Ancient Greece Part IIAncient Greece Part IIStudy GuideStudy Guide

Mrs. M. BrownMrs. M. Brown

1. The ___________ was constructed in Athens to honor Athena in the 400’s BC

2. Natural events in nature such as thunder and earthquakes were believed to be caused by _______ by the ancient Greeks

3. The Egyptians built a ______ and a _______ to make Alexandria, Egypt a great center of culture and learning during the Hellenistic Age

Parthenon

gods

library museum

4. Philip II was the _____________ of Alexander

5. A __________ is a unit of mounted soldiers on horses

6. The Peloponnesian War began because Greek cities feared ________ _______ ________ Greece

7. An alliance is an agreement to ______ _______

father

cavalry

Athens would control

work together

8. Euclid created the ________ __ _______ that are still used today

9. A group of warriors standing close together in a square is called a _____________

10. The god of the sun was __________

11. Making Persia’s empire strong was the goal of ____________

rules of geometry

phalanx

Apollo

Darius

12. The ancient Greeks most valued philosophy and art as evidenced by their _________________

13. A teacher and philosopher, he taught by asking questions but people were upset by his ideas and he was forced to drink poison. ____________

14. The king of the gods and goddesses and god of the sky. _____________

achievements

Socrates

Zeus

15. Why didn’t Alexander conquer all of India?5__________________________________

16. __________ was a Greek writer who wrote fables

17. The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by ___________

18. Why did Alexander spread the Greek culture throughout his empire?

_________________________________

His soldiers refused to fight any longer

Aesop

Homer

He admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas

19. A poem set to music is called _______________

20. Short stories that teach lessons about life or give advice about how to live . ________________

21. Stories about gods and nature that try to explain how the world works. _________________

lyric poetry

fables

mythology

22. Darius built ________ to help messengers travel quickly throughout the empire

23. The spread of ______________ culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world.

24. Athenian domination of the Delian League caused _________ to declare war on Athens.

roads

Hellenistic

Sparta

Constructed ResponseConstructed Response Greek mythology included stories about different

Greek gods and goddesses. Identify at least 3 gods/goddesses and what they controlled in nature. Zeus-lightening, thunder, god of all godsZeus-lightening, thunder, god of all gods Apollo-god of the sun—sun rises in the east and sets Apollo-god of the sun—sun rises in the east and sets

in the westin the west Poseidon-god of the sea, brother of Zeus, sea horsesPoseidon-god of the sea, brother of Zeus, sea horses Hades- god of the underworld, brother of ZeusHades- god of the underworld, brother of Zeus Demeter- goddess of agriculture, invented seasonsDemeter- goddess of agriculture, invented seasons Athena-goddess of wisdom, sprang from Zeus’s Athena-goddess of wisdom, sprang from Zeus’s

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THE TEST! You will be given 2 passages about 2 city-states and

asked what one of the city-state values Know how to read a map and a timeline!

Be SURE to study!