Ancient Greece Flashcards
Ancient Greece was located west of which other ancient civilization
Persia
What was most important for the greek civilation then other ancient civilzation
Conquest, trade, more important then farming in the early greek civilzation
How did conquests of Cryrus the Great affect ancient greece
Powerful new enemy that bordered on Greek territory
Under darius 1 the Persian empire
Was defeated by the greeks at the battle of Marathon
What was the cause of the Second persian wars
Persian invasion, greek penisula
Which was the earliest city to be found in Greece
Myceannne
One word that decribe the relationship between the ancient greek and the persian empire
Hostile
What did the conquests of alexander the great lead to significant amount of
Cultural diffusion
What is the most reseaon that Romans renamed the Greek Gods instead of keeping there names
The romans langue and alphabet was differnt from the greeks
Why do the plays of sophocles and other greek playwright continue to be preformed today
Use the Play structures, and story lines
Who was the ancient greek that wrote epic poems
Homer
How do the ideas in the republic relate to the ideas of Taoism
The republic emphasizes that a kings job sould rule over the state but tosit suggest that a good ruler has minimal inference to his pr her subjects
Why was Socrates executed by the Athenian authorites
He was considered dangerous to society
What was the olymic mostly about
The God zeus
Main theme of the republic
Justice
