Early Greece/ Geography
What was the name of the first civilization in Greece?
The Minoan Civilization
What was the Greek version of the city-states called?
Polis
What was one of the most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece?
Athens
What does the word "Philosopher" mean?
Lover of wisdom
Who was the predecessor of Alexander The Great? How did he die?
Macedonian King, Phillip the second came before Alexander, and he unified Greece then conquered wanted to conquer Persia, but then he was assassinated
How did the Minoan Civilization disappear?
The reasons are unclear but it is most likely because of the invaders known as the Mycenaeans
Who wrote the famous poems that talked about Greek Legends and the Trojan War?
Homer
Despite divisions among city-cities, they had a lot in common such as.... (4)
Speaking the same language, honoring the same ancient heroes, worshiping the same gods, and participated in common festivals
What was Herodotus famously called?
The father of history
At what age did Alexander the Great die at? How? What were some of his accomplishments?
He died at 33 in Persia because of a fever, but by then he conquered the Persian empire, and advanced into India, also having Egypt and Greece under his rule
How Did trading help the Mycenaeans?
It brought them new ideas, such as when the Egyptians taught them some customs.Their trading reached Sicily, Italy, Egypt and Mesopotamia.
What were the poems that were famously written in Ancient Greece (that talk about their legends etc) called?
The Odyssey and the Illiad
When did the reign of Pericles start?
After the Persian Wars
Who were three famous philosophers that emerged in Greece? (in order) Which one of them made a school to teach the other, and what was it called. (2)
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Plato made what was called the Academy
Aristotle made Lyceum
What were some of the Hellenistic arts found in Alexandria and others?
-Alexandria had a library with advanced science books and was a cultural center
-They had a lot of architects and artists
-Temples and palaces were larger than what was in the Classical period, more godlike
How did the Trojan war start?
1. Economic Rivalry
2. To rescue their kidnapped wife
What was the first type of government in Ancient Greece?
Monarchy
What were some changes that were brought by Pericles? What were some effects?
Changes included: The start of direct democracy, serving in juries, and ostracism, which is when the power of the people to banish a ruler if they don't deem him/her fit for the role.
Effects: The Athenian economy and culture thrived
Who were the sophists, and why did they argue with philosophers?
Sophists were people who believed that success was more important than moral truth, and they developed skills it rhetoric. They would always argue with philosophers because of their conflicting ideas of what sophists thought was set in stone, while philosophers thought should be questioned.
What cultures blended to make the Hellenistic culture and why?
Indian, Greek, Persian, and Egyptian, and that is because Alexander The Great conquered most of these areas.
Where was Ancient Greece located? The Minoan castle?
On the island of Crete next to the Aegean sea, and their castle was in what was known as Knossis
What were the types of governments that Greece went through? (Bonus 1 point [or a candy to the person] if you explain what they mean)
Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy and Democracy.
Monarchy- Hereditary rule
Aristocracy- Land holding elites
Oligarchy- Wealthy elites
Democracy- Government by the people
There was a war in Greece between two city-states, when one of the two lost, the Athenian domination of Greece ended. What's the name of the war, and who were the opposing city-states? (bonus point or candy if you can explain who and how the opposing team won)
The war was called the Pelopponnesian war and it was between Sparta and Athens. The Athens lost to Sparta which won because of the help it got from Persia.
How did Plato influence Architecture? What were some aspects of Greek Architecture, and what did it produce?
Plato argued that every object on Earth has an ideal form, from that Greek architects believed in having balance beauty and order in their craft. They then went on to make the Parthenon, and carving statues of then rigid poses, but later, natural forms.
What were some advances in science in the Hellenistic period? (4 examples of people and what they've done)
Pythagoras developed the Pythagorean theorem
Aristarchus developed the idea of a sun-centered solar system
Archimedes used physics to make practical inventions
Hippocrates studied the cause of illnesses and their possible cures