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General
100
What is the highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state?
acropolis
100
Who was the blind poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
Homer
100
Who conquered the Minoans?
the Mycenaeans
100
form of literature told stories of human suffering that ended in disaster?
tragedy
100
What is the name of the type of government in which power is in the hands of a small, powerful elite?
oligarchy
200
What is government in which the people hold the ruling power?
democracy
200
Who wrote the Elements, the basis of modern Geometry?
Euclid
200
The Peloponnesian War resulted from conflict between who?
Athens and Sparta
200
The epic poems of Homer tell us about what?
lives of ancient Greeks at the time of the Trojan War.
200
What was the alliance among Greek city-states to protect against the Persians called?
Delian League
300
What is government headed by a privileged minority or upper class?
aristocracy
300
Who is considered to be the "Father of History"?
Herodotus
300
Alexander the Great shared his father's ambitions to conquer what empire?
Persian empire
300
The work of Greek artists and architects reflected a concern with what three characteristics?
balance, order and beauty
300
Which of the following was NOT a criterion for becoming a citizen of Sparta?
A. married B. male C. native-born Spartan D. over the age of 30
400
What is a narrow water passage called?
strait
400
Where is site of the first Athenian victory over the Persians?
Marathon
400
What battle ended the Athenian domination of the Greek world?
Peloponnesian War
400
Name one of the famous ancient Greek playwrights.
Sophocles Euripides Aeschylus
400
What type of democracy did Athens have during the Age of Pericles?
direct democracy.
500
What term refers to elegant, balanced form of traditional Greek works?
classical
500
Who is credited with expanding the Phoenician alphabet?
the Greeks
500
What prevented the Greeks from building a large empire like Egypt or Mesopotamia?
Greece is made up of isolated valleys and small islands.
500
What Greek philosopher thought that people should use reason to organize an ideal society?
Plato
500
Hellenistic civilization was a blend of what four cultures?
Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures.