Greece Test - World History I
Greek city states had population of fewer than _____________
10,000
The Mycenaeans controlled mainland Greece from ________ to _________ BCE.
1600, 1200
The Minoans used ____ types of writing. Their main writing being ____________ ____.
4, Linear, A
The Peloponnesian War lasted from ________ to ______ BCE.
431, 404
The Persian Wars lasteed from _________ to _________BCE.
499, 449
Goddess of Love and Beauty
Aphrodite
God of Sun
Apollo
2 Contributors to Science
Archimedes, Hippocrates
__________ taught Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
God of Moon and maiden huntresses
Artemis
The Mycenean power faded due to fighting in ________ ___________.
Asia Minor
Goddess of Wisdom
Athena
In the battle of Thermopylae, the Persians attempted to conquer ___________ again.
Athens
___________ sends ships to aid the Ionians in their fight against the Persians.
Athens
Pericles had _________ rebuilt after destruction in the Persian Wars; the __________ is an example of this reconstruction.
Athens, Parthenon
The Persian Wars united ________ and __________ against the Persian Empire.
Athens, Sparta
___________ and _____________ were the largest city-states.
Athens, Sparta
_______ accumulated multiple _________ in the immediate aftermath of the Persian Wars.
Athens, allies
Alexander died in ___________ from illness.
Babylon
Name the peninsulas in Greece (Alphabetical Order)
Balkan, Ionian, Peloponnesus
The body of water that separates the Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
Bosphorus Strait
Which city is not located in Greece?
Troy
Greek mythology is present in _____________ literature, art, and architecture.
Western
The Minoans live in __________.
Crete
The Mycenaeans conquered _________.
Crete
_________ ___________ combined Egyptian and Greek learning.
Cultural Diffusion
Persian king, _________ ____, sent his Persian armies to invade the Greek colonies in Asia Minor.
Cyrus II
Lydians call in ___________ to settle the score.
Darius
Athens headed the _________ League.
Delian
The allies of Athens formed the ____________ League.
Delian
Athens used the payments of many poli within the ________ League to _________ their polis.
Delian, rebuild
The __________ took over the Mycenaean Monarchy in Athens.
Dorians
Which type of column is used in the Parthenon?
Doric
3 types of columns
Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian
_______ established first Athenian law code, known for severe penalties.
Draco
Which two Athenian tyrants worked for reform?
Draco, Solon
All Greek City-states spoke __________. Those who didn't were considered _______________.
Greek, barbarians
____________ Culture: Blending of Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek cultures
Hellenistic
Queen of Gods and Goddess of Marriage
Hera
Alexander's conquest stopped in the ____________ valley.
Indus
Name the factors that influenced political development in Greece.
Mountainous terrain, Greek cities were designed to promote civic and commercial life, colonization was prompted by overpopulation and the search for arable land
First, ____________ kings ruled Athenian city-states, when Athens was still ruled by a monarchy.
Mycenaean
The _______________ palace was the center of administration and power.
Mycenean
Aristotle is famous for ___________ ________.
Nicomachean Ethis
Alexander the Great ended the Persian Empire with the phalanx formation at ___________. This defeat caused ___________ _____ to flee the battle.
Nineveh, Darius III
Which direction is Macedonia from Greece?
North
Athens was ruled second by a few wealthy people. This form of government as a(n) _______________.
Oligarchy
Hellenistic Age: blend of Greek and ____________ elements
Oriental
The ____________ served as a treasury for the Delian League.
Parthenon
The ________________ was dedicated to Athena.
Parthenon
In Athens, dissatisfaction with the Oligarchy arose because of 3 reasons.
Peasant population increase, food shortages, use of mercenaries
Sparta headed the ________________ League.
Peloponnesian
Thucydides wrote about the ___________________ War.
Peloponnesian
The Mycenaeans built fort-like cities in the ________________ as well as _____________ Greece.
Peloponnesus, northern
The Delian League and rebuilding of Athens occurred under the leadership of ___________.
Pericles
______________ oversaw the construction of the Parthenon.
Pericles
______________ oversaw the reconstruction of Athens.
Pericles
Herodotus glorified the story of the ____________ War.
Persian
The Golden Age of Pericles lasted in between the ___________ and _____________ Wars.
Persian, Peloponnesian
In the Ionian Revolution, the Ionians declare themselves free from the ______________ but burn down the capital of ___________ during the celebrations.
Persians, Lydia
Contributor to Sculpture
Phidias
The Parthenon include massive statues of Athena and Zeus, done by ___________.
Phidias
Athens opposed __________, but other city-states didn't and one by one they fell.
Phillip
_________ ___ of Macedon conquered most of Greece
Phillip II
__________ _____ had been a hostage in Thebes when young, admired Greek ways.
Phillip II
Aristotle was a student of __________.
Plato
______________ determined earth was curved and stated that earth was a ____________ body.
Pythagoras, celestial
Pythagoras is best known for the...
Pythagorean Theorem
In the Battle of ___________, the Persians burned down Athens.
Salamis
The Battle of ______________ was a naval battle.
Salamis
The Greeks won the Battle of _____________ because were too large and collided in their retreat. The Greeks board the Persian ships and burn them.
Salamis
Plato was a student of ________________.
Socrates
2 Contributors to Philosophy
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Socrates established the _____________ Method, a method based off of asking ____________.
Socratic, questions
_________ reformed Draco's policies.
Solon
_____________ founded the Athenian Council of ________.
Solon, 400
Which direction is Sparta from Athens?
South
____________ continues what Darius started.
Xerxes
The Greek God King and god of storms
Zeus
Hellenistic Greece yielded ___________ in medicine, the discovery of ________, heart ____________ explained, and nerves discovered.
advances, anatomy, mechanics
Name the factors that influenced economic and social development in Greece.
agriculture, commerce, spread of Hellenic culture, shift from barter to money economy
The time under Pericles is referred to as the Golden Age of Athens due to great achievements in ____, __________, and ______________ that emerge in this time.
art, science, architecture
King Phillip II was __________________.
assinated
Each polis had its own ____________, _________, system of weights and measures.
calendar, money
Only free adult males had ___________
citizenship
The polis was designed to promote ___________ and ____________ life.
civic, commercial
The Peloponnesian Wars were caused in part by _________________ for control of the Greek World.
competition
The Peloponnesian War resulted in slowing of ______________ advance and the weakening of _____________ power.
cultural, political
Greek City-states made revenue from a __________ _______________.
currency exchange
Pericles was a leader of Greece who greatly expanded ________________ by including nearly every adult male.
democracy
The Council of 400 led to ____________.
democracy
Pericles extended _____________; most adult __________ had an equal voice.
democracy, males
Athens: Origin of democratic principles (3 things)
duties of direct democracy, public debate, duties of the citizen
Aristotle is famous for ___________ reasoning among men.
ethical
The Myceneans used Linear B for ____________.
everything
(Athens) Council of 500 was a smaller __________ body.
executive
The Greeks used math and _________ to analyze the universe.
fact
Thucydides wrote history based off of ___________.
fact
The Minoan religion featured a ______ goddess that protects animals.
kind
Alexander created great centers of ____________.
learning
Alexander the Great was physically strong and brave, earning ___________ of troops.
loyalty
The Minoans were a ___________ people.
maritime
Hippocrates is known as the father of ______________.
medicine
Sparta was a _______________ and ______________ society.
militaristic, aggressive
Stages in the evolution of Athenian government (4 terms)
monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, democracy
Many of Western civilization's symbols, metaphors, words, and idealized images come from ancient Greek _____________.
mythology
Sparta's political system was an _____________.
oligarchy
The Greeks exported _____________, _________, ___________, ___________.
olive oil, wine, pottery, metalwork
Why did the Greeks decide to colonize other places? (2 things)
overpopulation, search for arable land
Athenian democracy had power placed in hands of the ____________.
people
Greek philosophy was ______________ and focused on __________ thinking.
pessimistic, inward
Phillip II used the ____________ to invade Greece.
phalanx
Citizens had _________ _______ and the responsibility of civic responsibility of ___________________ in government.
political, rights, participation
In a tyranny, a growing middle class demanded _____________ and ____________ privileges.
political, social
Greek mythology offered explanations for the natural phenomena, human qualities, and life events. It was also based on a _______________ religion.
polytheistic
The Minoan religion was ___________.
polytheistic
The Mycenean religion was ______________.
polytheistic
Archimedes created ______________, __________, Archimedes sphere, and ____________.
pulleys, levers, buoyancy
Sparta had a ___________ social structure.
rigid
The Minoans worshiped __________ ________.
sacred, bulls
In the Delian League, city-states paid dues to preserve the __________ and ______________ of all poli withing the league.
safety, independence
Tyranny: Ruled by ONE who has ____________ control
seized
An oligarchy is a ________ leading group.
small
Greek Polis were generally _______.
small
Alexander's empire was split into _________ kingdoms.
three
Hellenistic culture was spread through _________
trade
The expansion of Greek civilization through _________ and ______________ led to the spread of ___________ culture across the Mediterranean and Black seas.
trade, colonization, Hellenic
The Mycenaean power also faded because of their inability to _________ and no __________ (so no __________)
trade, materials, weapons
Sophocles wrote ____________.
tragedies
Aeschylus was the father of ___________.
tragedy
Greek medicine used a _________ and __________ method of curing diseases.
trial, error
Third, Athens was ruled by __________.
tyrants
__________ often ruled harshly.
tyrants
The Battle of Marathon ended in _____________.
victory
The Myceneans were a ___________ people.
warring
The Mycenaeans were a ___________ people organized into ___________.
warring, clans
(Athens) A group of 10 generals made __________ decisions
wartime
The Battle of ____________ had 200,000 Persians to 9,000 Athenians.
Marathon
Athenian victories at _______________ and _________________ left Greeks in control of the _________ Sea.
Marathon, Salamis, Aegean
The ___________ palaces were accessible for everyone, entertainment, and running water.
Minoan
The Myceneans conquered the ______________.
Minoans
Both the ____________ and _______________ used pottery to store food and grains.
Minoans, Myceneans
Hill on which the original fort was usually built
Acropolis
The physical geography of the ___________ _________ (Sea near Greece) shaped the ________, _______, and __________ development of Greek civilization
Aegean Sea, Basin, economic, social, political
2 contributors to Drama:
Aeschylus, Sophocles
Market place and public meeting space
Agora
____________, Phillip's son, declared himself the new king.
Alexander
Phillip's son became known as _________ the ________ for his accomplishments.
Alexander, Great
__________ the _________ trained in Macedonian military school.
Alexander, Great
____________ the ________ established an empire from Greece to __________ and the margins of ________; extended Greek cultural influences.
Alexander, Great, Egypt, India
The Parthenon served as a Christian church during the time of the _______________ Empire.
Byzantine
The Parthenon served as a ___________ ____________ during the time of the Ottoman Empire.
Byzantine Empire
(Athens) ____________ _______________ had thousands of members.
Citizens Assembly
2 Contributors to Mathematics
Euclid, Pythagoras
Darius III offered Alexander the Great all land west of the ____________ in exchange for him not to invade Egypt and _____________.
Euphrates, Persia
The Age of Pericles was also constituted as the _____________ Age.
Golden
Polis Definition
Greek city-state
2 contributors to History:
Herodotus, Thucydides
Contributor to Poetry:
Homer
Pieces Homer wrote:
Illiad and Odyssey
The Mycenean writing system was called __________ ____.
Linear B
By 400s BCE, __________ was the only stable oligarchy.
Sparta
The Persians go behind Greek lines and destroy the _____________ military.
Spartan
Herodotus wrote "_______ ____________".
The Histories
Plato wrote "_________ ____________".
The Republic
Darius dies in the Battle of _______________.
Thermopylae
The Spartans and Athenians defend a narrow pass in the Battle of _________________.
Thermopylae
Which three political groups did not have political rights?
foreigners, slaves, women
Greek city-states were usually developed around a __________.
fort
The Minoans made ____________.
frescoes
3 Basic Ideas that Greek City-States were based on
geographic territory, community, political and economic independence
Euclid is known as the father of ___________.
geometry
The Minoans used ________ and _________ for everything.
gold, copper
The Greeks relied on ____________ agricultural goods and other supplies.
imported
