Alexander the Great
Why was Alexander considered great
He created a massive empire and he was a military genius
What type of government did Athens have
A democracy
Who lead the Greek army
Agamemnon
What is a trireme
The boat used in battle that was long, light, had a strong ram like weapon on the front, and had three layers of oars
Who won the war
Sparta
What city state refused to join Alexander's empire
Sparta
What did athletes participating in the Olympics wear while competing
Nothing
What caused the Trojan war
Paris and Helen fleeing Sparta and going to Troy with most of Sparta's money
Name the three main battles we looked at in class
Marathon, thermopylae, and Salamis bay
What caused the peloponnesian war
Athens bullied Corinth one of Sparta's allies, and this was seen as a breach in the treaty between Athens and Sparta
Who was Alexander's main teacher
Aristotle
What was the difference between a comedy and a tragedy in theatre
A tragedy had three main parts plus a small piece afterwards
A comedy was a 1 part play that had a happy ending
Why did Achilles kill Hector
Hector killed Patroclus
What was the name of the long spear used by greek hoplites
Dory
What did the Spartans force the Athenians to do after winning the war
Surrender all but 8 ships
Tear down the walls
Put thirty Spartans in charge of Athens
How old was Alexander when he died
32 years old
Name two big discoveries, inventions, or creations that came during the golden age
theatre, scientific mathematical discoveries, the olympics, the parthenon, democracy
Why did Troy lose the war
They fell for the Greek trick and brought the Trojan horse into Troy allowing the Greeks hidden inside the horse and the Greek army hidden outside the city to surprise the Trojans and defeat them
How many Greeks died at the battle of marathon
192
What plan did Athens have at the beginning of the war and why did it fail
Hide everybody behind the walls and use their navy to bring supplies and attack, this plan failed because a plague struck Athens and killed 1/3 of their population
Which generation of Alexander's was Alexander the Great
Alexander III
Name the three types of columns and their design
Doric- wide and very plain
Ionic- thin and had scroll designs on top
Corinthian- slender and had ornate designs
What is the Laocoön sculpture
It is a sculpture depicting Laocoön and his sons being dragged to sea before they could warn the Trojans of the Greek trick with the trojan horse
Why did the Persians lose at salamis bay
The Persians thought that the Athenians would side with Persia and, the Persians pushed their ships into a space to narrow for the large fleet to maneuver properly allowing the Greeks to destroy the Persian fleet
Why was Alcibiades sentenced to death after leaving for Sicily
He was accused of cutting off all of the phalluses from the Hermes statues