The Greeks

The GreeksChapter 4 ReviewBronze-using peoples who lived on Crete.Who are Minoans?Body of water that Greeks sailedWhat is the Aegean Sea?Poet who wrote the IliadWho is Homer?The Iliad and Odyssey are examples of this type of literature.Epic poems.Most historians think Minoan civilization wasInvaded and destroyed by MycenaeansDestroyed by a tidal waveConquered by RomeInvented by HomerAnswer: A

Invaded and destroyed by MycenaeansDuring the Dark Age, some Greeks settled in this part of Asia Minor.What is Ionia?Greek history was influenced by GreecesRivers and deltasMountains and seacoastDeserts and plainsGlaciers and forestsAnswer: B

Mountains and seacoastTwo major groups who settled within Greece itself wereThe Aeolians and DoriansThe Agamemnons and HomersThe Achilles and PhoeniciansThe Knosses and EvansAnswer: A

The Aeolians and DoriansThis is a city, town, village, and surroundings.What is a polis?This is a fortified area on a hilltop.What is an acropolis?These were heavily fortified foot soldiers.What are hoplites?A Spartan warrior was told to return from warWith lots of black brothBefore he turned 28To repay debtsWith his shield or on itD. With his shield or on it.Rulers who seized power by force.What is a tyrant?The word spartan has come to meanHighly self-disciplinedOligarchialLover of literaturedemocraticAnswer: A

Highly self-disciplinedWho laid the foundation of democracy in Greece?Who is Cleisthenes?Starting point of Pheidippides 26(.2) mile run.What is Marathon?The Persian monarch at the Battle of Thermopylae.Who is Xerxes?This was a defense alliance that united the Greeks against the Persians.What is the Delian League?This is considered to be the height of Athenian power and brilliance.What is the Age of Pericles?Who was the Persian monarch at the Battle of Marathon?Who is Darius?After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the AtheniansAbandoned their cityColonized IoniaFled to ItalyTraded wine with XerxesAnswer: A

They had to abandon their city!What Greek historian wrote the History of the Persian Wars, which is regarded as the first real history in Western civilization? HerodotusSocratesPlatoPericles Answer: A

HerodotusType of government that is controlled by a few.What is an oligarchy?According to Plato, individuals could not achieve a good life unlessThey lived in a just and rational stateThey were ruled by a good queenThey lived a moral and pious lifeThey strictly followed a vegetarian dietAnswer: A

They lived in a just and rational state.Who said, the unexamined life is not worth living?

Who is Socrates?According to the Greeks, where did the gods live?On Mount Olympus.The especially brave Spartan warriors who defended the pass at Thermopylae.Who are the 300?What group had nearly three times the number of people as there were foreigners in classical Athens?CitizensSlavesBoth A and BNone of the aboveAnswer: B

SlavesWho was the Greek Goddess of Love?Who was Aphrodite?Who was the chief god of the Greeks?Who is Zeus?The capture of Troy by the Greeks, according to Homer, was accomplished by a trick using the Trojan ______.What is horse?When the hoplites, or infantry soldiers, went into battle, they marched shoulder to shoulder in a formation called a _____________.What is phalanx?Sacred shrine where priests revealed the future?What is an oracle?Teaching approach using question/answer.What is the Socratic method?Athenian vote of banishment?What is Ostracism?The building which is regarded as the greatest example of a Greek temple is the __________________. It was built to honor Athena.What is the Parthenon?Sixth-century philosopher who taught that truth was to be found in music and numbers.Who was Pythagoras?Why did the Greeks use rituals?Encourage the gods to be generousFind a route to ChinaElect kingsShow the power of humansAnswer: A

Encourage the gods to the generous.Socrates student.Who is Plato?Home of Alexander the Great.What is Macedonia?