Chapter 5

Question 1

Hellenistic Culture

Answer 1

Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.

Question 2

Alexandria

Answer 2

The center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization.

Question 3

Euclid

Answer 3

A highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria.

Question 4

Archimedes

Answer 4

Another important Hellenistic scientist.

Question 5

Colossus of Rhodes

Answer 5

Bronze statue over 100ft high

Question 6

King Philip II

Answer 6

The king of Macedonia

Question 7

Macedonia

Answer 7

A kingdom located just north of Greece

Question 8

Alexander the Great

Answer 8

King Philip II s son who os known for conquering more then 2 million square miles of land

Question 9

Darius III

Answer 9

The King of Persia

Question 10

Direct Democracy

Answer 10

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

Question 11

classical art

Answer 11

The Greek values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion

Question 12

tragedy

Answer 12

A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, and betrayal

Question 13

comedy

Answer 13

scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor

Question 14

Peloponnesian War

Answer 14

A war between Athens and Sparta

Question 15

philosophers

Answer 15

lovers of wisdom

Question 16

Socrates

Answer 16

Wanted the Greeks to start thinking for themselves and ask questions

Question 17

Plato

Answer 17

Student of Socrates. Wrote The Republic

Question 18

Aristotle

Answer 18

Student of Plato. Questioned the nature of the world and human belief

Question 19

Polis

Answer 19

The fundamental political unit in Ancient Greece

Question 20

acropolis

Answer 20

a hilltop where the citizens meet and discuss city government

Question 21

monarchy

Answer 21

A government ruled by a single person

Question 22

aristocracy

Answer 22

Government ruled by rich families

Question 23

oligarchy

Answer 23

government ruled by a few wealthy people

Question 24

tyrants

Answer 24

citizens who seized the thrown by appealing to the common people

Question 25

democracy

Answer 25

ruled by the people

Question 26

helots

Answer 26

peasants forced to live on the land they worked

Question 27

phalanx

Answer 27

the most powerful fighting formation

Question 28

The Persian War

Answer 28

war between the Greeks and the Persian Empire

Question 29

Trojan war

Answer 29

War between the Trojans and the Mycenaeans

Question 30

myth

Answer 30

traditional stories about the Greek gods and goddesses

Question 31

epic

Answer 31

narrative poems that celebrate heroic deeds

Question 32

Homer

Answer 32

A blind man known as the greatest story teller

Question 33

Dorians

Answer 33

A group of people who moved into the war torn country side after the Trojan War

Question 34

Mycenaeans

Answer 34

The people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC