6th - SS Chapter 11 handout. REVISED

Question 0

After the Persian Wars, ________ became the most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece.

Answer 0

Athens

Question 1

The _________ was the result of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta.

Answer 1

Peloponnesian War

Question 2

Athens was forced to give up its democratic form of government as a result of the ____________.

Answer 2

Peloponnesian War

Question 3

Athens was able to defeat the Persians in 480BC because they received help from the _________.

Answer 3

Spartans

Question 4

The Athenians helped the Ionians by burning the Persian City of ________.

Answer 4

Sardis

Question 5

Darius’ son, ______________ assembled an invasion force of about 100,000 men.

Answer 5

Xerxes

Question 6

A small Spartan force lead by __________ stopped the Persians at Thermopylae.

Answer 6

King Leonidas

Question 7

Athenian leader _____________ convinced the Athenians to flee the city in front of the advancing Persian Army.

Answer 7

Themistocles

Question 8

The Athenian alliance was called the ________.

Answer 8

Delian League

Question 9

The Spartan alliance was called the ________.

Answer 9

Peloponnesian League

Question 10

The defeat of ________ and ________ was key to the Macedonians conquest of Greece.

Answer 10

Thebes and Athens

Question 11

Alexander the Great conquered land that was previously past of the _________.

Answer 11

Persians

Question 12

Origins of Hellenistic culture can be traced to ________.

Answer 12

Alexandria

Question 13

___________ was responsible for uniting Greece.

Answer 13

Philip II

Question 14

Alexander created a huge empire that spread from Egypt in the west to _______ in the east.

Answer 14

India

Question 15

Alexander’s empire remained united about ______.

Answer 15

11 years

Question 16

Greek customs mixed with arts and ideas of the conquered lands to create a new form of culture called _________.

Answer 16

Hellenistic

Question 17

King Philip came from the land of _______.

Answer 17

Macedonia

Question 18

Cleopatra’s family, ___________, ruled Egypt during the time of Alexander the Great.

Answer 18

Ptolemy

Question 19

Who gave Alexander a copy of THE ILIAD?

Answer 19

Aristotle

Question 20

Ancient Greek culture continues to influence modern :

Answer 20

1. Drama
2. Architecture
3. Literature

Question 21

Most major Greek gods lived on ________.

Answer 21

Mount Olympus

Question 22

The temple that is the finest example of Greek architecture is _________.

Answer 22

Parthenon

Question 23

Who was the most powerful of the Greek gods?

Answer 23

Zeus

Question 24

Hades, Poseidon, and Apollo are all gods described in stories called _______.

Answer 24

Myths

Question 25

The God of war was ________.

Answer 25

Ares

Question 26

The goddess of the hearth was _______.

Answer 26

Hestia

Question 27

All Olympic Games ceased during ________ among city-states.

Answer 27

Conflicts

Question 28

Two of Aristophanes comedies still performed today are _______ & _______.

Answer 28

1. The Frogs

2. Lysistrata

Question 29

Author of many fables still read today were written by _______.

Answer 29

Aesop

Question 30

Alexandria became an important center for the study of:

Answer 30

1. Medicine

2. Mathematics

Question 31

Why did the ancient Greeks study and write about the past?

Answer 31

To become wiser

Question 32

The ___________ of teaching is still used by teachers today.

Answer 32

Socratic Method

Question 33

The word “philosophy” means ____________.

Answer 33

Love of wisdom

Question 34

Plato founded a school of philosophy called _________.

Answer 34

Academy

Question 35

Plato wrote a book called __________ which expressed his views about the ideal government.

Answer 35

The Republic

Question 36

____________ was an important Greek philosopher born in 460B.C.

Answer 36

Thucydides

Question 37

______________ of Samos was an early Greek mathematician.

Answer 37

Pythagoras

Question 38

He realized that the Earth is round?

Answer 38

Aristotle

Question 39

This Egyptian city became an important center for the study of medicine?

Answer 39

Alexandria