Chap 5-6

Question 0

Persian war

Answer 0

between Greece and the Persian Empire, began in Ionia on the coast of Anatolia. Greeks lived there but Persian conquered

Question 1

Phalanx

Answer 1

Army formation, became the most powerful, stood side by side each holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other

Question 2

Mycenaeans

Answer 2

Indo-Europeans migrated from the Eurasian steppes to Europe, India, and Southwest Asia. Some of the people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. Leading country Mycenae

Question 3

Trojan war

Answer 3

According to legend, a Greek army besieged and destroyed Troy because a Trojan prince

Question 4

Homer

Answer 4

Blind story teller his epics(native poems)

Question 5

Acropolis

Answer 5

citizens gathered to discuss city government marketplace

Question 6

Polis

Answer 6

City-state

Question 7

Oligarchy

Answer 7

government ruled by a few powerful people.

Question 8

Democracy

Answer 8

Ruled by the people

Question 9

Helot

Answer 9

Messenians, peasants stayed to work on the land they worked

Question 10

Peloponnesian war

Answer 10

Athens had the stronger navy. Sparta had the stronger army, and its location inland meant that it could not easily be attacked by sea. Pericles’ strategy was to avoid land battles with the Spartan army and wait for an opportunity to strike Sparta and its allies from the sea.
Eventually, the Spartans marched into Athenian territory. They swept over the countryside, burning the Athenian food supply. P

Question 11

Socrates

Answer 11

he believed that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice. However, he encourage Greeks to go farther and question themselves and their moral character

Question 12

Plato

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A student of Socrates wrote the republic-set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society. It was not a democracy. In his ideal society, all citizens would fall naturally into three groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class.

Question 13

Aristotle

Answer 13

questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge.

Question 14

Golden age

Answer 14

Athens experienced a growth in intellectual and artistic learning drama, sculpture, poetry, philosophy, architecture, and science all reached new height

Question 15

Philip II

Answer 15

King of Macedonia , brilliant military leader and politician organized his troops into phalanxes, he used fast-moving cavalry,taking control of Greece and then moving against Persia to seize its vast wealth.

Question 16

Alexander the Great

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Son of Philip II young 20 years old promptly demonstrated that his military training had not been wasted. Believed in Aristotle teaching won and controlled Anatolia

Question 17

Darius the III

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Alexander won and gained control of Anatolia. Vowing to crush the invaders, he raised a
huge army of between 50,000 and 75,000 men to face the
Macedonians near Issus.

Question 18

Hellenistic

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Greek (also known as Hellenic) culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influ- ences. This blending became known as

Question 19

Archimedes

Answer 19

He accurately estimated the value of pi (π)—the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. In addition, explained the law of the lever.