6th - SS Chapter 11 Study Guide

Question 0

Alexander’s empire spread from Egypt to ________.

Answer 0

India

Question 1

What became the most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece after the Persian Wars?

Answer 1

Athens

Question 2

What was the culture called that mixed Greek with Alexander’s conquered lands?

Answer 2

Hellenistic

Question 3

Stories of the Greek gods are included in what type of literature?

Answer 3

Mythology

Question 4

Who helped the Athenians defeat the Persian Empire in 480B.C.?

Answer 4

Sparta

Question 5

Whose method of teaching is still used today?

Answer 5

Socrates - Socratic method

Question 6

Why did ancient Greeks study and write about the past?

Answer 6

To help them become wiser

Question 7

How long did Alexander’s empire remain united?

Answer 7

11 years

Question 8

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 8

Athens became the most powerful city-state in Greece

Question 9

Alexandra was an important center for the study of?

Answer 9

Medicine and Mathematics

Question 10

Ancient Greek culture continued to influence modern?

Answer 10

Literature, architecture and drama

Question 11

Who was considered the most powerful of the Greek gods and goddesses?

Answer 11

Zeus

Question 12

What structure is the finest example of Classical Greek architecture?

Answer 12

Parthenon

Question 13

What led to the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 13

The rivalry between Athens and Sparta

Question 14

What was the result of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta for power?

Answer 14

Peloponnesian War

Question 15

What ruler was responsible for uniting Greece?

Answer 15

Philip II

Question 16

The origins of Hellenistic culture can be traced to?

Answer 16

Alexandra

Question 17

The defeat of which city-state led to the Macedonian conquest of Greece?

Answer 17

Athens

Question 18

Where did the Greek gods live?

Answer 18

Mount Olympus

Question 19

What former empire made up much of Alexander’s empire?

Answer 19

Persian