Ancient Greece
By the time he died, at the age of 32, Alexander the great conquered all except
Western Asia minor,Syria, Palestine, and Egypt
Great philosophy
What is distinguished by the ideas of Socrates Plato and Aristotle
Archimedes
Worked on the geometry of cylinders and spears and the value of pi
The Olympic Games were held in honor of
Zeus
what does the word polis describe
a community of citizens in which all political, economics, social, cultural, and religious activities were preformed
mycenaean civilization was characterized by
a militaristic program of conquest, even of Crete
Macedonia's Philip the second gains control of Greece by the victory in 338 BC E at the battle of
chaeronea
Greeks geography
contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek Unity
The hellenizing process
created greco- macedonion domination of the population centers of the middle east
in the Republic, Plato
created utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes
The legacy of Alexander the great
embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area of Greco Macedonian elite assumed power in high diverse cultures
pursuing pleasure rationally, and not only in a physical or hedonistic sense as the only true good was a precept of
epiccureanismw
Alexander believed or accomplished all except
he was forced to turn back to India because his troops refused go further
Thucydides believed that
historical sources needed to be closely examined
homers legacy to the greeks was
important inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor
where was sparta located
in the Peloponnesus
what is not true about the spartan assembly
it dealt with only the issues that the council of elders wanted to deal with
what's not an accurate characterization of the greek polis
it played a significant role in unifying all greeks throughout the entire region under a single government
which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of the life in classical athens
it was a male dominated environment that used slaves, predominantly agricultural, employed by a limited number of craftsman, gave a major role to the family, excepted the practice male homosexuality
Greek colonization resulted from
overpopulation an increase in trade and. widening gap between rich and poor
Athenian leader who funeral oration lauded Athenian democracy
pericles
he athenian aristocrat who seized power and created a tyranny was
pisistratus
Greek religion was characterized by
polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals.
the ultimate result of the oresetia is the triumph of
reason and law over the forces of evil
The plays of Euripides
reflected a skepticism that questioned traditional values.
Cleisthenes
reformed Athenian government thus creating the foundation for political democracy
In ancient Greece, tyrants
served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city-states.
The tragic Greek tale of the man who killed his father made his mother was written by
sophocles
if one lived in a way of harmonious with the natural law, or was submissive to the will of God, then one was living a life of virtue. The preceding statement would be a position advocated by the
stoics
socrates developed
teaching system which employed students reasoning to help them learn
Under Pericles
the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism.
in 700 BCE which of the following replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare
the hoplites
the mycenaean civilization was founded by...
the indo- europeans who migrated into greece as early as 19000 BCE
The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars was
Herodotus
Spartan society
was organized as a military state.
Aeschylus
was the first known writer of tragedy
when were males in sparta allowed to vote
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Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world
Alexandria
The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to
Make Athens the dominant city-state in the region.
The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at
Marathon
which of the following is not A true observation of Greek Macedonian affairs
Philip the second permitted the Greek city states to control their domestic affairs, but he took over the control of all Foreign development
which of the following is an accurate statement of classical Greek architecture
it was highly ornate
where was the earliest Aegan civilization located
it was located on crete
during the dark ages many greeks...
left the mainland for Ionia and Aegan islands
which of the following best summarizes it Aristotle's fears the deterioration of forms of government
monarchy to tyranny, aristocracy to oligarchy and constitutional government to tyranny
The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians
near the island of Salimas
In this effort to uncover the will of the gods, the Greeks made use of
oracles
all of the following was true about the peloponnesian war except
the ultimate result of the war was a unified greece headed by the city by thebes
the period of the peloponnesian war saw
thucydides writes in his history of peloponnesian war
