Chapter 5 Ancient Greece

blended Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures together

traditional stories about gods

largest known Hellenistic sculpture

a narrative poem about heroic deeds

_______ was the Athenian, Greek ruler who expanded democratic ideas by allowing citizens to make laws.

Which of the following epics reflects the Greek heroic ideals in the story of the Trojan War?

art during the age of Pericles

Egyptian city that becomes the center of Hellenistic culture

rule by nobility

Which form of Greek drama tends to make fun of politics and respected people from society?

Alexander the Great started his military success by crushing a rebellion in the Greek city of

In an effort to kill King Darius III, Alexander destroyed and burned ___________, the capital of the Persian empire.

According to Greek mythology, who was the ruler of the gods that lived on Mount Olympus?

Which Hellenistic Greek scholar wrote the book called Elements, which has become the basis for modern geometry?

Wars fought between Greece and Persian Empire that began in Ionia

By 750 BC, the formal government for most of Greece was the

formation of soldiers with spears and shields that was the most powerful fighting force of the ancient world

What divided the Greek mainland into regions?

a blind storyteller

rule by the people

War between the city-states of Sparta and Athens

Which of the following was NOT one of the goals of Pericles during the "Golden Age of Athens."

Indo-Europeans who settled on Greek mainland in 2000 B.C.

Which Hellenistic Greek scholar used geometry to calculate the Earth's circumference?

During the reign of Alexander the Great, he was able to gain control of territory in the kingdoms of

In which Greek city-state did girls receive some education/military training?

thinkers or "lovers of wisdom"

_______ was a Greek philosopher that was put to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens."

War fought by Mycenaeans against city of Troy in 1200s B.C.

Which Greek scholar proved that the sun is larger than Earth and proposed that planets revolved around the sun?