Test Review #3 - Ancient Greece

Vocabulary - In Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market.

According to Homer, the Mycenaean Greeks spread outward militarily and conquered the legendary city of _______.

Vocabulary - The process of temporarily banning ambitious politicians from Athens by popular vote.

What did the early Greeks adpot as their own towards the end of the Dark Ages?

What kind of drama would the Greeks have created to criticize a politician?

Who are considered to be the first Greek people to exist?

Which two major Greek city-states fought against each other during the Peloponnesian War? (pick two)

Vocabulary - A wall of shields created by soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation.

How old was Alexander when he became king of Macedon / Greece.

Vocabulary - The early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding countryside.

Vocabulary - The qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest.

What did the Greek assembly do?

What is the name given to the period of Greek history where we have no written record?

Who was the leader of the Greek defense at the Battle of Thermopylae?

Vocabulary - The "rule of many" , a government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.

What was the cornerstone of the Greek social and economic life?

Which major battle did Alexander the Great win to gain control of the entire Persian Empire?

Which Persian king led the SECOND invasion of Greece?

Which of the following territories is believed to have been conquered by the Mycenaean civilization?

Socrates used a teaching method that employed a question and answer format to lead students to answers using reason.

Vocabulary - A ruler who seizes power by force.

Who had political rights within the Greek polis, or city-state?

Who helped create the system of democracy in Athens?

Vocabulary - A period when Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world.

Which Macedonian king would conquer all of Greece?

Vocabulary - A long literary work that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Illiad or Odyssey.

Vocabulary - In Greek city-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was often the sight of temples.

Eighty percent of Greece's landmass is covered with...

Which building, that sits a top the acropolis in Athens, is considered to be the greatest example of Greek architecture?

Vocabulary - A period of Greek history were the city-state of Athens reached the height of its power and influence.

The Spartan system of government was an ________.

Select all that apply - What was the end result of the Pelopponesian War?

Vocabulary - The "rule of the few" , a form of government in which a select group of people exercise control.

Is this type of review something you would like to continue to do in the future? (no wrong answer)

According to the Greek historian Plutarch, how many votes were needed to ostracize a politician from Athens?

Which famous battle did the Greeks win during the FIRST persian invasion?

What is the name of the poet who wrote the two epics the Illiad and the Odyssey?

Which of the following figures is considered to be one of the greatest historians of the ancient world?

Who was the king of all the gods of Ancient Greece?

What was often the main subject or focus of Greek art?

True or False - Women in the city-state of Sparta had more freedom of movement and could even own property.

Where did the twelve chief gods and goddesses of the Greek world live?

Who did the Greeks fight during Greco-Persian War?

What is a Greek soldier called?

Vocabulary - An organised system of thought. The term comes from the Greek roots that mean "love of wisdom."