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Greece/Geography
City-States
Government
Hellenistic Age
Miscellaneous
100
What was Greece's largest island?
Crete
100
Who was the leader of Athens during its Golden Age?
Pericles
100
Why was Plato critical of democracy?
Socrates was killed by a jury
100
What was the city that was the center of commerce and culture in the Hellenistic world?
Alexandria, Egypt
100
Which philosopher was Alexander the Great's tutor?
Aristotle
200
What landforms separated the regions of Greece? Name two.
Mountains, valleys, islands, etc.
200
Which city state won the Peleponnesian war?
Sparta
200
Name three differences between Athens and Sparta.
War, education, role of women
200
Which four cultures blended together to create the Hellenistic culture?
Greek, Indian, Persian, Egyptian
200
This famous Athenian temple is dedicated to the goddess Athena
The Parthenon
300
Which city state is located further North, Athens or Sparta?
Athens
300
The raised area in which major buildings were located
Acropolis
300
What is the difference between an aristocracy and an oligarchy?
Aristocracy is rule by land holding elite. Oligarchy is rule by a small elite usually from the business class.
300
Who is the scientist that developed the lever and pulley?
Archimedes
300
What were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides known for?
All three were famous playwrites
400
Name the sea between Greece and Asia Minor (today Turkey)
Aegean Sea
400
After the Persian Wars, Athens organized the _________ League.
Delian
400
Which 2 kinds of Government were practiced in Sparta?
Monarchy --> Oligarchy
400
Why was Alexander the Great able to conquer new lands? Name two reasons.
The Persian Empire was weak, strong army, spread of Greek culture
400
This school of philosophy set high moral standards and urged people to avoid desires and calmly accept whatever life brought.
Stoicism
500
Greece is part of the __________ Peninsula.
Balkan
500
King Leonides fought the Persians in this legendary battle
Thermopylae
500
How did the phalanx lead to the development of equality in Athens?
People had to work together
500
Name the author of the play Antigone
Sophocles
500
According to legend, the Trojan War began with the kidnapping of this princess.
Helen of Troy