Greek Mythology
As the son of Cronos and Rhea, this Greek God is considered to be the most powerful of the Greek Gods, commanding the sky and thunder.
Who is "Zeus?"
King ____________ is the Persian King who continued hostilities against the Greeks nearly 10 years after his predecessor, Darius.
Who is King "Xerxes?"
The official name for an independent, self-governing city state.
What is a "Polis?"
One of the earliest forms of Greek literature featured a story written by Homer, in which the "Trojan War" took place between the Trojans of Troy and the Achaeans.
What is "The Iliad?"
Alexander's conquests ushered a new phase in the history of Ancient Greece known to us as the ____________ age.
What is the "Hellenistic" age?
The Greek Gods play a huge role in the foundation of the ceremonial games known as...
What are the "Olympics?"
Originating in Sparta, this soldier had its name translated from the phrase "heavy armor."
This person was granted emergency power at the end of the Archaic Period as a way to try and solve conflict between the nobility and the rest of the population. He divided Athens into 4 social classes and also birth with wealth as a way to gain political influence.
Who is "Solon?"
This Greek historian is credited with providing much of our primary source material primarily about the Greco-Persian Wars.
Who is "Herodotus?"
It was during the _____________ period that many city-states formed, along with many other changes with respect to demographics, economics, and the military.
What is "Archaic?"
Provide one example as to how ancient Greek religion differs from ancient Near East Religion.
Greek Temples did not play central economic, cultural and admin role like Sumerian ones, Greek temples did not have large estates or priesthoods with power to manipulate politics, Greek myths do not come to us from temples but rather from laymen who gave their personal interpretations....
During the Battle of Salamis, this politician/general was a crucial person in leading the naval forces against the Persians, while Leonidus simultaneously led the land forces at Thermopylae.
Who is "Themistocles?
The fall of Aristocracy in Ancient Greece almost always went hand-in-hand with the appearance of...
What is "Tyranny?"
Teachers in the classical period were commonly referred to as...
What are "sophists?"
This Macedonian leader was responsible for involving Macedonia with Athens and other Greek leadership through the "League of Corinth."
Who is "Phillip II?"
Our best knowledge of the Greek Gods, (besides the stories in which they take part in human conflict) comes from Hesiod's ______________.
What is "Theogony?"
The ___________ League was established in 477BC to address the war with the Persians.
What is "Delian?"
Describe what Cleisthenes did as it relates to dividing territory in Athens.
What is "He divided them into 10 tribes or "districts?"
Our current knowledge and understanding of Greek painting is almost entirely restricted to _________________.
What is "vase painting?"
The ___________ were a class of non-free citizens that enjoyed personal freedom, worked important maintenance jobs, but did not have Athenian citizenship rights.
Who were the "Metics?"
Vary.
(Assisted Paris with the seduction of Helen, protected Paris from Menelaus outside the gates of Troy, etc.)
Name the primary reason as to why the Great Peloponnesian War was started between Athens and Sparta in 431 BC.
What are/is "Conflicts with allies?"
List the three different parts/branches of the Athenian Democracy structure.
The Ecclesia (Assembly), The Boule (Council of 500), and The Dikasteria (The Courts)
In Plato's school known as the __________, many students were trained in reading, writing, and other disciplines. The most well-known student of this school was ____________.
The Academy, Aristotle
Describe the reason as to why Alexander left Egypt feeling as though he was a king of divine birth.