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Name ___________________ Period __________________ Classical Greece Test Review 1. Describe the geography of Greece 2. Which of the following reflects the chronological order in which these three peoples dominated Greece? a. Mycenaeans > Dorians > Macedonians b. Mycenaeans > Macedonians > Dorians c. Dorians > Mycenaeans > Macedonians d. Macedonians > Dorians > Mycenaeans 3. How did the ruling systems of Sparta and Athens differ from other early Greek city-states? 4. Who were the helots and how were they treated? 5. What reforms did Pericles introduce to strengthen Athenian democracy? 6. The Peloponnesian War was fought between whom? 7. Why was Macedonia able to conquer Greece? 8. What area did Alexander the Great gain after his first victories against the Persian Empire? 1 9. Hellenistic culture represented a blending of Greek culture what other cultures? 10. Who lost the Trojan War? _______________________ 11. Who wrote the Greek epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey? ________________________ 12. What type of government is ruled by a small group of noble families? _______________ 13. Who was the tutor to Alexander the Great ________________________ 14. Give an example of classical architecture _________________________. 15. Name a writer of Greek tragedies ______________________________. 16. Which city became the center of the Hellenistic world ______________________. 17. Who was the Hellenistic mathematician known for his work with the laws governing simple machines, such as pulleys and levers? _________________________. 18. Military formation used by Greeks and Macedonians was called _________________. 19. Who was the famous (and famously inaccurate) Hellenistic astronomer? _____________. 20. What was the major problem that made it difficult to unite ancient Greeks under a single government? _________________________________________. 21. What civilization is associated with a lack of writing and a period of decline in Greece? ______________________ 22. The epics of Homer could be described as being what? _______________________________ 23. What values did the Spartan way of life has become well-known for? 24. Who was driven from Greece shortly before the golden age of Athens began? ______________________________________. 25. Who conquered Greece soon after the Peloponnesian War? ___________________________ 26. Who welcomed Alexander the Great as a liberator after his defeat of the Persians? _____________________________. APTER 2 27. Why did Alexander stop his advances into Asia and turned back toward Macedonia? 28. During the Hellenistic period, what city was the site of most major advances in astronomy and mathematics? _________________________. 29. Who won the Trojan War? ____________________________. 30. Who was the law-maker who created Athens first written code of laws? _____________________. 31. What is another name for a city-state? ___________________________ 32. Which Greek City-state was governed by direct democracy? ____________________________ 33. Who was a Greek writer of comedy? __________________________________. 34. Who won the Peloponnesian War? _____________________________. 35. How old was Alexander the Great at his death? ___________________. 36. Where is the location of the most important city named after Alexander? __________________ 37. Name several Hellenistic philosophers 38. Who was both a Macedonian ruler of Egypt and a later famous, but inaccurate, astronomer? _______________________________. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ Critical Thinking 39. In a paragraph, compare the main effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. 40. In a paragraph or two, compare the goals and accomplishments of Pericles and Alexander the Great. ___ _ ______ _____ ______ ____ 3 41. Which leader do you think was the “greater,” Pericles or Alexander? Why? 42. What was Hellenistic culture? Where, and how, did it originate? _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ _ __ _ ___ _ ______ _____ ______ _____ __ __ __ ___ _ 4