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Unit 4
Ancient Greece
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Chapter 9: Beginnings
Vocab
1. Bull Leaping
2. Labyrinth
3. Parchment
4. Shrines
5. Megaron
6. tenants
7. Civil Wars
1. Minoan civilization rose around 2800 BCE on ___________________, an island
in the Mediterranean Sea.
2. The Minoans were also known as _________________. They grew the following
foods:
a. _________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________
3. Since there were many forests on the island of Crete, the Minoans learned to work
with ___________________ and became good carpenters.
4. The Minoans also became expert ______________ workers, and used these skills
along with their carpentry skills to become very good ship builders.
5. The Minoans were very fond of sports, especially ________________________.
6. The Minoan religion was ____________________ because they worshipped
many gods.
7. About 1400 BCE, control of the Mediterranean was passed to the
________________________, who came to Greece from Southern Russia.
8. After many years in power, the Mycenaeans fought a lengthy war with
_______________.
9. The ____________________________ and its results are described in two long
poems written by __________________.
10. The ___________________ was a poem describing the Trojan War and the
heroes ______________________ & ________________________.
11. The __________________________ was the story of Odysseus and his journey
back to Ithaca after the war.
12. The Mycenaeans were conquered by the Dorians, and that marked the beginning
of the _________________________ in Greece (300 years).
Chapter in Review
_______1. Minoan civilization began to develop on the Mediterranean island of
___________ about 2800 B.C.
A) Crete
B) Minoa
C) Italy
D) Troy
_______2. What did most Minoans do as a way of life?
A) Farm
B) Trade
C) Travel
D) Serve in military
_______3. The sport most commonly played by the Minoans was
A) Football
B) Basketball
C) Bull Leaping
D) Track & Field
_______4. The Minoans were protected by
A) Walls
B) The sea and their ships
C) The Gods
D) A great sea Monster
_______5. The Minoans were
A) Polytheistic
B) Monotheistic
C) Atheist
D) Catholic
_______6. The Mycenaeans built
A) cities
B) huge farms
C) fortress-palaces
D) large islands
_______7. Which of the following was NOT a skill the Mycenaeans learned from the
Minoans?
A) language
B) writing scripts
C) shipbuilding
D) navigation
_______ 8. The Mycenaeans fought a lengthy war with
A) Minoa
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Troy
_______9. The poet, Homer, wrote two long poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey about the
A) American Revolution
B) The Trojan War
C) The Peloponnesian War
D) All of the above
_______10. Which group ruled over Greece during their “Dark Ages?”
A) Sparta
B) The Dorian
C) Athens
D) The Trojans
Chapter 10: The City-States
Vocabulary
1. Polis
2. acropolis
3. agora
4. aristocrats
5. oligarchy
6. democratic
7. meditate
8. enlightenment
9. mercenaries
Sparta & Athens
1. The geographic and political center of Greek life was the _________________, or the
city-state.
2. The two greatest Greek city-states were ________________ & __________________.
3. Sparta’s main goal was to become ____________________ strong, and much of their
time was spent in training for war.
4. Sparta valued their ___________________ more than other city-states because they
were the givers of life.
5. The Spartans were unwilling to accept change, because they felt it weakened their way
of _____________________.
6. Athens was less militaristic and more _________________ than the Spartans.
7.Under the leadership of ____________________, Athens became the center of Greek
culture.
8. During this period, Athens built the _____________________, a temple to their
goddess Athena.
9. In 507 BCE, ________________________ put into effect the world’s first generally
democratic constitution.
10. Between 490-479 BCE, Greek city-states fought several wars with the
___________________ Empire.
11. For the purpose of the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked together to defeat the
__________________________ invasion.
12. When the Persian Wars were over, __________________was recognized as the most
powerful city-state, and this made ____________________ jealous.
13. In 490 BCE, Athens formed the ____________________________ as an alliance to
defend Greece from any more Persian invasions.
14. The one Greek city-state who did not belong to the League was ________________.
15. Sparta formed their own military alliance called the __________________________.
16. From 431 BCE-404 BCE, Sparta and Athens fought a civil war called the
_______________________________________.
17. ____________________ won that war, and as a result, Greek city-states lost their
unity and were no longer able to fight off invaders.
18. Greece was conquered by ___________________________ of Macedonia in 338
BCE.
Chapter in Review
_______1. The geographic and political center of Greek life was the
A) Polis
B) City-state
C) Mt. Olympus
D) Both A & B
_______2. The two greatest Greek city-states were
A) Athens & Troy
B) Sparta & Athens
C) Troy and Minoa
D) Mycenaea & Syracuse
_______3. Which most accurately describes the city-state of Sparta?
A) Artsy
B) Strong & militaristic
C) Weak
D) Intelligent
_______4. In which Greek city-state did women have the most freedoms?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Troy
D) Mycenaea
_______5. Who wrote what is widely considered the world’s first Constitution?
A) Pericles
B) Socrates
C) Cleisthenes
D) Homer
_______6. Between 490-479 B.C.E, the Greek city-states fought many wars the ______
Empire.
A) Trojan
B) Minoan
C) Dorian
D) Persian
_______7. After Greece defeated Persia, who became Greece’s dominant city-state?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Troy
D) Mycenaea
_______8. Sparta defeated Athens in the __________________ War.
A) Trojan
B) Persian
C) Peloponnesian
D) Revolutionary
_______9. Following the Peloponnesian War, Greece went into a(n)
A) Golden Age
B) Depression/Decline
C) Empire
D) Democracy
_______10. Greece was eventually conquered by ______________ of Macedonia.
A) Philip I
B) Philip II
C) Alexander the Great
D) Hercules
Chapter 11: Cultural Contributions
Key Terms
1. oracles
2. pentathlon
3. philosophia
4. Zeus
5. Aphrodite
6. Athena
7. Hera
8. Poseidon
9. Archimedes
10. Eratosthenes
11. Euclid
12. Hippocrates
13. Ptolemy
14. Pythagoras
15. Socrates
16. Plato
17. Aristotle
Greek Culture
1. During the “Golden Age,” Greeks made many contributions in
___________________, ___________________, and the ________________.
2. The Greek invented the Olympic Games which were held every four years in
honor of the god __________________.
3. The theater and the concept of the play was adopted out of a festival to honor the
Greek God _________________________, the god of fertility, joyous life and
hospitality.
4. _________________________ in search of the truth developed a form of
philosophy known as the Socratic method.
5. ____________________, a pupil of Socrates, founded a philosophy school and
published the first book on political science.
6. _____________________________, a teacher of Alexander the Great and pupil
of Socrates. He developed a third step in the scientific method—testing the
hypothesis.
7. Greek scientists contributed a lot to modern thinking about the world. They
learned that the world can be governed by __________________________ that
humans can discover & understand.
Chapter in Review
_______1. During the “Golden Age,” Greece mad contributions in all of the following
EXCEPT
A) thinking
B) athletics
C) art
D) medicine
_______2. The Olympic games were held to honor
A) Zeus
B) All of the gods
C) Sparta
D) Athens
_______3. Who was considered a great philosopher in Greece?
A) Homer
B) Socrates
C) Pericles
D) Poseidon
_______4. Which Greek philosopher wrote a book on political science?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) Homer
_______5. Greek scientists learned that the world is governed by _____________ that
humans can discover and understand.
A) Religious laws
B) Carpe Diem
C) The Gods
D) Natural Laws
Chapter 12: The Hellenistic Period
Key Terms
1. hostage
2. phalanx
3. alliances
4. orator
5. factories
Alexander the Great
1. _____________________ of Macedonia believed it was his destiny to unify the
Greek city-states and spread Greek Culture.
2. Philip II conquered Greece in 338 BCE, but was later assassinated by the
_______________________ in 336 BCE.
3. His son ________________________________ assumed control of Greece.
4. In order to win over the people of Greece, Alexander launched an invasion into
___________________________.
5. He soon conquered the territories of _______________, _________________,
and into the _____________________________.
6. The Macedonian, Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures came together to
from a new culture, the ______________________________ culture.
7. The peak of this culture was seen in the city of __________________________,
which was located in Egypt.
8. At the peak of his power, Alexander took ill and died in _______________.
9. After Alexander’s death, ___________________conditions worsened throughout
Greece.
10. In 146 BCE, most Greek city-states came under ____________________ control.
Unit in Review
_____1. As a result of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta
a. conquered Asia Minor
b. was conquered by Persia
c. became an ally of Athens
d. dominated Greece for a number of years
_____2. The basic cause of the Peloponnesian War was
a. the rivalry between Sparta and Athens
b. a drought in the Pelopennesus
c. Athens's fear of invasion by the Persians
d. overpopulation in Sparta
_____3. Solon & Pericles are important figures in the history of ancient Athens because he
a. made himself tyrant of the city
b. led an army that defeated the Persians
c. made Athenian government more democratic
d. put down a revolt by the poor farmers of the city-state
_____4. Which of the following was emphasized in the education of Spartan youths in ancient
Greece?
a. an appreciation for the fine arts and literature
b. the accumulation of wealth through business
c. physical strength and military skill
d. mathematical and scientific knowledge
_____5. Which of the following is a major contribution of ancient Athens to Western civilization?
a. writing
b. democracy
c. monotheism
d. monarchy
_____6. Many small city-states developed in ancient Greece largely because
a. the peoples of Greece came from different cultures
b. the peoples of Greece were divided by the many different
languages they spoke
c. the Greek peninsula is divided by mountains and inlets that
separated people
d. religious differences tended to keep people from uniting
_____7. The polis or city-state of ancient Greece was
a. an agricultural province controlled by a governor
b. a colony established overseas
c. an independent city or town NOT including the countryside
d. a city and the agricultural lands surrounding it
_____8. "Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands ... of
the whole people .... An Athenian citizen does not put his private affairs before
affairs of the state .... We alone believe that a man who takes no interest in public
affairs is more than harmless -- he is useless."
This quotation indicates that the ancient Athenians believed
a. people should be persecuted for their religious beliefs
b. democracy requires active participation by all citizens
c. gaining personal wealth is the most important goal in life
d. women should have equal rights with men
_____9. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" are important because they
a. tell the true history of the Trojan War
b. are great works of literature that help us understand life
in ancient Greece
c. present factual accounts of the beginnings of Greek civilization
d. are factual accounts of the Persian invasion of Greece
_____10. Geographically, Greece is a
a. hilly and mountainous peninsula
b. series of large islands
c. fertile river valley surrounded by deserts
d. high plateau enclosed by mountains
_____11. As a result of the Persian Wars of the 5th century B.C.
a. Greece became a part of the Persian Empire
b. the influence of Athens increased in Greece
c. the Persian Empire was destroyed
d. Spartan power in Greece declined greatly
_____12. The democracy of ancient Athens was different from democracy today in the
United States, because in Athens
a. slaves could participate in government
b. women were the complete equals of men politically and economically
c. only male citizens could vote directly on proposed laws
d. most people living in the city-state could vote
_____13. Which of the following waterways provided a pathway between ancient Greece and
Egypt?
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Black Sea
c. Indian Ocean
d. Mediterranean Sea
13. The mainland of Greece is a _________________________
14. Why was trade so important to the ancient Greeks? ______________________
15. ________________________________________________________________
16. Which Greek poet wrote the Iliad & The Odyssey? ____________________
17. Who were the two main city-states in Greece? __________________________
18. Why did City-states develop in Greece? _______________________________
_______________________________________________________________
19. The center of Greek life was called the _________________
20. The market place where Greeks conducted business was called the ___________
21. What were the four types of Greek governments?
a. _______________-___________________________________________
b. _______________-___________________________________________
c. _______________-___________________________________________
d. _______________-___________________________________________
22. The peasants forced to stay on Greek land were called _____________________
23. Side by side fighting formations of the Greeks was called a __________________
24. Which Greek city-state was the most militaristic? _______________________
25. Which Greek city-state was the most artistic? ______________________
26. What was the outcome of the Persian Wars? __________________________
27. What were three main goals Pericles had for Athens?
_______________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
28. Who were the three main Greek philosophers?____________________,
________________________, _________________________.
29. Which Macedonian King conquered Greece? _______________________
30. Which Macedonian King spread Greek culture through Persia, Egypt,
Mesopotamia, and into India? __________________________________
31. What culture did Alexander the Great create? _________________________
32. Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? ____________________
33. Who won the war? _____________________
34. Name the Greek mathematician who wrote a book on geometry? __________
35. Who invented the clever & pulley? _______________________
36. Which Greek temple was built for the Goddess Athena? __________________
37. Which Greek scientist said the Earth was the center of the universe?
_________________________