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Engineering An Empire:
Greece
Hi. I’m Peter Weller for the
History Channel.
Join me while we explore
Ancient Greece.
Introduction ~ Themistocles
1. What is the greatest empire the world has ever known that lies just
outside of Greece?
2. Who is the one Greek poised and ready for battle against Persia?
3. What is a self-contained, self-reliant mini country within Greece?
4. What is the offensive weapon of the Trireme? How fast could it go (knots)?
5. Some historical sources claim that the Persians lost as many as _______ ships to the Greeks _______.
Mycenaean Civilization
6. According to myth, Agamemnon’s epic struggles were written down by ____________, in two of
history’s most famous tales, The Iliad & the Odyssey.
7. What was the fate of Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War?
8. For all the inspiring visuals, nothing comes closer than what colossal main entrance to the citadel?
9. What is the little trick that allows for the corbel arch?
10. What was the corbel dome used for?
The Tyrant Polycrates
11. Around 540 BC a tyrant named Polycates came to rule what island?
12. What problem did Polycrates set about to solve the that plagued many cities in the arid climate?
13. The floors of each tunnel connected with only __________ difference between them; a discrepancy
of only _______ of a percent.
14. What did the Persians do to Polycrates when they thought he was getting too much autonomy?
Pericles and the Golden Age
15. What everlasting monument is Pericles everlasting legacy?
16. When Themistocles defeated the Persians at the battle of Solomus, he saved not only Athens, but
also its young _______________.
17. In 478 BC, Athens, together with the city-states of the Aegean formed a mutual defense alliance
called the Delian League. The ancient world’s version of __________.
18. What two Greek mythology gods does the narrator reference in the creation story of Greece?
Parthenon
19. The Parthenon was to be about two-thirds the length of a football field. Its dimensions: ________
feet long & ________ feet wide.
20. Each column on the Parthenon consisted of _______ separate drums.
21. What device did the engineers use to lift the drums?
22. The columns on the Parthenon are from the Doric order. What does this mean?
23. The Parthenon’s main function was to provide shelter for the statue of ____________.
24. What did Plato think of the Parthenon?
25. How many years did it take to complete the Parthenon?
26. What was the invisible enemy that took the lives of many Athenians?
27. Who lost the Peloponnesian War? Athens or Sparta?
28. Great marvels of Greek architecture and engineering world live on through what two men who
weren’t even Athenian?
Father: __________________
29. What is Hellenism?
Son: ____________________