Ancient Greek Flashcards
The chief center of Minoan Crete was
Knossos
Which of the following statements best describes Mycenaeans
They were a warrior people who achieved their Apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.
The civilization of Minoan Crete
Employed great prosperity due to extensive see trade and commerce
developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in there great palaces
The period immediately following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization is referred to as the
Greek dark age
Homers Iliad points out the
Honor and courage of Greek Aristide ar heroes in battleariotcorac
The polis was the Greek name for
City-state
Which of the following was not a characteristic of the tropical Greek polis
Each policy had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citinens
That development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society
Dividing grease into fiercely competitive states
The hoplite phalanx was
A new Greek military organization of heavily armed /military
Which of the following statements about warfare in ancient Greece is incorrect
The well of the city state, allowed them to employ professional mercenary soldiers
All of the following are prominent features of Greece is topography except
Extensive open plains
In Sparta
Life resembled that of a military camp
The Lycurgus reforms resulted in
Establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta
The neighbors of the Spartans who were free Inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were
Perioikoi
To balance the power of kings and the council of elders, spartan political reformers created the
Ephors
Spartan helots
Farmed the land as sharecroppers
had war declared on them every year
Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect
Pisistratus - remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters
The poetry of Sappho reflected
Woman’s homosexual and heterosexual feeling in a world dominated by males
The immediate cause of the Persian war was
Revolt of the lonian Greek colonies in Asia Minor
At the battle of marathon, the Greeks
One earth decisive victory by aggressive attack against a stronger foe
At the battle of Thermopylae, the
Spartans fought a noble holding action to the last man
Which of the following phases best describes the delian league
An alliance of city states lead by Athens after the Persian war
During the age of Pericles
Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system
The Peloponnesian war resulted in
The defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire
One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian war was
Spartus fear of the power of Athens and it’s maritime empire
The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former
Was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history
The Greek dramatize who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was
Euripides
Greek comedy was
Used to express political views as evidence by Aristoplanes
The Greek Parthenon
Considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture
The sophists
Or professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies
Socrates was condemned to death for
Corrupting the youth of Athens
“The unexamined life is not worth living” is a cornerstone of the philosophy of
Socrates
The republic depicted
Plato’s idea of the ideal government and society
Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women
Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and we’re always assigned a male guardian
In classical Athens, male homosexuality
Was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature man instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage
