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Greek "Quest" Test Review
The topics and questions on this test review will help you pass the test scheduled for 11/22/13.
The questions included you need to be able to answer to do well on the test. All of this has
been covered in class and/or are in your notes. If you are missing notes for any class, talk to
Mr. Petersen for a hard copy set or they are online at:
http://springdalehb.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=2943398&pageId=15918497
What you are up against:
100 total points possible
15 Multiple Choice 2 Point Each = 30pts
5 Definitions
2 Point Each = 10 pts
2 Short Answers
5 Point Each = 10 pts
This Study Guide (6 definitions,
4 questions, and 2 prepared,
(not fully written) essays are due
on 11/21/13, THE DAY BEFORE
THE TEST. Review = 20 points!!!
Vocabulary to Know:
Greek Gods (Zeus, Ares, Athena, Apollo)
Battle of Plataea
Oracles
Delian League/ Peloponnesian League
Personification
Pericles
Minoan Civilization
Peloponnesian War
Mycenaean Civilization
Athens and Sparta (war types/ strategies)
Homer / Trojan War
Athenian Plague
Achilles/Paris/Helen/Agamemnon
Peace of Nivias
Dark Ages of Greece
Fall of Athens
Ionians and Dorians
Drama/Tragedy
Polis
Herodotus
Greek Citizens /Responsibilities
Socrates /Plato /Aristotle
Bronze Age /Classical Age Social Order
The Parthenon
Acropolis, Agora, Theater, Stadium
The Olympic Games
Oligarchy and Democracy
Greek Ideas in Modern Life
Tyrants and Tyranny
Macedonia
Sparta and Athens (differences)
Phillip II
Greek Colonies
Alexander the Great
Persian War
Alexander's Empire
Battle of Marathon
Alexandria / Library of Alexandria
Battle of Thermopylae
Hellenistic World/ Greek Legacy
Battle of Salamis
Euclid / Archimedes
Questions you would do well to know how to answer:
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In what ways did Greece develop differently because of geography and location near the
sea?
How did trade with the colonies strengthen Greece and lead to conflicts with outside
powers and eventual civil war?
How did the Greeks win the Persian War? Explain how neither Athens nor Sparta could
have one if they had fought alone.
Explain how the Classical Greek Social Structure worked and what the responsibilities of
a citizen were. Did the social structure look the same in all the city-states? How did it
look at woman?
What was the goal of Phillip II and Alexander? How did they want to build on what the
Greeks did and carry it on? What did they think of democracy?
What were the main accomplishments of the Greeks? How do those accomplishments
still exist today and influence American society?
How did Athens change from being the home of the wise to a great Empire after being
burned at the end of the Persian War? Describe the process of how Athens changed
because of the Delian League and the money that came along with it.
Possible Short Answer Questions
 Describe the differences between the societies of Athens and Sparta before the
Persian War. Be able to explain how this difference created tensions later and
started the Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states.
 Explain the importance of similarities between all of the city states. What were
the three aspects that all Greek city-states shared? How did these aspects help
connect the city-states to the colonies and why was this useful?
 More then many other ancient cultures Greece's culture have survived until
today. Explain how the institutions of democracy, freedom of speech, and trial
by jury can be traced back to the ideas of Athens and the Greeks.
 How was Alexander the Great responsible for the spread of Greek ideas during
his time as Emperor during the Hellenistic Age. Use examples to show how he
spread Greek ideas throughout the world and kept them alive.
Notes you should study:
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Greek Geography and Early Cultures
Greeks The Gods Show
The Trojan War Questions
The Beginning of Classical Greece City-State
Athens and Sparta Notes
Persian War Slideshow
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The Peloponnesian War Notes
Greek Accomplishments
Phillip II and Early Alexander
Alexander the Great/ Empire
Hellenistic World Notes