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WHI Unit 6 Test
Ancient Greece Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean Sea | body of water that borders Ancient Greece to the West |
| Aegean Sea | body of water that borders Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire |
| Sparta | City-State or Polis located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
| Asia Minor | Name given to the area to the EAST of Ancient Greece where the Persian Empire was located |
| Macedonia | Kingdom to the NORTH of Ancient Greece |
| Black Sea | The Dardanelles Straight connected the Aegean Sea to the _____ (body of water) |
| Mountainous | Description of the terrain (physical features) of Ancient Greece |
| Islands | land areas that have water on all sides that were part of Ancient Greece |
| colonies | Ancient Greece held ____, where leaders controlled areas for arable land to sustain large populations. |
| trade | Greece was dependent on _____ using silver and gold coins. |
| Polytheism | Greek mythology was based on _____, meaning worship of numerous Gods/Goddesses |
| Aphrodite | Greek Goddess of Love |
| Athena | Greek Goddess of Wisdom |
| Artemis | Greek Goddess of the Hunt |
| Apollo | Greek God of sun, light, music |
| Zeus | Greek God of the sky and king of the Greek Gods |
| Polis | Two strongest city-states or _________ were Athens and Sparta *Hint: what is another name for a city-state?) |
| Tyrants | Draco and Solon were _____ who reformed laws, developed legal codes, and made advancements towards democracy |
| Direct Democracy | Type of democracy in Ancient Athens where male, land owning citizens could vote on laws |
| False | True or False? Women, foreigners, enslaved people were able to vote in Ancient Athens? |
| Military | Most important aspect of Sparta was to increase the strength of the - |
| Oligarchy | Type of government in Ancient Sparta where a few powerful people rule |
| Persian War | Athens and Sparta unite forces during this war to defeat the invading Persians |
| True | True or False? Persian forces were defeated at the Battle of Marathon and Battle of Salamis during the Persian War. |
| Golden Age | After the Persian War, Athens began a _______ with the growth of inventions, government, and culture. |
| Pericles | Most famous Athenian Golden Age Leader who had a temple built for the Greek Goddess Athena |
| Parthenon | temple on the acropolis of Athens in honor of Greek Goddess Athena |
| Columns | Doric, Ionic, Corinthian are all examples of Greek - |
| Peloponnesian War | Civil War in which Athens and Sparta fight each other |
| Delian League | Name of Athenian Alliance during Peloponnesian War |
| Peloponnesian League | Name of Spartan Alliance during Peloponnesian War |
| Phillip II | King ________ of Macedonia invaded Greek areas after the Peloponnesian War and conquered the territories |
| Alexander the Great | Son of King Phillip of Macedonia- responsible for spreading the Hellenistic culture across Asia Minor |
| Hellenistic | Name for Greek styles, architecture, art, thinking, clothing, and way of life |
| Phidas | Greek sculptor |
| Socrates | Greek Philosopher, killed for his teachings and was accused of "corrupting the youth of Athens" |
| Plato | Greek Philosopher, Socrates' student who wrote the book "The Republic" describing the idea government |
| Aristotle | Greek Philosopher, Plato's student who contributed to the foundation of the Scientific Method- he tutored Alexander the Great! |
| Plays | Aeschylus and Sophocles wrote Greek _____ |
| Historians | Herodotus and Thucydides were Greek _____ who wrote about the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars |
| Pythagroas | Greek Mathematician- founder of the Pythagorean Theorem |
| Euclin | Greek Mathematician- founder of Geometry |
| Archimedes | Greek Mathematician- used Pi and invented the lever, catapult, and the screw |
| Hippocrates | Greek Father of Medicine, established the idea that doctors should do no harm |
| Homer | Greek poet- wrote epic poems like the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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