Ancient Greece

A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built was called the Acropolis

• True

• False

How did the geographical location of Athens influence their military? (What type of military did they have)

Alexander the Great was known for... (multiple answers)

• famous poet

• great philosopher

• great commander

• military genius

What do famous Greek thinkers Pythagoras and Archimedes have in common?

• Both develop political theories

• Both move to the city Rome

• Both developed mathematical theories.

• Both traveled with Alexander the Great.

?

• Agora 
• Crete 
• Sparta 
• Parthenon 

What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?

• It was passed on to his son, Phillip II

• It was taken over by Sparta

• It was divided into 3 Kingdoms

• It was returned to the people he conquered

What is an example of cultural diffusion caused by the Hellenistic Period?

• Alexander the Great use of Persian soldiers in his army.

• Phillip of Macedonia's unification of Greece.

• The creation of Greek myths.

• The development of Greek alphabet.

How did Greek scientists contribute to the modern world?

• The helped us understand math and astronomy.

• The helped us better understand democracy.

• They influence our writing and comedy today.

• They are considered irrelevant now.

What is an oligarchy?

• ruled by Greek gods

• ruled by king and queen

• ruled by the people

• ruled by a small group

What is the result of Alexanders expansion of Greece into Africa and the Middle East?

• Spartan and Athenian cultures clashed which ended Greek expansion.

• The Greek army was defeated because it was stretched too thin.

• Greek ideas and philosophy were spread to new areas of the world.

• The Persian empire conquered Greek and ruled Europe.