Chapter 4 The Ancient Greeks

The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the

Ancient Greek medicine studied the __ by dissecting the bodies of executed criminals.

government was considered an oligarchy

Name this structure.

What was the purpose of this structure?

Which event happened first?

What was the central focus of Greek life?

Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first

The Peloponnesian War, which began in 431 B.C., was a result of

The Hellenistic Age came to an end when the __ conquered Greece around 146 B.C.

Maintains the stronger navy

believed that investigation and observation were the best ways to learn

Which of the following was the first Greek state?

oligarchy

Maintains the stronger army

__ measures the relationship between the diameter and circumference of a __.

explained his ideas about government in The Republic

What strategy was used by the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War?

The major gods and goddesses of the Greeks were believed to live on __.

accused and convicted of corrupting the youth through his teachings

age that began with Alexander the Great’s conquests

Greek city, town, or village and surroundings

one of Socrates' students

most famous pupil of Plato

What happened to the Greek city-states after the Peloponnesian War?

the Odyssey or Iliad, as a type of literature

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Greek sculptors sought to achieve realism.

Who was the leader of the Persians that threatened to conquer the Greeks?

Which Greek city was sacked by the Spartans according to the Iliad?

Plague struck the people killing one out of every four people

Through the conquests of Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the Greek capital of __.

They were mainly interested in a military life which prepared boys and men for war

Athenian vote of banishment

Art, literature, mathematics, and philosophy did not appeal to them

The Greek city-states were defeated by the Persians in the Peloponnesian War.

What world super power was the biggest threat to Greece?

Women lived a much freer life than women elsewhere

Scholars continue to debate whether Homer’s account of ____ is based on historical fact.

The leader of the Mycenaens who led the Spartans and other Greek armies in the attack on Troy.

People were very much interested in art, literature, science, mathematics, and philosophy

a sculptor whose true love was philosophy

Age of Pericles

Enjoyed athletics and developed a sporting event similar to the modern-day Olympics

Which of the following events occurred first?

Fights on the defensive by remaining inside city walls

Surrounded the city walls of the enemy to fight in open battles

Women's roles were more limited and very different than men

government was considered a democracy

Archimedes used __ to measure spheres

Which major city-state was an oligarchy?

According to legend, how did the people in Athens find out about the battle of Marathon?

Who determined the value of pi?

oracle

Eventually won the Peloponnesian War

Which city-state controlled most of Greece after the Peloponnesian War?

Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town shouting “Eureka!”

Helots were people in Sparta who had been taken prisoner during wars and forced into slavery.