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Chapter 4 History
Ancient Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Greeks were Polytheistic (TRUE OR FALSE) | TRUE |
| Adult male foreigner was subject to________. A. Education B. Military C. Marriage D. Slavery | B. Military |
| The Peloponnesian War ________ the __________ Greek city-states. A. Weekend/Minor B. Weekend/Major C. Strengthen/Major D. Strengthen/Major | B. Weekend/Major |
| Sparta feared Athens (TRUE OR FALSE) | TRUE |
| Who had the better army? A. Sparta B. Athens | A. Sparta |
| Who had the better navy? A. Sparta B. Athens | B. Athens |
| ________expands Athenian Empire abroad and while democracy flourished at home (reform-minded) | Pericles |
| All people in Athens are citizens? (TRUE OR FALSE) | FALSE |
| At what age do males participate in government? | 18 years |
| Athens takes over Greek after the _____________ War. Persian or Peloponnesian | Persian |
| Only poor people could have slaves? (TRUE OR FALSE) | FALSE |
| _______________ vs. _____________________ | Direct Democracy vs. Representative Democracy |
| Age of Pericles is also know as what? | Golden Age |
| How did people in Greece honor their gods? (3 Ways) | -temples -festivals -oracles |
| By what age were women getting married? Are these arranged marriages? | 14 Yes! |
| Why did the Peasants support the tyrants? | Because of the aristocrats weren't feeding the Peasants. Also because of the dept owed to the aristocrats. |
| As the polis grows so does the __________. | Military |
| Who had political right? A. Adult males B. Women C. Children D. Slaves | A. Adult males |
| The school of thought developed by the teacher Zeno in Hellenistic Athens; it says happiness can be achieved only when people gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God and that people should bear whatever life offers. | Stoicism |
| The school of thought developed by the philosopher Epicurus in Hellenistic Athens; it held that happiness is the chief goal in life, and the means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure | Epicureanism |
| Form of drama that portrays a conflict between the protagonist superior force and having a protagonist who is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow, especially as a result of fatal flaw | Tragedy |
| The method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates; it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves | Socratic Method |
| An organized system of thought from the Greek for "love of wisdom" | Philosophy |
| The Age of Alexander the Great period when the Greek language and non-Greek world | Hellenistic Era |
| Something that comes from someone in the past or that happened in the past | Legacy |
| A sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess | Oracle |
| The process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote | Ostracism |
| A system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings | Direct Democracy |
| The period between 461 BC and 429 BC when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its power | Age of Pericles |
| In early Greece, the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest | Arete |
| A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero such as the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer | Epic Poem |
| Town, city, village along with surrounding countryside | Polis |
| Central meeting place at the top of hill was a fortified place | Acropolis |
| An open area that served both as a place where people could assemble and as a market | Agora |
| A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation | Phlanx |
| A ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats, gained support from the newly rich and the poor, and maintained power by using hired soldiers and fighting tactics | Tyrant |
| A form of government in which a select group of people exercises control "the rule of the few" | Oligarchy |
| One of the five men elected each year in ancient Sparta who were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens | Ephor |
| In ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror | Helot |
| Government by the people either directly or through their elected representative "the rule of many" | Democracy |