Ancient Greece review

VOCAB: Time when Greek culture blended with eastern customs from conquered lands.

Why was trade important to the Athenians?

How did the Age of Pericles involve direct democracy?

VOCAB: Period between 461 - 429 BCE, dominated by Athenian politics, and Athens was most powerful.

Why would the differing values of Sparta and Athens have led to conflict?

What does the execution of Socrates reveal about Athenian society after the Peloponnesian War?

What political changes occurred because of Alexander's conquests?

VOCAB: From the Greek word for "love of wisdom", it was something Socrates, Plato and Aristotle studied.

How did Athens' growing power lead to conflict with Sparta?

Why were oracles important to ancient Greeks?

Why did Alexander's successors exclude Persians from government roles?

Aristotle wrote a lot about ethics. What are they?

How did the rule of Alexander the Great affect Greek culture?

What did Greek city-states do to defend themselves against Persian invaders?

How did Plato and Aristotle differ in their ideas about government?

What were Alexander the Great's motivations for invading the Persian Empire?

VOCAB: Authoritative or traditional, especially relating to arts and literature from ancient Greece and Rome

How did the Macedonians and Greeks defeat the Persians?

VOCAB: Public or government money used to aid or promote something.

VOCAB: The two main forms of Greek theater were comedies and what?

How did Aristotle go beyond what his teacher, Plato, taught him?

How well prepared was Alexander the Great for being king?

VOCAB: These are moral principles, and generally recognized rules of conduct.

VOCAB: The process for temporarily banning ambitious politicans from the city by popular vote

Why is Aristotle considered one of the most influential Greek philosophers?