Ancient Israel
The last Israelite king before the Kingdom was divided into North and South
Who is Solomon?
Who are the Phoenicians?
Sparta is located on this major landmass
What is the Peloponessus?
Greek rulers who seized power by force (whose reigns generally ended by the sixth century BCE)
Who are tyrants?
This Athenian leader persuaded Athens to develop a Navy to fight the Persians
Who is Themistocles?
This Macedonian king conquered Greece in 338 BCE
Who is Philip II?
First king of the Israelites
Who was Saul?
This people group was known for their brutality
Who are the Assyrians?
This people developed on the island of Crete (2800-1450 BCE)
Who are the Minoans?
This polis was known for its extreme military ordering; it would be better to die in battle than not to fight
What is Sparta?
The group formed by the Athenians after the Greeks defeated the Persians (478-477 BCE)
What is the Delian League?
Persian king who was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of Issus in 333 BCE
Who is Darius III?
When King David reigned (approximately)
What is 1000-970 BCE?
Name one Assyrian ruler
Who are... Tiglath-Pileser (1114-1076), Shalmaneser (858-824), Ashurbanipal (669-627)
The royal seat of Minoan kings
What is (the palace at) Knossus?
A form of government in which power is shared by a select few elites
What is an oligarchy?
Important Greek historian who gave us much of what we know about the Persian Wars
Who was Herodotus? (484-425 BCE)
Name at least one reason why Alexander was so successful as a military leader.
What are... superb tactical skills, loyalty of his troops, leading by personal example, technological innovations (e.g. siege warfare), attention to detail, etc.
The number of tribes in the Northern Kingdom (Israel)
What is ten?
This metal was used in weaponry for the Assyrian army
What is iron?
This ancient group of people prided themselves on their heroic deeds in battle
Who are the Myceneans?
A reformer who tried to help Athens avoid tyranny, but didn't succeed (594-560 BCE)
Who is Solon?
Athenian leader who expanded democracy at home and imperialism abroad (450s BCE)
Who is Pericles?
Name one of the Kingdoms that Alexander's empire was split into
What are Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, Selecuid Kingdom (former Persian Empire), Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, etc.
The people who overran the Northern Kingdom by destroying Samaria
Who are the Assyrians?
Nebuchadnezzar's capital city
What is Babylon?
Name at least one important Greek ideal that is exemplified in Homer
What are honor, kleos, xenia, heroism, etc
Who is Cleisthenes?
Epic battle between the Spartans and Athenians (431-404 BCE) which the Spartans ultimately won
What is the Great Peloponnesian War?
The period was called "Hellenistic" because it was heavily influenced by the spread of these people and their culture across the many Kingdoms
Who are the Greeks?
The capital of the Southern Kingdom
What is Jerusalem?
This Persian King conquered Babylon in 539 BCE
Who is Cyrus?
These are heavily armed infrantymen
What are hoplites?
The name for the "age" that was characterized by the development of the polis and Greek colonization of the Mediterranean and Black seas
What is the Archaic Age?
Name at least one writer of Greek tragedy.
Who are Aeschylus, Sophocles, Eurypides?
A state-sponsored school for Greek-style education
What is a gymnasium?
The Chaldean king who destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BCE
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar II?
Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to this major city
What is Jerusalem?
This is an effective fighting formation using spears and shields
What is a phalanx?
Only this gender could be citizens
What is male?
Philosophical teachers who focused on teaching rhetoric and other argument tactics (fifth century CE)
Who are the Sophists?
Poet who wrote "idylls" about pastoral themes and lover's complaints
Who is Theocritus? (315-250 BCE)
Name at least one major focus of the prophets (such as Micah, Isaiah, Amos)
What are... justice for the poor, obedience, God's wrath, return to the covenant, etc.
This ruler expanded and governed the Persian Empire after Cyrus
Who is Darius?
The greatest female lyric poet
Who is Sappho?
An Archaic style statue of a young man
What is a kouros?
Who is Plato?
Famous scientist and inventor known for his work on everything from the number pi to water pumps
Who is Archimedes? (287-212 BCE)