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Hellenistic Age
Alexander
100
Who was the leader in Athens during its 'Golden Age'?
Who is Pericles?
100
Victor of the Peleponnesian war?
What is Sparta?
100
fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government
what is an acropolis
100
What was the city that was the center of commerce and culture in the Hellenistic world?
Alexandria, Egypt
100
Which four cultures blended together to create the Hellenistic culture?
Greek, Indian, Persian and Egyptian
200
What landform separated the regions of Greece?
mountains
200
What caused the 'Golden Age' of Athens to end
The military defeat by Sparta
200
Name 4 forms of government that existed in ancient Greece
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Democracy, Tyrants
200
During the Hellenistic Period it was a common belief that this was the center of the solar system.
What is the earth?
200
Alexander became the King of Macedonia when he was this old.
What is 20?
300
How the Greeks learned about their history.
What is spoken word
300
Most beautiful woman in Greece who started the Trojan War.
Who is Helen?
300
kind of government was ruled by a small group of landowning nobles
what is an aristocracy
300
Accurately estimated the vaule of Pi and explained the law of lever?
Who is Archimedes?
300
Alexanders father
Who is Philip II of Macedonia.
400
Describe the climate in Greece?
48 Degrees in winter, 80 degrees in the summer. Supported outdoor activities
400
2 epics written by Homer.
What are The Oddysey and The Iliad?
400
Which kind of Government was practiced in Sparta?
Oligarchy
400
What was the name of the Bronze Statue that stood more than 100 feet high.
Colossus of Rhodes
400
What did Alexander do when the people of Thebes rebelled?
he destroyed the city and turned the survivors into slaves
500
What was Greece's largest island?
What is Crete?
500
Which two groups fought against each other in the Trojan War?
Myceneans and Trojans
500
Who was the Persian King when Alexander conquered Anatolia?
Darius III
500
Compiled a geometry text that is still the basis for courses today. Taught in Alexandria.
Who is Euclid?
500
A) Who wrote "The Republic" B) Which Greek Philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
A) Plato B) Aristotle