Chapter 4 World History
Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the
Aeolians and Dorians
The god associated with the most famous oracle in ancient Greece was
Apollo
The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to
Hellenistic Era, during which the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek world
Poet/author who is given credit for writing The Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer
During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled
In Ionia, part of Asia Minor
What four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's death
Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum, and Egypt
The major gods and goddesses of the Greeks were believed to live at
Mount Olympus
The most famous building on the Acropolis in Athens was the
Pathenon
Socrates' most famous student was named
Plato
Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles
The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that
The Earth was round, and calculated its circumference, coming within 185 miles of the actual figure
After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians
abandoned their city
According to one story, a young Spartian warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
either carrying his shield or being carried on it
One of the subjects that Aristotale wrote about was _____, or the study of moral principles
ethics
According to the philosophy of Epicurus,
happiness is the goal of life and can be achieved through the pursuit of pleasure
The word spartan has come to mean
highly self disciplined
The reform of Cleisthenes
laid the foundations of democracy
According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person
lives in a just and rational state
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
mountains and seacoast
The ancient Greeks considered religion
necessary to the well being of the state
The tyrants of ancient Greece were
rulers who seized power by force
The fortified area on a hilltop was
the acropolis
The teachings that Homer promoted
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
The Greek sculpture Polyclitius believed that
using proportions and mathematical ratios, the ideal human form that could be produced
In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
was eligible to vote on major issues
