World Civ Chapter 5

Macedonia was able to take control of all of Greece in the 340s BC because

A long cycle of warfare left all of Greece vulnerable to attack

What is the best way to describe a Tyrant in ancient Greece

A man who seized power illegally

Cleisthenes

A reformer who took over Athens

Autocracy

A system government by one person with absolute power

Direct Democracy

A system where people vote directly on an issue

Which of the following gods or goddesses was the deity of wine, theater and madness

Dionysius

Hubris

Excessive pride in your own actions

Philip II of Macedon

Father of Alexander the Great, known for getting his army back together

Socrats

First great Greek philosopher - thought truth could be found through asking questions

Herodotus

First historian, wrote about the Persian Wars

Hoplites

Foot soldiers

Sophocles

Greek dramatist - author of Oedipus

Kleos

Greek value of personal honor, what is said about you

Euclid

Greek who created most of the basics of Geometry

Why did Cleisthenes divide Athens into ten tribes

He wanted to undermine the old power structures of aristocratic families and geographic distinctions

The lasting influence of Alexander the Great was

Hellenisitic Culture, which spread over the area Alexander conquered

Which of these occurred last in Ancient Greece

Hellenistic Culture

What were the heavily armed Greek military units were called

Hoplites

Thucydides thought that Athens was guilty of being too arrogant and that this lead to the Peloponnesian Wars. What word would Thucydides have used to describe Athens pride

Hubris

The geography of ancient Greece helped to create

Many small states

What was the Bronze Age Greek civilization that may have participated in the Trojan War

Mycenaean

Which of these occurred first in Ancient Greece

Mycenaean Culture

During the Golden Age of Athens

Pericles rebuilt the city with glorious monuments, patronized great artists and encouraged democracy

What group gave their homeland's name to the term 'laconic' because of their tendency to speak very little

Persians

Historians refer to the Greek dark ages as a time when

Population of Mycenaean cities shrunk and the Greeks lost the ability to write

What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta

Preparing for battles

Helots

Slaves for the Spartans

Spartan society revolved around training for war because

Spartans feared helot rebellions

Hellenistic

Term used by historians to describe the Greek-like civilization that was created in Alexander the Great's empire

The Trojan War

The ( possibly mythic) event that was the inspirations for the Iliad and the Odyssey

The Parthenon stands at the top off the

The Acropolis

Some of the earliest examples of Greek epic poetry were

The Iliad and the Odyssey

Who were the primary religious and military leaders of the Spartans

The Kings

The ancient idea of "agon" could be seen in

The Olympics, Warfare, and competition to be a political leader

The Ionian revolt led directly to what event

The Persian and Greek Wars

Why did the Persian emperor Darius attack the Greek mainland

To punish Athens for aiding the Ionians in their revolt against Persian rule

What did idea did greek philosophers thing was the most import

Using the human mind to think and understand

One of the major clues for historians that the Minoans were a sea power was

The myth of the minotaur

Which two battles show Greece's power and cleverness in defeating Xerxes

Thermopylae and Salamis

Democracy

A form of government run by the people

What was the ecclesia

A group of elders who ran the Spartan state

Oligarchy

A city state ruled by many individuals

What best describes the Delian League

A defensive league among the Ionian Greek cities and Athens, An organization that allowed Athens to become economically powerful, the means by which Athens formed an Empire

Agora

An open space in a polis where business and politics could take place

Linear A

Ancient writing system of the Minoans that has not been translated

What were Archons

Athenian leaders directly elected every year by the citizens

What statement about the Peloponnesian War is best supported by the map

Athens needed ships to communicate with its allies

Plato

Author of the Republic

Golden Mean

The idea that you should live life in moderation - promoted by aristotle

What statement best describes why the agora was important to the Greek polis

It was the central meeting point for the city, It allowed everyday conversation between the citizens, and It was the marketplace for the city