that caused it's eventual decline? | Volcanic eruption at Thera (Santorini) |
| What two famous Greek epics were written by Homer? | The Iliad and The Odyssey |
| What was the name of the person whose "face launched a thousand ships"? | Helen |
| Who fought whom in the Trojan War? | Mycenaeans (early Greeks from the mainland of Greece) and the Trojans |
| According to Homer, how did the Greeks defeat the Trojans? | The old hide in the wooden horse trick |
| Who discovered the site of ancient Troy? | Heinrich Schliemann |
| How long did the Trojan War last? | 10 Years |
| Who was Heinrich Schliemann? | German, Father of Archaeology, Found site of Ancient Troy |
| The ancient Olympic Games were held to honor _____. | Zeus |
| What type of government developed in Athens, permitting all citizens to take part? | Democracy |
| Athens and Sparta were the two most powerful _____. | City-States |
| What was the Parthenon? | Temple to Athena, on the acropolis in Athens |
| Name three famous Ancient Greek philosophers. | Socrates, Plato, Aristotle |
| Describe the "Socratic method" of teaching. | Ask questions, engage in dialogue, wisdom is within each of us |
| The teachings of Socrates are contained in whose writings? | Plato |
| What is Atlantis? | Story of a city that sunk into the sea |
| Who first wrote about Atlantis? | Plato |
| What were Greek hoplites? | Greek foot soldiers |
| What was the name for the Greek battle formation using a wall of shields? | Phalanx |
| Describe the use of the phalanx in warfare, in Ancient Greece. | Like a human tank |
| What is "democracy"? | A form of government in which the people rule |
| Which city in Ancient Greece had a democratic form of government? | Athens |
| Hippocrates became known as the Father of _____. | Medicine |
| How was Athens different than Sparta? | Athens-wealthy,people enjoyed life,a beautiful city,focus on personal growth,powerful navy |
| How was Sparta different than Athens? | Purpose to serve the state, killed imperfect children, live "Spartan" life, strongest army |
| What was the Peloponnesian War? | 27 year war between Athens and Sparta |
| Who won the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta |
| Who was the Father of History? | Herodotus |
| Where was Alexander the Great from? | Macedon or Macedonia |
| Alexander the Great learned much about Greek culture, science, and philosophy from _____. | Aristotle |
| What was the name of Alexander's father? | Philip II |
| What change(s) did Philip and Alexander the Great make in the phalanx? | More offensive, smaller shields, two handed pike, small dagger |
| Who founded Alexandria, Egypt? | Alexander the Great |
| Why did the Egyptians so willingly "open their city gates" and accept the takeover of their cities by Alexander and his army? | They believed Alexander was a god/pharoah |
| What was the cultural and intellectural center of Alexander's empire? | Alexandria, Egypt |
| What culture spread to lands conquered by Alexander the Great? | Greek |
| What was the easternmost extent of Alexander's empire? | India |
| What happened to Alexander the Great's empire after his death? | Broken into three parts and split among three of Alexander's generals |
| What is the term that refers to the blending of Greek and Asian cultures? | Hellenism |
| What is the legacy of Alexander the Great? | Great military leader still studied today; spread Greek culture throughout Egypt and Persia |
| What is the legacy of Ancient Greece? | Democracy, olympic games, trial by jury, theater/drama, philosophy, architecture, language |
| List the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World | Pyramid of Giza; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Lighthouse at Alexandria |
| Which came first (earliest date) in Greek history - The Trojan War or the death of Alexander the Great? | The Trojan War |
| Which came first (earliest date) in Greek history - The Battle of Thermopylae or the beginning of Minoan Civilization on Crete? | The beginning of civilization on Crete |
| Which came first (earliest date) in Greek history - The death of Philip II or the first Olympic Games? | The first Olympic Games |
| A long poem that tells a story is known as an ______________/ | Epic |
| If the Trojan War really occurred, what might have been the real reason for the war other than Helen? | Control of access to the Black Sea for trade |
| Where were the Ancient Greek Olympic games held? | Olympia |
| Greek civilization reached its peak during the time of the _______________________. | Golden Age |
| Who was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age? | Pericles |
| Athena was the goddess of _____________________. | Wisdom |
| The most accepted theory about the location of Plato's Atlantis is that it was the island of __________. | Thera |
| What were Greek hoplites? | Greek foot soldiers |
| What was the primary interest of the city-state of Sparta? | Military |
| What Greek city-state had the most powerful army? | Sparta |
| What Greek city-state had the most powerful navy? | Athens |
| Where was Alexander the Great born? | Macedon |
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