Greece And Persia

Question 0

What is Calvary?

Answer 0

A unit of soldiers that ride horses.

Question 1

Who was Cyrus the Great?

Answer 1

In 550, Cyrus led a successful revolt that marked the beginning of the Persian Empire. Cyrus helped the empire stay strong.

Question 2

Who was Darius the first?

Answer 2

A young prince who took the thrown after cambyss died.

Question 3

What were the Persian wars?

Answer 3

A series of wars between Persia and Greece.

Question 4

Who was Xerxes the first?

Answer 4

Darius’s son/ he tried to conquer Greece again.

Question 5

Alliance-

Answer 5

An agreement to work together.

Question 6

What were the Peloponnesian wars?

Answer 6

A war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart.

Question 7

Who was Philip the second?

Answer 7

The king of Macedonia.

Question 8

What is a phalanx?

Answer 8

A group of warriors in a close square that used spears to fight.

Question 9

Who was Alexander the Great?

Answer 9

The son of Philip the second: built the biggest empire/ Alexander won 22 wars and lost 0.

Question 10

What does Hellenistic?

Answer 10

Greek-like

Question 11

Who was Socrates?

Answer 11

A teacher/ thinker who believed that people must never stop looking for knowledge.

Question 12

Who was Plato?

Answer 12

A teacher and philosopher. He created and academy and wrote many books.

Question 13

Who was Aristotle?

Answer 13

One of the greatest thinkers of all time. Taught to live with moderation and reason.

Question 14

What is reason?

Answer 14

Clear and ordered thinking.

Question 15

Who is Euclid?

Answer 15

Spent his life studying geometry, lines, angles, and shapes. Geometry rules come from him.

Question 16

Who was Hippocrates?

Answer 16

The greatest Greek doctor. He was the “ father of medicine” He did what he could learn to cure diseases.

Question 17

What is the definition of strategy?

Answer 17

Plan for fighting a battle or a war.

Question 18

Who did Persia defeat to win independence?

Answer 18

Medes

Question 19

What is Zoroastrianism?

Answer 19

A religion that taught that there were 2 forces fighting for the universe. Good and evil.

Question 20

Spartan boys were trained to be what?

Answer 20

Soldiers.

Question 21

Why would the women of Greece want to live in Sparta?

Answer 21

Because the women in Sparta had a lot more rights and freedom than women in other parts of Greece.

Question 22

At what age did Spartan men finish serving in the army?

Answer 22

60 years old.

Question 23

What started the Peloponnesian war?

Answer 23

The growth of Athenian power worried the Peloponnesian league. Finally, to stop Athen growth, Sparta declared war.

Question 24

What happened because of the Peloponnesian war?

Answer 24

Sparta became the most powerful city-state.

Question 25

How was Philip of Macedonia able to conquer the Greeks easily?

Answer 25

Because few people responded to help, the Greeks were left with a very small army. Philip also had a very strong army.

Question 26

Who's were Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great related?

Answer 26

Philip was Alexander's father.

Question 27

What caused the death of Alexander the Great?

Answer 27

Alexander got sick in Babylon on his way back home and died.

Question 28

What happened to Alexander's empire after he died.

Answer 28

The empire was split into 3 different kingdoms by his 3 important generals.

Question 29

What specific locations did Alexander's kingdom cover?

Answer 29

Macedonia, Greece, Syria, and Egypt.

Question 30

What is the Parthenon?

Answer 30

A temple in Athena built in the 400s BC.

Question 31

What did Greek philosophers believe?

Answer 31

They believed in the power of the human mind to think, explain, and understand life.

Question 32

What is Calvary?

Answer 32

A unit of soldiers that ride horses.

Question 33

What was the series of wars between Persia and Greece called.

Answer 33

Persian wars

Question 34

Why was Spartan society based on military power?

Answer 34

The Spartans believed the military power was the way to provide security and protection for their city.

Question 35

What is an alliance?

Answer 35

An agreement to work together.

Question 36

What empire did Cyrus the great found?

Answer 36

The Persian empire.

Question 37

Who are the 3 main Greek philosophers?

Answer 37

Aristotle, Socrates, Plato

Question 38

Who was Socrates?

Answer 38

A philosopher that taught about knowledge.

Question 39

Who was Hippocrates?

Answer 39

" the father of medicine" | Greatest Greek doctor

Question 40

What was Socrates killed for?

Answer 40

Questioning the gods.

Question 41

What was a satrap?

Answer 41

Governors of the Persian provinces.

Question 42

What was state difference between Euclid and Plato?

Answer 42

Euclid was a mathematician and Plato was a philosopher.

Question 43

What did Sophocles and Aristophanes have in common?

Answer 43

They were Greek writers.

Question 44

What are Helots?

Answer 44

Greek salves. Specifically Spartan slaves.

Question 45

In 359 BC, who became king of Macedonia?

Answer 45

Philip the second.

Question 46

Who tries to conquer Greece in 480 BC?

Answer 46

Xerxes the 2nd

Question 47

What is the war when 7000 Spartans and Greeks met and 3 days later the Spartans lost?

Answer 47

Thermopylae.

Question 48

The Greeks the invading in this battle due to their better weapons and armor.

Answer 48

The battle of Marathon

Question 49

Before the Peloponnesian war, Athens created what league to help support their cause?

Answer 49

Delian league