Culture
Persia & the Macedonians
Government
Peloponnesian War
Early Greece
100
Classical Greek culture is known for all of the following EXCEPT Sculpture Drama Epic Literature Painting
Painting
100
What allowed Philip of Macedonia to easily conquer the Greeks?
The Greeks did not unite to fight Philip the way they did against Persia.
100
Government ruled by a few
Oligarchy
100
What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece.
100
What civilization lived on Crete and were known for being merchants?
Minoans
200
What are the two types of Greek dramas?
Tragedy & Comedy
200
Which leader conquered the largest territory known at the time which spanned from Greece all the way down to Egypt and as far east as the Indus Valley?
Alexander
200
Which political system had its foundations in Athens?
Democracy
200
Which powerful city-state was known for their fierce, militaristic lifestyle?
Sparta
200
In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?
The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland.
300
Which of the following is a philosopher who said “the unexamined life is not worth living”?
Socrates
300
What was the result of the Greek war against Persia?
Preserved the independence of the Greeks
300
The type of government which relies on “rule by the people” is known as what?
Democracy
300
What were the three goals Pericles had for Athens?
1. To strengthen Athenian democracy 2. To hold and strengthen the empire by conquer other city states 3. To glorify Athens
300
A majority of trade and travel throughout ancient Greece occurred in which body of water?
The Aegean Sea
400
Hellenistic culture represented a blending of Greek culture with all of the river valley civilizations EXCEPT:
China
400
Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it?
using the human mind to think and understand
400
Which of the following best defines a polis?
a small city-state
400
The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two city-states?
Athens & Sparta
400
The period of warfare and disorder in Greece is referred to as the
Dark Age
500
Which city-state was known for the art, theater, architecture, and sculpture it made to glorify its name?
Athens
500
Who were the philosophers of Greece & how do they connect to Alexander the Great?
Socrates - teacher of Plato Plato - teacher of Aristotle Aristotle - teacher of Alexander the Great
500
Greek city states had many different forms of government, which of the following was not a form of government in Greece
Republic
500
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.
500
Which of the following led to the end of the Minoan civilization?
A volcanic eruption ruined their cities.
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