Greece - Chapter 4

The period of the Peloponnesian War saw

Thucydides write his History of the Peloponnesian War.

The term polis describes

a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural and religious activities were performed.

Greek geography

contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity.

The Hellenizing process

created Greco-Macedonian domination of the population centers of the Middle East.

The legacy of Alexander the Great

embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures.

The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars was ?

herodotus

Thucydides believed that

historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual.

By about 700 B.C.E., which of the following replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare?

hoplites

Homer's legacy to the Greeks was?

important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor.

Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except?

restoring freedom to Greece.

Greek colonization

resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor.

In ancient Greece, tyrants

served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city-states.

Spartan society

was organized as a military state.

Mycenaean Civilization

was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E.