Ancient Greece/ Alexander the Great

"The magnificent temple on the Acropolis of Athens, known as the Parthenon, was built between 447 and 432 BCE in the Age of Pericles, and it was dedicated to the city’s patron deity, Athena. The Acropolis was the center of Athenian life built on top of a hill in the city where the most important civic buildings were located. The acropolis itself measures some 300 by 150 metres and is 70 metres high at its maximum. Marble from the nearby Mt. Pentelicus was used for the building, and never before had so much marble been used in a Greek temple."

The purpose of the document above:

• Is to describe the temple in Sparta

• Is to describe the acropolis of Athens

• Is to describe the Parthenon built on the acropolis in Athens

• Is to describe the Parthenon built on the acropolis in Sparta

"The magnificent temple on the Acropolis of Athens, known as the Parthenon, was built between 447 and 432 BCE in the Age of Pericles, and it was dedicated to the city’s patron deity, Athena. The Acropolis was the center of Athenian life built on top of a hill in the city where the most important civic buildings were located. The acropolis itself measures some 300 by 150 metres and is 70 metres high at its maximum. Marble from the nearby Mt. Pentelicus was used for the building, and never before had so much marble been used in a Greek temple."

The point of view of the author above is best described as:

• The Parthenon was a magnificent building used for government that featured columns

• The Parthenon was a magnificent temple built in the center of Athenian

• The acropolis was known as the Parthenon

• The Parthenon was a magnificent temple for Sparta

The purpose of the map above is to:

• Illustrate the Greek civilization

• Illustrate Mesopotamia, the world's first civilization

• Illustrate Alexander the Great's Roman empire

• Illustrate Alexander the Great's Hellenistic empire

The historical circumstances that led to (or help cause) the empire that developed below could be best described as:

• The Greek's fierce competition between the Roman's

• The Persian war and Athens and Sparta fighting in a civil war known as the Peloponnesian war

• The Greek's fierce competition between Mesopotamia

• The Persian's winning the Persian war over the Greeks; causing the Greek civilization to weaken

In 334 BC, Alexander crossed the Hellespont with his Macedonian and Greek army and into the Persian Empire. His first stop was the ruins of the City of Troy. The Iliad and Odyssey were Alexander's favorite books, and it was said that he always carried a copy of them wherever he went. It was natural then, that he would want to visit the legendary city. It was at Troy that Alexander pulled the shield of Achilles from off the wall of a small museum amid the ruins. He would use the 900-year old shield in all of his battles. Alexander learned to appreciate the Iliad and nature from his teacher Aristotle, a Macedonian who studied in Athens at Plato's Academy.

Which claim below is best supported by the document above?

• Alexander the Great had a passion for conquest and was not interested in education

• Alexander took the shield of Achilles from a museum, but he never used it

• Alexander always wanted to visit the legendary city of Troy, but he was not able to

• Alexander valued the lessons his tutor Aristotle taught him

In 334 BC, Alexander crossed the Hellespont with his Macedonian and Greek army and into the Persian Empire. His first stop was the ruins of the City of Troy. The Iliad and Odyssey were Alexander's favorite books, and it was said that he always carried a copy of them wherever he went. It was natural then, that he would want to visit the legendary city. It was at Troy that Alexander pulled the shield of Achilles from off the wall of a small museum amid the ruins. He would use the 900-year old shield in all of his battles. Alexander learned to appreciate the Iliad and nature from his teacher Aristotle, a Macedonian who studied in Athens at Plato's Academy.

The purpose of the document above is to:

• Describe how Alexander's favorite books made him interested in Troy and that he used the shield of Achilles

• Describe how Alexander became so prepared for battle at an early age

• Describe the shield in Troy of Achilles

• Describe Alexander's desire to learn more about the Trojan war

This is the architectural feature the Greek's are most remembered by and serves as a symbol of democracy

• The pyramid design of the Ziggurats

• The outside amphitheater used for theater

• The columns of the Parthenon

• The arches of the Colosseum

Though he was not alive during the Golden Age of Athens, the poet Homer was an important figure in Greek literature. He wrote two epic poems that are still read today: the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two stories about adventure, war, and tragedy are still used as templates for modern storytellers.

The point of view of the author above is:

• During the Golden age of Athens, Homer wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey

• Homer's poems were used by the Spartans during the military training

• Homer was an important poet in Greece who wrote stories focused on adventure and war

• Homer's poems are written of actual events in Greece

Though he was not alive during the Golden Age of Athens, the poet Homer was an important figure in Greek literature. He wrote two epic poems that are still read today: the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two stories about adventure, war, and tragedy are still used as templates for modern storytellers.

The purpose of the document above is:

• To describe the life of the Greek poet Homer in Sparta

• To describe the stories that the Greek Olympics are inspired by

• To describe the importance of tragedies

• To describe the importance or significance of Greek literature

Philosophy is the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, and the nature and meaning of life. In Classical Greece, philosophy flourished. Athenians valued education, and as a result, philosophers were able to start their own schools and debate one another. The ideas that came from Classical Greece were written down and passed around to other civilizations in the Eastern hemisphere. These ideas greatly impacted global history. The three most well known philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

The point of view of the author above is:

• The value of education in Athens and the written ideas passed down have been proven inaccurate

• The value of education in Athens and written ideas passed down to other civilizations was important to world history

• The value of education in Sparta and written ideas passed down to other civilizations was important to world history

• Philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle did not create ideas that inspired future civilizations