Greek Achievements
This is a major difference between Athenian democracy and the democracy practiced in our country today.
What is Athens practicing a direct democracy/the US practicing a representative democracy?
A rivalry between these two city-states led to the Peloponnesian War.
What are Athens and Sparta?
The "independent spirit" of the early Greek city-states led to this.
What is constant fighting between city-states?
This Macedonian ruler was responsible for uniting Greece.
Who is King Philip II of Macedonia?
According to the ancient Greeks' beliefs, most of their major gods lived here.
What is Mount Olympus?
The philosophy of the Stoics.
What is mastering your emotions with self-control?
Citizens' level of political involvement differed between Sparta and Athens in this way.
What is Spartan citizens being less involved in government/Athenian citizens being more involved in government?
Who are Spartan women?
Alexander burned down this Greek city-state to prevent other city-states from rebelling against him after his father died.
What is Thebes?
In Greek theatre, this group comments on the action and advises the characters.
What is a chorus?
This was the focus of most poetry written by Sappho, a famous lyric poet of ancient Greece.
What is human emotions/humanity?
Name TWO factors that caused the Peloponnesian War began.
What is (1) Athens banning trade with Megara, and (2) Sparta and its allies feared Athens's rise to power?
This group of people benefitted the most when an oligarchy ruled a city-state.
What are wealthy people?
Alexander's quest for world domination stopped when this happened.
What is a mutiny organized by his soldiers?
Plato believed that this would be the ruler of his ideal government in The Republic.
What is a philosopher-king?
Direct democracy worked in ancient Athens but wouldn't work in our country today for this reason.
What is having a much larger population than Athens? (300 million vs. 30,000)
Life in Sparta differed from life in Athens in at least TWO ways.
Possible answers: (1) Spartans feared change while Athenians valued new ideas; (2) Sparta relied on conquest for resources while Athens relied on trade; (3) Spartan women were allowed more rights and freedom than Athenian women; (4) Spartan boys were taught to obey orders while Athenian boys received well-rounded educations.
Name an effect of Greek colonization.
What is spreading Greek culture outside of Greece?
Name THREE cultures that contributed to Hellenistic culture.
This Greek philosopher was put to death in Athens for opposing democracy.
Who is Socrates?
These THREE groups began resenting Athens's growing power after the Second Persian War.
Who are the (1) Spartans, (2) members of the Peloponnesian League, and (3) members of the Delian League?
Name TWO responsibilities of Spartan ephors.
What is (1) making sure the king and council were following the law, and (2) managing day-to-day government operations?
Name at least TWO effects of Alexander the Great's conquests.
Possible answers: (1) Greek culture was spread far beyond Greece; (2) Alexandria, Egypt, became an important city for scholarly pursuits; (3) Egypt was liberated from Persian rule; (4) the elimination of the Persian Empire (the first one, at least!)
The name of the famously stubborn black stallion that Alexander tamed.
What is Bucephalus?