From artwork historians have learned that Minoan life was tied to the sea.
True
100
Which is the correct order of men in the development of Athens democracy, from first to last?
Draco, Solon, Peisistratus, & Cleisthenes
100
Who did Plato believe should lead government?
Philosophers
100
Alexander the Great built the largest empire the world had ever seen
True
100
At what age did Alexander the Great die?
32
200
Who do historians consider to be the first Greeks?
Mycenaeans
200
In Athens, who could take part in government?
Free 20 year old males, who completed military training
200
What were some of the earliest examples of Greek epic poetry?
Iliad & odyssey
200
Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated?
His son Alexander
200
Where was democracy invented?
In ancient Athens
300
What happened in Greece after the fall of Mycenaean society?
The Dark Age
300
Why did the Persian emperor Darius attack the Greek mainland?
Ionia wanted independence, asked Greece for help, Greece helped, & Persian got mad
300
Compare and contrast the ancient Greeks Herodotus & Thucydides
Both were writers who wrote about histories & wars. Herodotus was very unreliable about his sources & Thucydides was reliable about his sources.
300
In the Hellenistic world, what replaced the city-state as the main political unit?
Kingdom
300
Who made tribes, not families or social groups, the basis for elections?
Cleisthenes
400
What was the city-state of Sparta characterized by?
Mighty and obsessed with war
400
What caused Sparta & Athens to declare war on each other in 431 BC?
Sparta feared the cut-off of trade & Athens feared Sparta's war power
400
What is a long series of questions that could lead to discovering the basic nature of life called?
The Socratic method of learning
400
How did Alexander encourage the blending of cultures in his empire?
He married 2 Persian women and encouraged his soldiers to do the same, picked leaders from different cultures; wanted Greeks to move east into the new cities he created.
400
What type of government was the assembly in Athens?
Direct democracy
500
Why did Spartan society revolve around training for war?
Feared slave rebellions
500
Why was Macedonia able to take control of all of Greece in the 340s BC?
Greek city-states went to war and left Greece vulnerable for attack
500
What was the Academy? Who studied there?
It was a school where philosophers could teach students & hold debates. Aristotle.
500
How did the lives of women change during the Hellenistic period?
They had more rights, could have education, own land & were also featured in more art & literature.