When does the classical era of Ancient Greek history take place? (what year to what year)
700-300 BCE.
100
What are three ways that the Greeks have influenced us today?
a) 1 out of 8 words in the english world today are from Greek origin.
b) The Greeks gave us independence
c) The Greeks gave us democracy (government)
100
What did the Greeks of 2500 years ago call their land and themselves?
They called their land land Hellas and themselves
Hellenes.
100
Greeks spent most of their waking hours:
outdoors
100
Who is Socrates?
Socrates: A famous Greek philosopher; he was a great teacher in Athens and roamed the city in his prime, teaching
young men how to question authority and how to think.
200
Troy, an important city in early Greek history, was located in:
Asia Minor
200
Who is king of the gods and who was his wife?
Zeus and Aphrodite
200
What was the war called?
Trojan War
200
How did the landscape of Greece impact the evolution of city-states, poleis?
Because Greece was so divided up by mountains, it was natural for small, independent city-states to evolve.
200
Who were Pericles and Aspasia?
Pericles: A famous Athenian politician, during the Golden Age -- specifically, the time between the Persian and
Peloponnesian wars. Often acclaimed as “the first citizen of Athens.”
Aspasia: Liberated woman living in ancient Greece. Opened up a school of rhetoric and philosophy. Wife of Pericles
300
Which City-Stay was not located in Greece?
Troy
300
What were three styles of architecture that the Greeks designed? Describe each one.
a) The Doric: This style is rather sturdy and its top (the capital) is plain. The style was used in mainland Greece and the colonies in Southern Italy and Sicily.
b) The Ionic: This style is thinner and more elegant.Its capital is decorated with a scroll-like design (a volute). This style was found in eastern Greece and the islands.
c) The Corinthian: This style is seldom used in the Greek world, but often seen on Roman temples. Its capital is very elaborate and decorated with acanthus leaves.
300
After 750 B.C, a new era began, character by the rise of city states, poleis. Provide five examples of poleis during Ancient Greek times:
Polis of Corinth, Polis of Megara, Polis of Athens, Polis of Argos, Polis of Sparta.
300
Who were two famous people who afflicted the Greek world?
Archimedes: A famous scientist, mathematician, and all around genius of the ancient world. He wrote that all things
came from water and concluded that the earth revolves around the sun.
Alexander the Great: Possibly the most famous general and world conqueror in all of history. Responsible for spreading
Greek culture and civilization all over the known world.
400
What is the well traveled Greek Sea, which touches nearly all of Greece?
Aegean
400
Which Polis is known as the “School of Greece”?
Athens
400
a) Who fought in the Trojan War?
b)What caused the Trojan War?
a)The Trojan war took place between the Mycenaeans and the Trojans.
b) The Mycenaeans besieged troy because a Trojan youth, named Paris, had stolen Helen, the beautiful wife of a Greek, King Menelaus.
400
Who was Phidias?
Phidias: Famous painter and sculptor. He created the famous Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens. It took 15 years to
build.
500
Greece is located on what continent?
Europe
500
What were the two forms of government?
a) Monarchy: a form of government with a monarch at the head.
b) Oligarchy: a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. Example of a polis who used this form of government is Sparta.
500
The Greek empire fell in the 2nd century B.C. when it was conquered by:
Rome
500
What is an Acropolis?
Acropolis: A city on a hill, or just a hill
500
Who was Homer?
Homer: A blind bard ( wander poet) who composed the Iliad and the Odyssey. These stories taught young men in
Ancient Greece how to behave and is often referred to as the bible for Greeks.