Ch. 9 Lessons 1,2,3,4

Question 1

Balkan peninsula

Answer 1

a stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea

Question 2

Mediterranean Sea

Answer 2

a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa

Question 3

Aegean Sea

Answer 3

the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor

Question 4

Asian Minor

Answer 4

the western edge of Asia

Question 5

Ionian Sea

Answer 5

the sea that separates western Greece from southeastern Italy

Question 6

Crete

Answer 6

an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; the center of Minoan civilization

Question 7

Mycenae

Answer 7

an early city-state of Greece

Question 8

Plato

Answer 8

Ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece

Question 9

King Minos

Answer 9

not in book??????

Question 10

agora

Answer 10

an outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece

Question 11

plunder

Answer 11

valuables taken in war

Question 12

Troy

Answer 12

a city on the western coast of Asia Minor; site of the legendary Trojan War

Question 13

Mount Olympus

Answer 13

a mountain in northern Greece thought by ancient Greeks to be the home of their gods

Question 14

Athens

Answer 14

a city-state that was the best example of ancient Greek democracy; the capital of modern Greece

Question 15

Sparta

Answer 15

an ancient Greek city-state that was under strict military rule

Question 16

Homer

Answer 16

Ancient Greek poet composed two poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War

Question 17

Pericles

Answer 17

Ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon

Question 18

myth

Answer 18

a traditional story that may include gods and goddesses and often tries to explain events in nature

Question 19

immortal

Answer 19

to live forever

Question 20

aristocracy

Answer 20

a person who is a member of a high social class

Question 21

democracy

Answer 21

a government by the people

Question 22

oral tradition

Answer 22

the passing down of stories from person to person orally

Question 23

Assembly

Answer 23

in ancient Greece, an Athenian governing body of all citizens older than eighteen

Question 24

helot

Answer 24

a slave

Question 25

Trojan War

Answer 25

not in book?????

Question 26

Olympic Games

Answer 26

Athletic contests held by the Ancient Greeks about 3500 years ago, and revived in modern times

Question 27

Marathon

Answer 27

a plane northeast of Athens Greece

Question 28

Salamis

Answer 28

the sight of a mighty sea battle between Greece and Persia

Question 29

Thebes

Answer 29

a Greek city-state that defeated Sparta

Question 30

Macedonia

Answer 30

an ancient country in northern Greece; a nation formed after the break up of Yugoslavia

Question 31

Socrates

Answer 31

Ancient Greek philosopher who developed and approached to teaching based on asking questions

Question 32

Aristotle

Answer 32

Ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato who wrote more than 170 books

Question 33

marathon

Answer 33

the longest race in the Olympics, a footrace of about 36 miles

Question 34

philosopher

Answer 34

a person who studies truth and knowledge

Question 35

reason

Answer 35

logical thinking

Question 36

plague

Answer 36

an epidemic of an often fatal disease

Question 37

mercenary

Answer 37

a hired soldier

Question 38

Golden Age

Answer 38

a period of time in a ancient Athens when magnificent temples were built; artists created statues and monuments; and philosophers extended human knowledge

Question 39

Socratic method

Answer 39

an approach to teaching developed by the Greek philosophers, Socrates, which involves teaching people to think by asking questions

Question 40

Delian League

Answer 40

in ancient Greece, an alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states

Question 41

Peloponnesian War

Answer 41

not in book????

Question 42

Alexandria

Answer 42

an Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade and learning in the Hellenistic Age

Question 43

Alexander

Answer 43

King of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Africa, and Asia

Question 44

Hippocrates

Answer 44

Ancient Greek doctor

Question 45

Archimedes

Answer 45

Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the "father of medicine"

Question 46

Pythagoras

Answer 46

Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician

Question 47

Eucild

Answer 47

Greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry

Question 48

Hellenistic Age

Answer 48

a period of time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed