Chapter 4- Ancient Greeks

Which city remained the center of Greek theater during the Hellenistic age?

What was the main purpose of the library in Alexandria during the Hellenistic Era?

What was the main reason for the fall of Alexander's empire after his death?

Where were the twelve chief gods and goddesses thought to live in Greek mythology?

What values did Homer teach through his epic poems?

Which of the following kingdoms emerged after Alexander's death as one of the four Hellenistic kingdoms?

What geographical feature covered about 80 percent of Greece and isolated Greek communities from each other?

What did the Greeks ignore while focusing on their internal conflicts during the post-war period?

Which battle proved to the Athenians that the Persians could be beaten?

What alliance did the Greeks form against the Persians in 478 b.c.?

What was the name of Plato's school in Athens?

Which Athenian reformer laid the foundations for democracy by giving the assembly of citizens authority?

What was the significance of the Greeks adopting the Phoenician alphabet?

Which ancient Greek hero did Alexander the Great seek to imitate?

What did Plato believe was the source of real knowledge?

Which god was considered the chief god and father of the gods in ancient Greek religion?

What term describes the age that saw the expansion of Greek language and ideas to the non-Greek world?

At what age did Spartan males begin regular military service?

Which principles of classical architecture are demonstrated by the Parthenon?

Which Mycenaean king, according to Homer, led the sack of Troy on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor?

In the Hellenistic Era, in which language was all government business conducted?

Who was the Persian monarch who planned to invade Greece after Darius' death?

Where were Greek colonies established across the Mediterranean?

Which epic poems are considered the first great epic poems of early Greece?

What was the main goal of Greek sculptors in creating ideal human forms?

What term is used to describe the captured people who were forced to work for the Spartans?

Who wrote the textbook on plane geometry known as Elements?

According to Epicureanism, what is the way to find happiness?

What universal themes are explored in Greek tragedies?

Who founded the school of Epicureanism in Athens at the end of the fourth century b.c.?

What was the reason for Socrates' conviction and death?

What was the main goal of Alexander the Great in creating his empire?

What motivated Alexander the Great to invade the Persian Empire?

What was the Parthenon dedicated to in ancient Greece?

Who is the Greek hero at the center of the Iliad?

What played a significant role in the revival of farming, trade, and economic activity during the Dark Age?

What term is used to describe the excellence and virtue that a hero strives for in Greek culture?

Which scientist of the Hellenistic Era is known for establishing the value of the mathematical constant pi?

Who became the ruler of Macedonia in 359 b.c. and turned it into the main power of the Greek world?

Which astronomer proposed the theory that the Sun is at the center of the universe during the Hellenistic age?

Who took over the leadership of the entire Greek world after the defeat of the Persians?

What role did the acropolis play in a polis?

Which city did Alexander build as the Greek capital of Egypt?

Which new Greek power emerged after the Great Peloponnesian War?

What was the impact of Greek colonies on the Mediterranean region?

What type of tombs were members of the royal families buried in within the Mycenaean centers?

What teaching method is associated with Socrates?

What was the main focus of the Spartan society?

How did the Great Peloponnesian War impact the major Greek states?

Why is the period following the collapse of Mycenaean civilization referred to as the Dark Age?

What is the meaning of the term 'polis' in ancient Greece?

Where did the Greek forces try to delay the Persians during their invasion?

Which philosophy believed that happiness could be found by living in harmony with the will of God?

What was the main function of the oracle in ancient Greek society?

What governmental system developed in some Greek city-states after the end of tyranny?

What event sparked the Persian ruler Darius' desire for revenge on Athens?

What negative aspect did the loyalty citizens had to their city-states have?