What is the basic philosophy of Plato?

The world is composed of higher forms

What was the significance of Hellenistic cities as a result of Alexander the Great’s conquests?

spread Greek culture and they became centers of discovery

What do historians have to be aware of when studying classical Greek history?

Greek history has elements of mythology mixed in

What is the definition of Arete?

qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win

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The Ancient Greeks c. 1600 B.C.-133 B.C. Ch. 4

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A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder
Method
Helot
Polis
Phalanx
2
A fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was sometimes the site of temples
Polis
Helot
Arete
Acropolis
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What is the basic philosophy of Plato?
The only way to understand the world is through observation
The individual is the source of knowledge through reason
The world is composed of higher forms
World is structured according to mathematical relationships
4
The geography in Greece caused what to happen to the city states of Greece?
Allowed for greater communication
Isolated them from each other
Expand their trade
Unified them
5
We use the same form of democracy as they did in ancient Greece
False
True
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What was the significance of Hellenistic cities as a result of Alexander the Great’s conquests?
Hellenistic cities developed cultures influenced by China
spread Greek culture and they became centers of discovery
spread Roman culture throughout Southwest Asia
Hellenistic cities mixed only Persian culture
7
What war weakened Greece which allowed King Philip II to conquer Greece
The battle of Thermopylae
The trojan war
The persian war
The peloponnesian war
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What do historians have to be aware of when studying classical Greek history?
All Greek history was factually written by Greek historians
Greek history has elements of mythology mixed in
All Greek history was written from the same viewpoint
Greek history is biasly written by the spartans
9
This city-state emphasized education, the arts and democracy
Mycenae
Sparta
Athens
Thebes
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What common goal united the Athens and Sparta and other Greek city-states?
Defeating Alexander the Great
Defeating the Assyrian invaders
Expanding trade
Defeating the persian invaders
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What is the definition of Arete?
A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win
A systematic plan for doing something
Moral principals; generally recognized rules of conduct

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