Chapter 11 - Ancient Greek Civilization Review

Chapter 11 - Ancient Greek Civilization Review

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• Battle of Marathon • Battle of Salamis • Delian League • Peloponnesian League​

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Key Terms

​- Greek city-states cooperated

to defeat a threat from the mighty Persian empire.​

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- ​After the Persian Wars, Athens became the dominant Greek city-state.

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- ​Rivalry between Athens and Sparta led to a series of wars that weakened all of Greece.

Key Ideas

Section 1 - War in Ancient Greece

Multiple Choice

What was the unexpected Greek victory which ended the First Persian War?

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of 300

• Battle of Bikini Bottom

Multiple Choice

Which development eventually led to the Peloponnesian War?

• a. Creation of the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League

• b. Rivalry between Athens and Sparta for power in Greece

• c. Athens’ jealousy over Persian support of Sparta

• d. Persian attacks on Greek colonies in Ionia

Multiple Choice

Why could the Persian defeat at Salamis be considered the turning point in the Second Persian War?

• The Greek victory prevented Athens from being captured.

• The battle broke Persian naval power in the region.

• The Greeks turned back an invading Persian army.

• The victory allowed the Greeks to recapture Ionia.

Multiple Choice

Which group resented Athens’ growing power after winning the Second Persian War?

• Sparta, members of the Peloponnesian League, and members of the Delian League

• Only Sparta and members of the Peloponnesian League

• Only Sparta and members of the Delian League

• Only Sparta

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta for supreme power in ancient Greece?

• The First Persian War

• The Second Persian War

• The Peloponnesian War

• The Peloponnesian League

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Key Terms

- ​The Macedonian rulers Phillip and Alexander conquered the Greek city-states and united Greece.

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- ​Alexander the Great went on to conquer an empire stretching from Egypt to India.

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- ​Alexander’s empire helped spread Greek culture across a wide area.

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Key Ideas

Section 2 - Alexander's Empire

Multiple Choice

Which ruler was MOST responsible for uniting Greece?

• Alexander the Great

• Xerxes

• Pericles

• King Philip

Multiple Choice

The origins of Hellenistic culture can be traced to

• Asia

• Greece

• Egypt

• Macedonia.

Multiple Choice

The defeat of which city-states was key to the Macedonians’ conquest of Greece?

• Athens and Sparta

• Thebes and Athens

• Sparta and Thebes

• Only Sparta

Multiple Choice

Much of the territory conquered by Alexander the Great was previously part of which empire?

• Macedonian

• Athenian

• Egyptian

• Persian

​• polytheism • mythology • Olympic games • Delphic oracle • lyric poetry  • chorus

Key Terms

- ​Ancient Greek religion was based on a belief in many gods.

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- Greek art and architecture have remained influential to the present day.​

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- ​Greek writers contributed to the development of lyric poetry and drama.

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Key Ideas

Section 3 - Ancient Greek Beliefs & Arts

Multiple Choice

According to the ancient Greeks’ beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?

• In caves deep underground

• On Mount Olympus

• In the sea

• At Delphi on Mount Parnassus

Multiple Choice

Which structure is considered to be the finest example of classical Greek architecture?

• The Parthenon

• The stadium at Olympia

• The Great Library at Alexandria

• The temple of Apollo

Multiple Choice

Which of these ancient Greek playwrights became famous for writing something other than tragedies?

• Aeschylus

• Aristophanes

• Euripides

• Sophocles

Multiple Choice

Who was the most powerful and important of the Greek gods and goddesses?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Athena

• Hercules

Multiple Choice

Ancient Greek culture continues to influence modern

• warfare.

• architecture, literature, and drama.

• music.

• computer technology.

• Socratic method • Academy • hypothesis • Hippocratic oath​​

Key Terms

- ​​Greek scholars made important contributions in both philosophy and history.

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- ​The ancient Greeks pioneered scientific and medical discoveries by examining nature.

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- ​Greek learning continued to grow and spread during the Hellenistic age.

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Key Ideas

Section 4 - Ancient Greek Learning

Multiple Choice

Each of the following ancient Greeks valued observation and the knowledge gained through the senses in reaching scientific conclusions EXCEPT

• Hippocrates.

• Aristotle.

• Plato.

• Thales.

Multiple Choice

Which ancient Greek is said to have used his observations of nature to develop a military weapon?

• Archimedes

• Hercules

• Achilles

• Pythagoras

Multiple Choice

Much of the knowledge that added to Greek learning in the Hellenistic Age came from

• China.

• India.

• Egypt.

• Persia.

Multiple Choice

Whose work can be linked to the earlier observations of Thales of Miletus?

• Aristarchus and Democritus

• Eratosthenes and Aristotle

• Democritus and Eratosthenes

• Aristotle and Aristarchus

Multiple Choice

Alexandria became an important center for the study of

• medicine and mathematics.

• shipbuilding.

• weapons and warfare.

• economics.

Multiple Choice

Why did the ancient Greeks study and write about the past?

• They wanted a record of their accomplishments to look back on.

• They believed it was important to pass knowledge on to future generations.

• They thought that learning why past events took place would help make them wise.

• They wanted more information about the gods for use in religious ceremonies

Multiple Choice

Which Greek philosopher’s method of teaching his followers is still used by teachers today?

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Plato

• Zeno

Multiple Choice

The ________________ of teaching is still used by teachers today.

• Question and Answer Method

• True / False Method

• Socratic Method

• Aristotle Method

Poll

How are you feeling about Ch. 11 on a scale of 1-5

• 1. Help. I know nothing.

• 2. I know some things.

• 3. I know some things and not other things.

• 4. I know most things.

• 5. I feel great! I know all!