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T6 Ancient History
6th grade Ancient history test 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a monarchy? | ruled by a king |
| what is oligarchy? | ruled by a few - usually rich, upper class |
| what is a democracy? | the people have a voice |
| what kind of government did Sparta and Athens have? | both had an oligarchy |
| What was the chief goal of the Spartans? | to have a strong army |
| What would the Spartan woman say to their men as they went off to war? | "Return with your shield or on it" |
| Whose government became an early form of democracy by allowing the male citizens to attend Assembly meetings? | Athens |
| Who required their woman to receive physical training so they would become strong mothers of healthy babies? | Sparta |
| What were woman of Athens and Sparta not allowed to do? | they could not participate in governmental meetings |
| life in Sparta | life in Sparta was much more rigid. They were ruled by a king & their main goal was working you hard to build a strong army. A boy started training at age 7 and was beaten in public as ceremony to the gods. You had to suffer pain to be a good soldier! |
| life in Athens | Athens was ruled by tyrants because they wanted the lower class to have better living conditions. Soon men were allowed to vote. |
| what gods did the Greeks believe in? | they believed in many different gods who had supernatural powers but were much like humans. They were jealous, vengeful, immoral, and childish |
| agora | a busy market place with open-air buildings called porches where people traded and discussed politics |
| orator | good speaker |
| who was one of the greatest orators who wanted to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars? | Pericles |
| The Greeks fought the Persians in what battle? | The Battle of Salamis Bay |
| What hill overlooked Athens which was also the center of religious life? | Acropolis |
| Who led the Persian troops against the Greeks? | Xerxes |
| Father of History | Herodotus |
| The Father of Medicine who wrote an oath that is taken by many doctors even today | Hippocrates |
| credited for first using the scientific method | Aristotle |
| wrote two famous works, the Illiad and the Odyssey | Homer |
| taught his pupils by using thought-provoking questions | Socrates |
| instruments used to write on a waxed tablet | stylus |
| the Greek goddesses who presided over the arts | the Muses |
| a lover of wisdom | philosopher |
| servants who accompanied wealthy boys to school | pedagogues |
| ancient Greek festival of games | Olympics |
| The Greeks made up stories called ____________ | myths |
| What occurs when an object appears to take a shape it does not really have? | optical illusion |
| In the Middle Ages, what was the Parthenon used for? | it was used by Christians as a church |
| What did the Greeks think of music? | they thought it was the greatest of all the arts |
| Who was King Midas? | a myth made up by the Greeks. He was a king who was granted a wish by the god Bacchus that everything he touched would turn to gold. He soon came to regret his wish as he turned his own daughter into a statue of gold! |
| a mythological winged horse | Pegasus |
| Why was Alexander called "Alexander the Great"? | because of his military genius and an unconquerable spirit |
| The New Testament of the Bible was originally written in what language? | Greek |
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