Chapter 5 Test

Who was the blind poet credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Who was the goddess of love?

What was the name given for people who gained power by force?

When did training begin for most Spartan children?

What is the name of a group of people who have the authority to make a decision in a legal case?

What was the term for the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas of a local culture?

Who applied principles of physics to master the use of level and pulley?

What was the term for a temporary suspension of hostilities?

Who was often called the “Father of History?”

What was the name of the lawmaking body that debated laws before deciding to approve or reject them?

What would happen to sickly babies in Sparta?

Who created the Hippocratic Oath, which set ethical standards for ethics?

What was the city that became the cultural capital of Egypt, with a museum and library

Who was the outspoken critic and philosopher who passed his days by asking people in the town square about their beliefs

What is the epic tale that is the chief source of information about the Trojan War?

What was the name given to a person who offers views or theories on profound questions?

Who derived a formula to calculate the relationship between the sides of a right triangle?

What was the name of the war that happened after the Trojan prince, Paris, kidnaps Helen

Who was the most powerful Olympian who presided over the affairs of gods and humans?

What is the term for when government where the people make the decisions?

What was the name of state-owned slaves?

What was the name for a government in which a hereditary ruler exercises power?

What was the main types of plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster?

What is the term for a form of government where power is in the hands of a small, wealthy elite?

What is the term for the murder of a public figure?

How often were the original Olympic Games held?

What were paintings in watercolor done on wet plaster?

What was the name of the battle where the greatly outnumbered Athenians broke through Persians line

How did the Greeks defeat the Trojans during the Trojan War?

What was the term for areas dedicated to the honor of gods and goddesses?

Who was the student of Socrates who set up the academy to study and teach about the importance of reason?

Who was the student of Plato who favored rule by a single, strong, and virtuous leader?

What is the name of a massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot

What was the name of the fixed salary to men who participated in the Assembly and its governing council?

What was the name of the battle where a small Spartan force guarded the narrow pass but were eventually defeated

What was the name of the war where there was warfare between Athens and Sparta that lasts for over 27 years

What was the name of a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s

What was the name of the priests or priestesses through whom the gods were thought to speak?

What was the name of the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena?

What was the epic poem that tells of the many struggles of the Greek hero Odysseus on his return home

Who was the mightiest of all the Greek warriors?

Who was the group that was the first Greek speaking people of whom we have a written record?