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Hellenistic Culture
Athens Empire
Alexander The Great
Democracy
Definitions
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A mixture of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures
What is Hellenistic Culture?
100
The war between Sparta and Athens.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
100
Was located just north of Greece.
Where is Macedonia?
100
Time period in Athens dominated by Pericles from 461 to 429 B.C.
What is the Age of Pericles?
100
Rule by the people.
What is a democracy?
200
Euclid's mathematical invention.
What is geometry?
200
The goddess of wisdom.
Who is Athena?
200
16 men across and 16 deep, with 18-foot pikes
What is phalanx?
200
The plan to strengthen Athenian democracy, to hold and strengthen the empire and to glorify Athens
What is Pericles' Plan?
200
Means middle earth or inland.
What is the Mediterranean?
300
The popular language spoken in Hellenistic cities; it was a dialect of Greek.
What is Koine?
300
The Unified Organization that Pericles help create.
What is the Delian League?
300
The age at which Alexander took over Macedonia.
What is the age of 20?
300
Trial process in Athens. (Daily Double)
What is a 1-day trial? (with no appeals)
300
Contained scenes filled with humor that made fun of politics and important people of those times
What is a comedy?
400
He developed a pulley system and a screw.
Who is Archimedes?
400
It was a 23,000 square-foot building in the traditional Greek temple style.
What is the Parthenon?
400
The Persian King during Alexander's reign.
Who is King Darius III?
400
Number of jurors for U.S. Democracy.
What is 12 jurors?
400
A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal.
What is a tragedy?
500
Argued people should live a good life, to stay in harmony with natural laws; desire, power, and wealth lead to evil
What is a Stoic?
500
Used huge sums of money to buy gold, ivory, and marble
Who is Pericles?
500
The book Alexander kept under his pillow.
What is the Illiad?
500
The 3 branches of government.
What are the judicial, legislative, and executive branches?
500
Excessive pride or self-confidence.
What is hubris?