WW10

Question 1

Agora

Answer 1

Open air marketplace in Greece

Question 2

Democracy

Answer 2

Government in which the citizens chose the leader

Question 3

Aristocracy

Answer 3

Government led by the wealthy landowners

Question 4

Oligarchy

Answer 4

Government led by a few wealthy men

Question 5

Tyrant

Answer 5

Someone who takes control of a government by force. They are not always bad leaders

Question 6

Acropolis

Answer 6

Fortified hill

Question 7

Plague

Answer 7

Illness that spreads throughout the land

Question 8

Helot

Answer 8

Member of a servant/slave class in Sparta

Question 9

Tribute

Answer 9

When a smaller nation pays a larger nation to allow them to stay independent

Question 10

Philosopher

Answer 10

Someone who tries to make some kind of order in the world

Question 11

Hellenistic

Answer 11

The time period after Alexander the Great dies until the time of Cleopatra’s rule.

Question 12

Assassinate

Answer 12

To murder for political reasons

Question 13

How did the geography of ancient Greece lead to the development of independent City-States?

Answer 13

The mountains, seas and islands that make up Greece forced city-states to develop with separate kings, laws and customs.

Question 14

Describe who Socrates is and how he taught students?

Answer 14

Using the Socratic Method, Socrates always answered questions with more questions trying to uncover “the truth”.

Question 15

How did Socrates’ life end?

Answer 15

Socrates was found guilty of corrupting the youth and heresy (speaking bad of the gods) and was sentenced to drink Hemlock (poison).

Question 16

Who was Aristotle and how did he impact Alexander the Great?

Answer 16

Aristotle was Alexander’s tutor and taught him about different cultures and people. Led to Alexander allowing the people he conquered to keep their own customs and beliefs

Question 17

Who was Alexander the Great and how did he become an emperor?

Answer 17

Son of King Philip II of Macedonia who took the throne after his father was assassinated.

Question 18

What was life like in Athens?

Answer 18

Athenians believed in culture, art, music, theater, architecture, poetry, philosophy. They had an open port in which people from all over the “world” traded with them.

Question 19

What was life like in Sparta?

Answer 19

Trained in warfare in order to do whatever it took to keep Sparta independent. Focus on preparation for war.

Question 20

What was the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 20

War between Athens and Sparta that last 27 years and only ended because Athens was hit hard by the plague and was forced to surrender.

Question 21

Who was Achilles?

Answer 21

Son of Thetis the sea nymph and King Pelias, raised by the Centaur Chiron. He was a hero and invincible in battle except for the weakness of his heel.

Question 22

What was the Trojan War? Why did it begin?

Answer 22

Helen of Sparta was taken by Paris back to Troy. It started the Trojan War in an effort to get her back to Sparta.

Question 23

What was the Trojan Horse?

Answer 23

A hollow horse given by the Greeks to Troy as a “gift”. Inside were Greek warriors who once inside the gates of Troy, came out and opened the gates so the Greeks could sneak in and defeat Troy.

Question 24

Where was the “greatest Alexandria” in Alexander the Great’s empire located?

Answer 24

The greatest Alexandria was the one in Egypt at the base of the Nile Delta. It is where the Library of Alexandria was built.