Chapter 8 Review

Homer wrote the Illiad and the.......

words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony

True or False: The city leaders of Athens agreed with the teachings of Socrates.

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems

a story written in the form of a play

True or False: Aristotle was a student of Plato and was also the teacher of Alexander the Great.

True or False: Plato was a student of Socrates and also a philosopher in Ancient Greece.

a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine

True or False: Between the ages of 20 and 32, Alexander conquered the largest empire the world had ever known.

the custom of passing along stories by speech

the art of public speaking and debate

After Alexander's death, _________ gradually gained control of the Greek mainland.

The Greeks constructed the Trojan Horse and hid inside the horse. Why did they do this?

How far east did Alexander lead his armies before they wanted to turn around and go home?

True or False: Shortly after Alexander's death, his empire was divided into four separate kingdoms.

True or False: Many Greeks visited the oracle to speak to a priestess for predictions about their future.

part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses

Alexander the Great's army was never able to conquer Persia.

Who is considered the father of history?

True or False: In most of Aesop's fables animals speak and act like people.

a play or film that tells a humorous story

True or False: Alexander the Great did NOT have many cities named after himself.

True or False: Aristotle's ideas did NOT influence the way Europeans and Americans thought about government.

True or False: Only large Greek city-states had a temple dedicated to a god or goddess.

The Hellenistic Era refers to when Greek culture spread to the non-Greek peoples that Alexander had conquered.

philosophical method of questioning to gain truth

True or False: Both Alexander the Great and his father, Philip II, appreciated Greek culture.

a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world.

The main military goal of Philip II of Macedonia was to ______.

Greek Epic: the Greeks attacked the city of Troy in order to get revenge for kidnapping the wife of a Greek king

city-states separated Greece politically, but Greek people united by a common culture, including religion and language.