Dates & Things
What was the name of the 16 cities Alexander named after himself?
Alexandria
What Greek city-state controlled the Peloponnesian League?
Sparta
What peninsula is located in Western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
Asia Minor
On what mountain did God extend the covenant He made with Abraham to the Israelites?
Mt. Sinai
What is the name of the form of government ruled by the ‘common’ people?
Democracy
What structure was reflected in the first Greek city government?
Family
Four
Under whose leadership did the Greek culture spread throughout the world?
Alexander
What is the name of the time period between Alexander’s conquest and the Roman Empire?
Hellenistic Age
What is the name of the form of government ruled by ‘the best’?
Aristocracy
In what year was the first recorded Greek Olympic games held?
776 B.C.
What is a large group of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields, trained to charge the enemy as a group?
Phalanx
Man is the measure of all things. (Humanism)
What is the name of a government ruled by God?
Theocracy
Monarchy
In what year did the Peloponnesian War end?
404 B.C.
What Ancient Greek civilization built the palace at Knossos?
Minoans
Because Sparta felt threatened by the wealthy and expanding Athenian Empire, what war resulted?
Peloponnesian War
What is the name of the form of government ruled by the ‘few’ rather than one or many but in reality it meant ‘rule by a few rich men’
Oligarchy
What form of government is a bad one-man rule?
Tyranny
In Greek cities, what hilltop fortress was the seat of government and religion?
acropolis
After Nabopolassar conquered all of Mesopotamia, what empire did he establish?
New Babylonian
What do we know to be true about God’s hand in human events?
Kings and empires were instruments in God’s plan for judgment and preparation for Jesus’ birth
What is the vicious cycle of political instability? (P.4)
Democracy - Oligarchy - Tyranny - repeat
Under Belshazzar’s reign, what empire fell to the Medes and Persians?
Babylonian