Ancient Greek Unit Test

Some Greek city-states required __________ men who owned land.

What happened to Alexander’s Empire after his death?

A Greek who wrote histories that included gods and goddesses to describe some events

How were Greek statues portrayed?

Military Training & Education for Spartans

created a method of teaching using questions and answers

Greek who examined history as the activities of humans, and not gods

What ended Alexander’s conquest of India?

long poem about heroic deeds

Established the Earth revolves around the sun called heliocentric

Established the value of pi

believed that philosopher kings should rule society

one ruler

developed the art of public speaking and debate

a short tale that teaches a lesson

Harsh, and focused on military

A young Greek Macedonia conqueror who defeated the Persians in 330 B.C. C.

Reorganized government into satraps during his reign in 521 B.C.

How was the past explained before Herodotus?

Why did Spartans stress military training?

Which would NOT be a reason the knowledge of geometry be helpful to the Greeks?

Emphasis on education and arts for males

Known as the “Father of Medicine” who was the first to write a medical code of good behavior

What changes occurred during Greece’s Dark Ages?

Which type of government has elected officials vote on laws?

few people hold power

traditional stories about gods and heroes

How did Athenian democracy keep one person from gaining too much power?

A Greek slave who made up fables such as “The Tortoise and the Hare”

Greek ideas & Greek language spread by Alexander the Great to non Greek people of SW Asia

First democracy government

Which is NOT an achievement of Alexander the Great?

highest mountain in Greece where the 12 most important gods and goddesses live

Women had greater freedoms and could own property

all citizens share in running the government

Which type of government did Athens have?

Oligarchy government

a story where a person fails to overcome difficulties because of fate or personal flaws

Which was NOT a cause of the Persian Wars?

Wrote a book that organized information about geometry such as plane geometry

A Greek that wrote the epic “Iliad” about the Trojan horse

Choose officials by lottery for an election.

taught the idea of the “golden mean”

What four rights were granted to Greek citizens that American citizens have today?