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Social Studies: Ancient Greece
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04/08/2022

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What is it called when a few wealthy people hold power?
Definition
Oligarchy
Term
What is it called when there is a relation to Greek history, language, and culture?
Definition
Hellinistic
Term
What is the belief that the human mind was capable of understanding everything?
Definition
Philosophy
Term
What is a military formation used by the Greeks?
Definition
Phalanx
Term
Who is the god of the sun?
Definition
Apollo
Term
What is a citizen-soldier?
Definition
Hoplite
Term
Who was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Definition
Homer
Term
A government where power lay in the hands of "all" citizens
Definition
Democracy
Term
Slaves who worked on Spartan farms and mines
Definition
helots
Term
What is the place of worship for Athena in Athens called?
Definition
Parthenon
Term
Who is the head god?
Definition
Zeus
Term
Which of the following civilizations was NOT a part of Ancient Greece?
Definition
Phoenicians
Term
When did the Peloponnesian Wars occur?
Definition
431 BC to 404 BC
Term
When was Athen's Golden Age?
Definition
461 BC to 429 BC
Term
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Definition
Homer
Term
What valuables did Athens NOT have?
Definition
Silver
Term
What civilization was present during the Dark Age?
Definition
Dorians
Term
Who overthrew the Minoans?
Definition
Mycenaeans
Term
Who founded Sparta?
Definition
Descendants of the Dorians
Term
What were the earliest Greeks known as?
Definition
Minoans
Term
What was NOT present in each city state?
Definition
Temples for every god and goddess
Term
What was a natural protector for Ancient Greece?
Definition
The mountains
Term
What was NOT a right or responsibility of citizens in Greece?
Definition
they had to own slaves
Term
Where was Ancient Greece located?
Definition
SouthEast Europe
Term
What battle did King Leonidas and his Spartans hold a valiant stand?
Definition
Thermopylae
Term
Who was Alexander the Great's tutor?
Definition
Aristotle
Term
Who were the Persian Wars between?
Definition
Greece V. Persia
Term
When did the Persian Wars occur?
Definition
492 BC to 449 BC
Term
What are some of Alexander the greats accomplishments
Definition
He freed Ionia from Persian rule.
- He conquered Issus and Syria forcing Persian King Darius III to flee.
- He captured Phoenician seaports.
- He captured Egypt and declared himself Pharaoh.
- He invaded Mesopotamia capturing Babylon, Persepolis, and Susa.
Term
What is the Iliad story
Definition
the story of the Trojan War. Homer wrote the Iliad and he also wrote the
Odyssey which tells the story of Odysseyus’ ten year journey home to Ithaca after the fall
of Troy.
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