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Warring City-States
Alexander’s Empire
Greek Government
Greek Civilization
Hellenistic Science and Technology
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What is a democracy?
A government ruled by the people.
100
When did Phillip II become king?
359 B.C.
100
What is direct democracy?
A form of government which citizens rule directly.
100
Who did Mycenaeans fight a ten year war against?
Troy
100
Hellenistic scholars preserved who's learnings in sciences?
What is Greeks and Egyptians.
200
What are the Persian Wars?
A war that occurred between Greece and the Persian Empire.
200
How old was Alexander when he became king?
20 years old
200
What was the Peloponnesian war?
A war fought by Athens and Sparta.
200
Whats the name of the Greek kings wife that was kidnapped?
Helen.
200
Whats the name of Alexandrians Library director that tried to calculate the Earth's true size?
Eratosthenes.
300
What is an oligarchy?
A government ruled by a few powerful people.
300
What is the city of Alexandria?
A city at the mouth of the Nile
300
Who had the better navy in Peloponnesian war?
Athens
300
When was the war between the Mycenaeans and Troy taken place?
1200 B.C.
300
What is the name of the Hellenistic scientist that made the screw?
Archimedes.
400
What is a phalanx?
The most powerful fighting force in the ancient world.
400
What city did Alexander leave in ashes to signal the defeat of the Persians?
Persepolis
400
What is “lovers and wisdom”?
Philosophers.
400
Rugged mountains covered how much of Ancient Greece?
What is Three-Fourths.
400
Eratosthenes and Aristarchus used a geometry text compiled by who?
Euclid.
500
What is the coast of Anatolia?
The place where the Greeks had been settled until it was conquered by Persia around 546B.C.
500
How old was Alexander at the time of his death?
32 years old
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Who had the better army in the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta
500
Who was Homer?
What is Homer. According to tradition, he was the greatest storyteller in Greece.
500
Alexandria's Museum contained a small observatory in which astronomers could study what?
Planets and Stars.