HIS 1113 HA Exam 2 Quiz Review

During the Persian War, Athens and Sparta

The Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta

The Dorians did not have writing. Instead they told stories and their greatest storyteller was:

An epic poem...

Why is the greek legislator Draco historically significant?

What was an outcome of the Persian Wars?

Where did the Minoans primarily live?

Homer wrote these 2 epic poems____________ and _____________.

What was the main focus of Aristotle?

City-state in ancient Greece settled by the Dorians that focused on the military

The Mycenaeans were polytheistic - they worshipped

The most famous temple of Ancient Greece is the _______ located in the city of Athens.

"The allegory of the cave"...

Why was Pericles famous?

The Mycenaeans learned many skills from the conquered Minoans, including

Why don't historians consider the Minoans to be Greek?

Who is considered the father of the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology?

The ancient Olympics

Ancient Greek philosophers emphasized the ____ world, over spirituality & religion.

In Ancient Athens, “demos” meant what?

Greek mythology was:

What do Homer's epic reveal about Greek culture?

Which ancient Greek philosopher taught his students by asking questions?

What type of government in Athens (Ancient Greece)?

Greek philosophers thought that:

The Minoans and Mycenaeans civilizations were considered to be in the

Which is NOT true about why Greek mythology was important to the people of that area?

Military training for boys in Sparta

The peninsula where the Mycenaeans lived

Mycenaeans made weapons out of

What is the most important achievement that came from ancient Athens?

Which best describes the Mycenaeans?

Which Persian King launched the SECOND Persian War?

The Dorians introduced the Greek peninsula to...

This ancient Greek philosopher's most famous work was called The Republic.

This ancient Greek philosopher's most famous student was Alexander the Great.

Greek philosopher, critical of Sparta

Why were early Greek philosophers important?

What type of "government" did the Minoans have?

The Mycenaeans are best remembered for.....?

Compared to women in other Greek cities, women of Sparta...

In Sparta, women could ___.

Who did ancient Olympics honor?

What provides scholars with the most evidence about the Minoans?

Greek Draco law was viewed as?

The period that followed the fall of Mycenaeans was called The Dark Ages because..

Which Greek City-State included Draco's Law code as its first written law code?

What was the role of boys in Ancient Athens?

What was Draco's contribution to Greek Democracy?

Persian Wars were

The established

Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?

At the Battle of Thermopylae during the Second Persian War, who did Xerxes' Persian army fight?

Girls in Ancient Athens trained for their futures by

What was the ultimate result of the Persian Wars?

A great temple called the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis in honor of this Goddess: