Greek Geography
Four the Government
Socrates Philosophies and Hypotheses
Alex of Macedonia
Persian Wars
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1) What is a peninsula?
What is a body of land with water on three sides.
100
7) In a monarchy the ruling power belongs to whom?
What is the king.
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How is so much known about Socrates?
What is we know about him because of his students writing about him.
100
24) This leader conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture throughout southwest Asia.
Who is Alexander the Great.
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13) Describe how women were treated in Sparta compared to Athens.
What is Spartan women could own property and speak to her husband's friends. Women could remarry.
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2) In ancient Greece, communities were isolated from one another because of this.
What are high, steep mountains.
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9) In this form of government all citizens share power.
What is a democracy
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17) Who were the sophists?
What is professional teachers who traveled from city to city.
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23) Give a reason why Alexander the Great was considered a hero.
What is he visited his wounded men, built cities where others had been destroyed, promoted learning & spared lives of Persian royals.
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21) Describe education in Athens
What is boys received physical training and book work.
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3) A shortage of this led to wars between Greek city-states.
What is good farmland.
300
6) In an oligarchy who shares power?
What is a few people.
300
19) What influence does Plato have on society today?
What is he introduced the idea that government should be fair and just.
300
What led Alexander to agree to lead his troops back home?
What is they were tired of continuous war.
300
11) What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae? (The battle with 300 Spartans and Leonidas)
What is the Persians defeated the Greeks because of a traitor.
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5) Why did the Greeks start colonies?
What is looking for new land to grow food for people in Greece.
400
8) In this form of government one person takes power by force.
What is a tyranny.
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20) What important contributions did Aristotle have on society?
What is he taught the idea of the "golden mean." His political ideas shaped ideas today. Wrote over 200 books.
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22) Give a reason why Alexander the Great was considered a villain.
What is he ordered the murder of close advisers, treated slave harshly, killed people and destroyed cities.
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12) What happened at the Battle of Marathon?
What is the Greeks defeated the Persians without Spartan help.
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4) Why was traveling by land and sea difficult in ancient Greece?
What is land travel had unpaved roads with sharp rocks. Attacks by bandits. Sea travel-dangerous and uncomfortable. Robbed by pirates. Rough seas sent ships off course.
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10) Who could be citizens in a Greek city-state?
What is only free men, over the age of 18.
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16) Who was called the “Father of History”?
Who is Herodotus.
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15) What is the Hellenistic Era?
What is a time when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek people of southwest Asia.
500
14) In the Battle of Salamis, what message did Themistocles send to the Persian king Xerxes that allowed the Greeks to defeat them?
What is that Themistocles wanted to change sides and that half the Greeks would surrender.
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