Global Ch. 5 Test

Question 1

Balkan Peninsula

Answer 1

region that extends into the eastern Mediterranean Sea at Greece. The region is mountainous and has lot of natural harbors and islands in the Aegean Sea.

Question 2

Greece

Answer 2

a civilization made up of many city-states and was known as the first civilization to be democratic.

Question 3

Persia

Answer 3

a civilization that was under the rule of kings. They continued to conquer land. They were not democratic.

Question 4

Asia Minor/ Anatolia

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the land between the Med. Sea and Black Sea.

Question 5

Aegean Sea

Answer 5

located between the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia

Question 6

Red Sea

Answer 6

located near Egypt and separates Saudi Arabia and Africa.

Question 7

Mediterranean Sea

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located near Aegean Sea and is the sea Greece is located on.

Question 8

Persian Gulf

Answer 8

located beneath Persia and leads into the Arabian Sea (little curve on map where Persian Gulf connects to Arabian Sea.)

Question 9

Black Sea

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located above Anatolia and above the Med. Sea

Question 10

Athens

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located in Greece on south eastern part of peninsula (not on Peloponnesus Island). Direct Democracy required citizens to be educated. The Acropolis is the center of Athens and that is where the Athena Parthenon is.

Question 11

Sparta

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located in Greece on the southern tip of the Peloponnesus Island. Sparta was based on militarism. Education emphasized physical training and military interest only. Women had more freedom- own property and express ideas, but had no say in government.

Question 12

Empire

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a large group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.

Question 13

City-State

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a self-governing city; not unified with others.

Question 14

Polis

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the Greek word for a city-state

Question 15

Tyranny

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government ruled by a tyrant- one powerful leader.

Question 16

Oligarchy

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ruled by a powerful, wealthy group

Question 17

Monarchy

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ruled by a king or queen.

Question 18

Direct Democracy

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ruled by the citizens

Question 19

Militarism

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a government that believes in maintaining and having a strong military influence.

Question 20

Golden Age of Athens

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a.k.a the Classical Period. Under the rule of Pericles. Arts, theater, science, and philosophy flourished.

Question 21

Great Greeks

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Pythagoras (mathematics)
Hippocrates (medicine)
Herodotus & Thuycides (history)

Question 22

Tragedy/ Comedy

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Comedy was a light-hearted, funny play. A Tragedy was usually about loss, ignorance, love tragedies, and were usually more serious and sad.

Question 23

Hellenistic

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blended civilization that developed after Alexander the Great. This is related to cultural diffusion.

Question 24

Pericles

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the god-father of democracy. Leader of Athens. He encouraged education and responsibility.

Question 25

Socrates

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"the scape goat". Teacher in Athens who encouraged his students to question and attempt to find the truth.

Question 26

Plato

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student of Socrates. He compiled Socrates' dialog and wrote about ideal government and truth.

Question 27

Aristotle

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most versatile of the Greek philosophers. He wrote about science, government, and logic. Teacher of Alexander the Great.

Question 28

Philip of Macedonia

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King Philip II of Macedonia (region north of Greece). He unified the Greek city-states by conquering them. Died from poison or murder probably.

Question 29

Alexander the Great

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He became king after his father's death at age 20. He was educated by Aristotle. He started a campaign against Persia. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and went as far as the Indus River valley. He died in 323 B.C. Alexander's conquests led to cultural diffusion-Greek and Persian culture blended together.

Question 30

Persian War

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Persia attempted to conquer Greece but failed. Greek city-states allied together to stop Persia. The word Marathon comes from the Persian War.

Question 31

Pelopponesian War

Answer 31

Even though Athens and Sparta allied together to stop Persia, the rivalry between them was undeniable. Sparta worked with the Persian to defeat the Athenians. Athens lost to Sparta, but Sparta was not able to rule all the city-states they conquered. This weakened Greece as a whole.