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Greek Study Guide
6th grade ancient Greece assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Modern knowledge of Mycenaeans comes from... | Minoans |
| Whom did Athens, Sparta, and other Greek city states defeat? | Persia |
| a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.(in ancient times) a leader of the people. | Demagogue |
| an ancient Greek city state | Polis |
| a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete | Minoans |
| 427–347 b.c., Greek philosopher. | Plato |
| of or pertaining to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language | Persians |
| 356–323 b.c., king of Macedonia 336–323: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India. | Alexander the Great |
| ruled Macedonia from 359 to 336 BC-born in Pella, the capital of the ancient Macedonian kingdom-youngest son of king Amyntas III- youngest brothers of future kings Alexander II and Perdiccas III | Philip |
| what is an epic? | a long story |
| what is a myth? | a story aboutr a god or a hero |
| what is an acropolis? | a walled in fort |
| an open air market | agora |
| wealthy ruling class | aristocracy |
| small ruling group | oligarchy |
| an agreement to cooperate | alliance |
| group of allies | league |
| why is greece a good trade center? | because they had many natural harbors |
| who is Homer? | A greek poet |
| what dis the minoans use their palaces for? | governing and controlling the neighboring country side |
| why did the Spartans choose to have a military culture? | to control and protect their city state. |
| why did the people have a cultural connection? | they felt that they had a common ancestor, language and religion |
| who could not vote in athenian democracy? | women and slaves. |
| how did winning the persian war effecct Athens?> | they feared future attack so they formed the peloponnesian leauge |
| how is the Hellinistic Age known? | people from outside the city states picked up greek culture during this time |
| how did Alexander's death effect his empire? | it boke into 3 parts Egypt, Syria, And Macedonia |
| how are Greece and USA the same? How are they different | they both have a democracy. but in Greece only men could vote and in USA every one can vote over the age of 18 |
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