Download Greek Mega Test Review 1. Compare and Contrast the

Greek Mega Test Review
1. Compare and Contrast the Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations.
Minoans
Mycenaean’s
2. List the Greek Olympians and their Domains.
3. List the major characters of the Trojan War, and what they contributed to the war.
4. Compare and contrast the ways of Sparta and Athens
Athens
Sparta
- Naval Power
- Land Power
- Delian League
- Peloponnesian League
- Democracy
- Harsh Military State
- Women did housework
-Women learned to read and write had more
- Went from monarchy to aristocracy to
freedoms
democracy
- 2 Kings
5. Explain Athens’ movement toward democracy.
Solon
- Wrote 1st
constitution
- 4 classes of
people
- Could not sell
people into
slavery for
debts
Pisistratus
- 1st tyrant (sole
ruler) of
Athens
- Populist =
took care of
normal people
- Made Athens
wealthy
Hippias
- Son of
Pisistratus also
a Tyrant
- Went crazy
after brother
was
assassinated
- Ruled by force
- Overthrown by
Clisthenes and
Sparta
Cleisthenes
- Father of
Democracy
- Started
ostracism
(vote people
out of city for
10 years)
6. List and explain the major parts of the Greco Persian war.
Persian Expansion
Persia on 3 continents, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Largest empire in
Ancient History. Conquered turkey which was where the Ionian Greeks
were.
Ionian Revolt
Athens helps Ionians revolt against Persia. This helps start the Greco
Persian Wars.
1st Persian Invasion
Darius wants to crush Athens for interfering in the Greco Persian Wars.
Led by Darius Brother in Law
Battle of Marathon
Athens defeats Persia in a large land battle outside of Athens. Sparta does
not help because the battle happens during a religious festival.
Persian Retreat &
Inter War Period
Persia was delayed 10 years. Darius dies replaced by Xerxes.
Themistocles finds silver and convinces Athens to build ships with it.
2nd Persian
Invasion
Xerxes leads huge army to conquer all of the Greece.
Battle of
Thermopylae
300 Spartans block up a narrow pass and delay the Persian invasion of
Greece. Greeks lose.
Battle of Salamis
Huge naval battle. Athens and Greeks win victory against Persia. Without
ships Persian cannot supply troops (logistics) and retreats back to Persia.
Athens Golden Age
Themistocles is ostracized after the end of the war. Golden Age starts at
the end of the Greco Persian Wars. Period of cultural and economic
growth in Athens.
7. List and explain the major parts of the Peloponnesian war.
Start
Plague & Early War
Peace of Nicias
- Athens &
- Pericles and
- Called for a 50
Sparta were
1/3 of Athens
years peace,
big rivals.
dies from the
but was
- Athens plan
plague.
broken.
was to use its
- No clear
walls to
winner.
protect the
city.
Lysander
End / Conclusions
- Spartan
- Sparta
general
destroys
(Admiral).
Athens navy
- Mastered
with help from
naval combat.
Persia. Starts
Figured out
to starve
how to beat
Athens. Battle
Athens at sea
of
Aegospotami
- Athens
surrenders and
loses its
empire.
Sicilian Expedition
- Huge loss for
Athens.
- Athens did not
have a good
leader.
- Sicily was too
far away from
Athens.
8. List the famous Greek People and their accomplishments
Socrates
Asked questions especially of the youth. Tried to get people to question
their assumptions. Executed
Plato
Great writer and philosopher. Student of Socrates. Wrote the Republic.
Found the Academy
Aristotle
Studied at the Academy, Studied all subjects. Tutored Alexander the great.
Heroditus
Wrote The Histories Father of History world’s first historian
Homer
Blind poet, probably not real, wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Thucydides
Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War, Athenian General
Archimedes
Great Mathematician. Studied Physics
Democrates
1st Atomic theory. Atomos
Euclid
Wrote the elements, 1st geometry book, lived in Egypt
Hippocrates
Dr. Hippocratic oath “due no harm” use knowledge over opinion
Solon
Wrote Athens 1st constitution
Cleisthenes
Father of Democracy
Pericles
Led Athens during the golden age, started the Peloponnesian war, populist
Demosthenes
Famous speaker, might have had a speech impediment.
9. Describe the Greek cultural achievements. Give specific details for each area studied.
Architecture
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian. Post and Lintel columns and beams.
Alphabet
Oldest still in use today. Math and Science
Art
Philosophy
Pottery used to be worth pennies now worth millions. Pictures showed
myths, and day to day life.
Socratic Method uses questions to find the answer. Reason & Inquiry
Theatre
Comedy – made people laugh Drama – Often ended in heartbreak
Olympics
Only men could attend. Practice games that used military skills. Held in
the nude.
10. Describe the major battles and accomplishments of Alexander the Great.
Battle of Granicus River -1st major battle and victory against Persia
Battle of Issus – Captures Persian Royal Family
Battle of Guagamela – Defeats Darius conquers most all of Persia
Hellenism – Blending of Greek and Persian culture
Influences the Roman Empire