Golden Age of Athens
Who was the most important politician and general during Athens’ Golden Age?
Who is Pericles?
Which two Greek city-states led rival alliances in the Peloponnesian War?
Who are Athens and Sparta?
What region lay north of Greece and was considered “backward” by the Greeks?
What is Macedon?
At what age did Alexander become king?
What is 20?
What famous city in Egypt was named after Alexander?
What is Alexandria?
What building on the Acropolis served as both a temple and treasury?
What is the Parthenon?
What league did Sparta organize as a counter to Athens’ Delian League?
What is the Peloponnesian League?
Who became king of Macedon in 359 BC?
Who is Philip II?
Who was Alexander’s famous tutor?
Who is Aristotle?
What dynasty did Ptolemy establish in Egypt?
What are the Ptolemies?
Which Athenian rival of Pericles funded major building projects in Athens?
Who is Cimon?
What sparked the Peloponnesian War?
What are trade conflicts between Athens and Corinth?
What military formation did Philip II expand and strengthen?
What is the phalanx?
What legendary knot did Alexander “solve” with his sword?
What is the Gordian Knot?
What happened to Alexander’s empire after his death?
What is it was divided among his generals, the Diadochi?
What were the “Long Walls” and why were they important to Athens?
What are walls connecting Athens to its ports, ensuring supplies during siege?
In what year did Athens surrender to Sparta after an eight-month siege?
What is 404 BC?
In what year did Philip II conquer all of Greece except Sparta?
What is 338 BC?
What decisive battle in 331 BC marked Alexander’s defeat of Darius III?
What is the Battle of Gaugamela?
What do historians call the blending of Greek and Eastern cultures under Alexander?
What is the Hellenistic World?
What was the purpose of Pericles’ Funeral Oration?
What is to honor fallen soldiers and express democratic ideals?
Which side had the advantage on land, and which at sea?
What is Sparta on land, Athens at sea?
How did Philip II die?
What is assassination (336 BC)?
Where and at what age did Alexander die?
What is Babylon, at age 33 (323 BC)?
Who is the modern archaeologist searching for Alexander’s tomb in Alexandria?
Who is Pepi Papakosta?