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Ancient Greece SOL Review Set
A review of the Ancient Greece unit
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9th Grade
04/23/2018

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Term
Greek religion was _________theistic
Definition
Poly
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The Greeks used this to explain natural phenomena, human qualities, and life events
Definition
Greek mythology.
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Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Artemis and Athena were all Greek ______.
Definition
gods
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Achilles heel, midas touch, etc. are examples of....
Definition
Greek mythology in the modern world.
Term
Who could be a citizen in Ancient Greece?
Definition
Free adult males.
Term
True or false: Greek citizens were REQUIRED to participate in their governments.
Definition
True.
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True or false: Women had no political rights in Ancient Greece.
Definition
True.
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True or false: slaves could vote in ancient Greece.
Definition
False.
Term
True or false: foreigners (people not from the city-state) could participate in the government in Ancient Greece.
Definition
False.
Term
The first form of government in Ancient Athens:
Definition
Monarchy
Term
The second form of government in Ancient Athens:
Definition
Aristocracy
Term
The third form of government in Ancient Athens:
Definition
Tyranny
Term
The fourth (and most famous) form of government in Ancient Athens:
Definition
Democracy
Term
What is Draco famous for?
Definition
Being a tyrant who worked for reform in Athens.
Term
What is Solon famous for?
Definition
Being a tyrant who worked for reform in Athens.
Term
A system where every eligible voter MUST vote on every single issue.
Definition
Direct democracy
Term
Where was direct democracy the form of government?
Definition
In Athens.
Term
How did most issues get worked out in Ancient Athens?
Definition
Public debate.
Term
What was the normal mode of government in Sparta?
Definition
Oligarchy.
Term
A system of government where a powerful few have authority over everyone else.
Definition
An oligarchy.
Term
Athens or Sparta: this society was less free and had a rigid social structure.
Definition
Sparta.
Term
Athens or Sparta: known for being violent, militaristic, and aggressive.
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Sparta.
Term
This war gave Greece its political independence.
Definition
The Persian War.
Term
What war helped unite the Greek city-states Athens and Sparta against a common enemy?
Definition
The Persian War.
Term
What two victories over the Persians led Athens to take control of the Aegean Sea?
Definition
Marathon and Salamis.
Term
The war where Athens and Sparta fought against each other.
Definition
The Peloponnesian War.
Term
Athens and her allies during the Peloponnesian War.
Definition
The Delian League
Term
Sparta and her allies during the Peloponnesian War.
Definition
The Peloponnesian League
Term
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Definition
Sparta
Term
This war led to a slowing of the cultural advancements and weakening of the political power of Greece.
Definition
The Peloponnesian War
Term
Period between the Persian War and the Peloponnesian War when Pericles was in charge of Athens.
Definition
The Golden Age (of Pericles)
Term
Greek who extended Democracy to most adult males.
Definition
Pericles
Term
Greek who had Athens rebuilt after the Persian War, including the Parthenon building.
Definition
Pericles
Term
What did Aeschylus and Sophocles do?
Definition
Wrote plays (drama)
Term
What did Homer do?
Definition
Wrote epic poems (The Iliad, The Odyssey)
Term
What did Herodotus and Thucydides do?
Definition
Historians.
Term
What did Phidias do?
Definition
Sculptor (the Parthenon, statues)
Term
Three types of columns in Greece.
Definition
Doric, Ionian, Corinthian.
Term
What did Archimedes do?
Definition
Engineer (Archimedes' screw was for bringing water up a hill).
Term
What did Hippocrates do?
Definition
Medicine/doctor
Term
What did Euclid do?
Definition
Math (geometry)
Term
What did Pythagoras do?
Definition
Math (geometry)
Term
Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
Definition
Greek philosophers
Term
What was the semi-Greek area north of Greece called?
Definition
Macedonia.
Term
King of Macedonia before Alexander.
Definition
Philip II
Term
Macedonian who conquered Greece and then was assassinated.
Definition
Philip II
Term
Macedonian who established an empire including Greece, Egypt, and Persia.
Definition
Alexander the Great
Term
Macedonian responsible for the spread of Greek culture all throughout the ancient world.
Definition
Alexander the Great
Term
A blend of Greek and Asian (Oriental) cultural elements.
Definition
Hellenistic culture.
Term
How did Hellenistic culture mostly spread?
Definition
Through trade.
Term
What does "oriental" mean?
Definition
Eastern/Asian (things, not people)
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