Ancient Greece – Unit Two By: John Venetos, Alayna Vesto, and Francis Kim

Wars Governme- nt Culture Types of People Athens and Sparta

Question This war was fought between Greece, and this empire, whose leader was Xerxes, and was stopped by 300 Spartans.

Answer 1 – 10 The Persian Wars or Battle of Thermopolis.

Question After the Persian wars Athens took over this league, which was founded during the wars.

Answer 1 – 20 Delian League

Question This group of wars occurred between Athens, and Sparta, when Athens lost to Syracuse in Italy.

Answer 1 – 30 The Peloponnesian War

Question After Athens lost the Peloponnesian war these people began to take shape it Greek society questioning traditional morals.

Answer 1 – 40 Philosophers or Sophists.

Question The Trojan war occurred in Troy because a Trojan Prince kidnapped this woman, which was the wife of a Greek King.

Answer 1 – 50 Helen

Question What type of Government did Sparta, and Athens have?

Answer 2 – 10 Athens is a Democracy, Sparta had a Militaristic Government.

Question People were Chosen to participate in the Assembly of 500 in Athens by …?

Answer 2 – 20 Lot or lottery

Question Six thousand people were necessary for a quorum in order to _________ someone, or banish them from society.

Answer 2 – 30 Ostracize them.

Question What type of Democracy did Athens have?

Answer 2 – 40 A Direct form of Democracy

Question Name two purposes of the Athenian Assembly?

Answer 2 – 50 To pass laws, set budgets, or declare war

Question Name a famous example of Greek Architecture?

Answer 3 – 10 The Parthenon

Question Who was a famous Greek oral Poet known for his epic stories?

Answer 3 – 20 Homer

Question What did the Greeks believe in? Name four of their gods.

Answer 3 – 30 They were pagan. Their main gods were Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Persephone, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Demeter.

Question Who were some Greek philosophers? What were they known for?

Answer 3 – 40 Plato- Founded a school (The Academy lasted 900 yrs) Socrates- Examine your beliefs Aristotle- Opened a school (Elysium)

Question The Mycenaean's copied types of Culture from the Minoans such as…

Answer 3 – 50 Pottery, writing, ideas, and trading.

Question Based on what type of defenses that the Minoans and the Mycenaean's had, what sort of civilization (gov. based) is it?

Answer 4 – 10 The Dorians and Mycenaeans had heavy defenses indicating that they were war driven civilizations.

Question Which civilization lost the art of writing, and slowly stopped trading?

Answer 4 – 20 The Dorian's

Question What was the result of the contact between the Mycenaean's and the Minoans?

Answer 4 – 30 The Minoans saw the importance of seaborne trade, adapted the Minoan writing system and formed it’s arts, politics and religion off of it.

Question Who was the man known as the best storyteller through spoken word? In which Civilization did he live in?

Answer 4 – 40 Homer, the Dorian civilization.

Question The Greeks created a rich set of myths and Gods; what was the reason for having these myths?

Answer 4 – 50 Myths were used to understand natural phenomenon's, and the nature of human passions.

Question What was the period of time in Athens when it experienced intellectual and artistic growth?

Answer 5 – 10 The Golden Age

Question Who was Pericles and what did he achieve?

Answer 5 – 20 Pericles lead Athens through most of the Golden age - He strengthened democracy by paying public officials so the job would be more open to people. -Paid artists and architects and worker who used marble, ivory and gold

Question What military advantages did Sparta and Athens each have?

Answer 5 – 30 Sparta had a better army but Athens had a better navy.

Question What initiated the Persian wars and how did it end?

Answer 5 – 40 Sparta being under Athens rule viewed Athens in hostility, and both Athens and Sparta pressed for war. The war came to a conclusion with a truce when Athens and Sparta were worn out by years of war.

Question An important legacy of Athens was direct democracy, what was it? What type of Democracy is used in the U.S. Today?

Answer 5 – 50 Direct democracy is a form of government where citizens rule directly and not through representatives. The United States has an indirect democracy, with representatives for the people.