Greek Culture
What did the Greeks believe about the afterlife?
They believed in an underworld that was worse than life, even in its good parts.
A tight-knit infantry formation used by the Greeks.
What is a phalanx?
Socrates
How are Aristotle and Alexander the Great related?
Aristotle was Alexander's tutor.
What things did the Greeks value?
Fame
Accomplishment - Personal Excellence
Wealth
Service to their Polis
A well armored ancient Greek soldier known for their shield, helmet, and spear.
What is a hoplite?
The Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire in 3 years and had plans to invade India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
How are the reign of Alexander and the Hellenistic period related?
Alexander spread Greek culture wherever he conquered.
Who are the extremely well known Greek philosophers and which of them is credited with starting philosophy?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Socrates started philosophy.
A war between Athens and Sparta from 431-404 B.C.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
A Greek alliance designed for protection against Persia.
What was the Delian League?
How are the Delian League and Peloponnesian War related?
The Delian League was corrupted by Athens into the Athenian Empire causing Athens to grow powerful which, in turn, created tensions that lead to the Peloponnesian War.
By what factors did Greeks consider themselves Greek?
Language
Worshiping the gods
Blood
Actions/dress/values
The battle between the Persian Empire and the Polis of Athens in 490 B.C.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
What was Athen's initial strategy during the Peloponnesian War? How did it go?
To hide behind the Long Wall and wait out the Spartans. It did not go well as disease quickly broke out.
What virtues did the Greeks demonstrate that are still valued today?
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The battles between the Persians and a Greek alliance in 480 B.C.
What are Thermopylae and Salamis?
Alexander the Great's last battle against Darius III of Persia.
What was Gaugamela?
What principles, educational disciplines, and aspects of western culture have their roots in the time of Ancient Greece?
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