Anna's State Cards Flashcards
(137 cards)
1
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What does the Greek root ergon mean in “metallurgy”?
A
Work
2
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Which of the following men did NOT help construct the Parthenon?
A
Praxiteles
3
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What does the Greek root pyxos mean in “box (bushel)”?
A
Boxwood
4
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A heliotropic plant turns towards what?
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Sun
5
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What is the meaning of the Greek root in “ballistic”?
A
Throw
6
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What is chiraptophobia the fear of?
A
Being touched
7
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Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: scorpion, kaleidoscope, archbishop, skeptic?
A
Scorpion
8
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Alexander the Great defeated the Indian king Porus at the Battle of ___.
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Hydaspes River
9
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Jason of Pherae was the ruler of ___ in the period before Philip II came to power in Macedon.
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Thessaly
10
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What is the meaning of the prefix “dia-“?
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Through
11
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The Spartan commander at the Battle of Aegospotami was ___.
A
Lysander
12
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The two royal houses of Sparta were the Agidas and the ___.
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Eurypontids
13
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What does the Greek root gam mean in “gamete”?
A
Marriage
14
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Lithography is a printing process that uses this for making ink impressions.
A
Stone
15
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What is the meaning of the Greek root in “architect”?
A
Rule
16
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In what year were the first Olympic Games held?
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776 BC
17
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The gemstone that comes from the Greek for hoof or fingernail is what?
A
Onyx
18
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Whose laws were so harsh that they were said to have been written in blood?
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Draco
19
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Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: trout, type, timbre, typify?
A
Trout
20
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One hundred Spartans were captured on the island of Sphacteria by the Athenian general ___.
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Demosthenes
21
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Who delivered the Third Philippic in 341 BC, urging war against the king of Macedon?
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Demosthenes
22
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The First Persian Invasion of Greece began in ___.
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492 BCE
23
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What does the Greek root φαίνω (phainō) mean in the word panorama?
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To show, appear
24
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Which archaeologist discovered Mycenae and Troy?
A
Heinrich Schliemann
25
Which Persian king ordered the invasion of Greece in 490 BC?
Darius
26
In which Greek city was Philip II of Macedon held hostage as a teenager?
Thebes
27
Which suffix means "inflammation"?
-itis
28
Which island was the first to rebel against the Delian League in 470 BC?
Naxos
29
What culture is known for its palace civilizations at Knossos and Phaistos?
Minoan
30
During the second phase of the Peloponnesian War, Athens lost almost all of its navy in the disastrous ___.
Sicilian Campaign
31
What does the Greek root gno mean in "prognosticate"?
To know
32
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: syllable, catalepsy, analysis, dilemma?
Syllable
33
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: calm, caustic, ink, hilarious?
Calm
34
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "pyorrhea"?
Pus
35
What brilliant politician fled from Athens and turned traitor after being implicated in the plot to mutilate the hermae in 415 BC?
Alcibiades
36
Which Spartan general was killed while defending Amphipolis in 422 BC?
Brasidas
37
Which king of Sparta attempted to set up an oligarchy at Athens with the support of Isagoras?
Cleomenes I
38
Where did the Persians crush the revolt of the Ionian Greeks in 494 BC?
Lade
39
Where was the battle fought in 405 BC that effectively ended the Peloponnesian War?
Aegospotami
40
Based on its root, which activity is considered an enterprise?
Piracy
41
Who was the father of Pericles?
Xanthippus
42
Who always commanded the right wing of Alexander the Great’s army?
Parmenio
43
Which famous Spartan lawgiver is said to have starved himself so that his people would obey his laws?
Lycurgus
44
What Athenian’s reforms led to the establishment of democracy in 508 BC?
Cleisthenes
45
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: atom, epitome, tomb, anatomy?
Tomb
46
What is claustrophobia the fear of?
Closed spaces
47
In ___ the Four Hundred came into power at Athens.
411 BCE
48
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: attorney, turret, tournament, contour?
Contour
49
What Bactrian princess did Alexander the Great marry?
Roxane
50
The agreement of 448 BC between Athens and Persia is referred to as the Peace of ________.
Callias
51
The First Peloponnesian War began in ___.
460 BCE
52
Where did 300 Spartans under Leonidas make a famous stand in 480 BC?
Thermopylae
53
Psychology is the study of what?
Mind
54
Where did Theban generals Pelopidas and Epaminondas defeat the Spartans in 371 BC?
Leuctra
55
What is the meaning of the prefix "eu-"?
Good
56
Osteoporosis is a disease that affects what?
Bone
57
According to historical records, the Battle of Plataea and the Battle of ___ both took place on the same day, August 27, 479 BCE, marking the end of the Persian Wars.
Mycale
58
Dipsomania is a madness over what?
Thirst
59
What Spartan king led the united Greeks to victory at Plataea in 479 BC?
Pausanias
60
What does the suffix "-pathy" mean?
Suffering
61
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "necropolis"?
Cemetery
62
What does the Greek root stoma mean in "stomach"?
Mouth, opening
63
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: neuralgia, nostalgia, antiseptic, analgesic?
Antiseptic
64
What does the Greek root cheir mean in "surgeon"?
Hand
65
Hipparchus was killed in ___.
514 BCE
66
What Athenian strategos was responsible for the victory at Marathon?
Miltiades
67
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "apropos"?
Fitting
68
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "stenography"?
Narrow
69
What war concluded with the King's Peace in 386 BC?
Corinthian War
70
What is topophobia the fear of?
Places
71
Economics comes from a Greek root meaning what?
Household
72
What was the name of the citadel of Thebes, seized by the Spartans in 382 BC?
Cadmea
73
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: choir, choral, choreography, chordate?
Chordate
74
The Persian king who was defeated by Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus was ___.
Darius III
75
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: androgen, philander, polyandry, draconian?
Draconian
76
The Corinthian War of 395 BCE pitted Sparta against an alliance of Athens and all of the following EXCEPT ___.
Crete
77
What brother of Hippias was murdered by Harmodius and Aristogeiton?
Hipparchus
78
Something that is anthropomorphic is like what?
A man
79
What tyrant of Syracuse ruled for 38 years and built his city into an empire in the 4th century BC?
Dionysius I
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Which Athenian statesman advocated the policy of seisactheia, the cancellation of debts?
Solon
81
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "rhinoceros"?
Nose
82
What Athenian general was slain at the battle of Coronea in 447 BC?
Tolmides
83
Who convinced the Athenians to limit citizenship to those whose parents were both Athenian?
Pericles
84
Who became the most powerful politician at Athens after Pericles’ death?
Cleon
85
Who seized the Piraeus in opposition to the Thirty Tyrants in 403 BC?
Thrasybulus
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The leader of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens was ___.
Critias
87
What was the name of the school founded by Aristotle in Athens?
Lyceum
88
For which ailment would an analgesic be appropriate?
Headache
89
Which games were held at Corinth in honor of the god Poseidon?
Isthmian Games
90
Which Athenian noble attempted to seize the Acropolis by force in 632 BC?
Cylon
91
Which of the following was NOT one of the generals originally named to the Sicilian Expedition?
Gylippus
92
This ruler of Mytilene, a contemporary of the poets Alcaeus and Sappho, was known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Ancient Greece.
Pittacus
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The political office in Athens that Pericles held for fifteen consecutive years was ___.
Strategos
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What does the Greek root ὅρος (horos) mean in the word aphorism?
Boundary, limit
95
A person who has traveled extensively and learned many languages is best described as ___.
Cosmopolitan
96
The First Sacred War began when ___.
Crissa began charging Delphic pilgrims excessive tolls
97
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "glossary"?
Tongue
98
After his defeat by Alexander the Great, Porus, the Indian king and warrior ___.
Was reinstated as the ruler of the region by Alexander
99
What was the name of Alexander the Great’s horse, after whom he named a city?
Bucephalus
100
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: electrode, synod, antidote, method?
Electrode
101
Who commanded the Greek mercenaries at the battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC?
Clearchus
102
Draco laid out the legal code of ___.
Athens
103
Pisistratus ruled ___ as a tyrant three times.
Athens
104
What does the Greek root τρόπος (tropos) mean in the word trophy?
Turn, way
105
Epaminondas was killed in the Battle of ___, supposedly in single combat with Xenophon’s son Gryllus.
Mantinea
106
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: bishop, episcopate, scepter, telescope?
Telescope
107
Which city-state’s assembly was called the Apella?
Sparta
108
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "anatomy"?
Cut up
109
What does the Greek root bol mean in "bulb"?
Throw
110
What does the Greek root thromb mean in "thrombosis"?
Clot
111
Alexander the Great died in Babylon in ___.
323 BCE
112
What does the Greek root kamara mean in "chamber"?
Chamber
113
What was the correct order of battles fought by Alexander the Great?
Granicus → Issus → Tyre → Gaugamela
114
In what year did Athens complete the construction of the Long Walls?
458 BC
115
What is the meaning of the Greek root in "barometer"?
Heavy
116
What is sesquipedalophobia the fear of?
Long words
117
Which of these does NOT come from the same Greek root as the others: cellophane, emphasis, sycophant, lymphatic?
Lymphatic
118
A hepatectomy is a surgical procedure performed on which organ?
Liver
119
Which atomic element is keen or sharp, based on its derivation?
Oxygen
120
What city-state founded the colony of Taras in c. 707 BC?
Sparta
121
What is the meaning of the Greek root in the word horoscope?
Season
122
The Spartan dual kingship was shared between the Agids and ________.
Eurypontids
123
The island captured by Alexander the Great after he built a giant causeway to connect it to the mainland was ___.
Tyre
124
Which Athenian philosopher acted as a tutor to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
125
What was the first league in Greek history, to which the Delphians appealed in the 1st Sacred War?
Amphictyonic League
126
Epaminondas and Pelopidas were the heroic leaders of the Sacred Band of ___.
Thebes
127
Where did Sparta defeat Athens in 457 BC during the "First Peloponnesian War"?
Tanagra
128
Where did 120 Spartan hoplites surrender to Athenian forces in 425 BC?
Sphacteria
129
What is arachnophobia the fear of?
Spiders
130
Alexander made his close friend, ___, his second-in-command when he appointed him Chiliarch of the empire.
Hephaestion
131
Which tyrant of Corinth overthrew the Bacchiads in the seventh century BC?
Cypselus
132
What does the Greek root oura mean in "squirrel"?
Tail
133
What is the meaning of the prefix "meta-"?
After
134
What great Athenian statesman, ostracized in 472 BC, died in exile in Persia?
Themistocles
135
A plague killed a quarter of the population of Athens in ___.
430 BCE
136
After Alcibiades was condemned to death for mutilating the herms, he fled to ___.
Sparta
137
A palinode is best defined as a ___.
Retraction
