Chapter 6

Question 0

The furthest point alexander reached was _______

Answer 0

India

Question 1

What were the 3 goals of alexander the great

Answer 1

• conquer the known world
• spread greek culture
• rule an empire

Question 2

Alexander the great died in ________ at age ___

Answer 2

Babylon

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Question 3

Who established the hellenistic culture

Answer 3

Alexander the great

Question 4

What is greek like culture that combined asian, mediterrean, and Egyptian ideas

Answer 4

Hellenistic

Question 5

In 301 bc, 3 generals divided alexanders empire into what 3 kingdoms?

Answer 5

Macedon
Egypt
Syria

Question 6

The _________ class began to grow during the hellenistic age

Answer 6

Middle

Question 7

The _________ was an era of great cultural progress for greece

Answer 7

Golden age

Question 8

The greek city of ______ was the symbol of greece’s golden age

Answer 8

Athens

Question 9

The ________ was a marble temple on top of the acropolis that was built in honor of ______

Answer 9

Parthenon

Athena

Question 10

________ sculpted the discus thrower

Answer 10

Myron

Question 11

Phidias sculpted the statues of _________ and _________

Answer 11

Athena and zeus

Question 12

List 2 characteristics of greek art:

Answer 12

Glorified human beings
Pride in city states
Expressed greek belief
Combo of beauty and usefulness

Question 13

The study of basic questions of reality and human existence is called __________

Answer 13

Philosophy

Question 14

What does “philosopher” mean

Answer 14

Lover of wisdom

Question 15

Socrates believed _________ was the key to personal growth

Answer 15

Education

Question 16

____________ is a method that uses questioning to teach

Answer 16

Socratic method

Question 17

What were the 2 things socrates was accused of doing

Answer 17

Denying existence of gods

Corrupting youth

Question 18

Socrates greatest student was ________

Answer 18

Plato

Question 19

Plato founded the ________, a special school in athens for teaching _________

Answer 19

Academy

Philosophy

Question 20

In the _______________, plato explained that all material things are an imperfect expression of perfect and universal ideas or forms

Answer 20

Theory of forms

Question 21

The _________ is a dialogue describing plato’s view of a perfect society and government

Answer 21

Republic

Question 22

Plato believed that ________ was the ideal form of government

Answer 22

Aristocracy

Question 23

________ was a student of plato at the academy

Answer 23

Aristotle

Question 24

Who founded his own school in athens in 335 bc

Answer 24

Aristotle

Question 25

What did Aristotle write about in his book of ethics?

Answer 25

Study of what makes people happy

Question 26

Aristotle wanted to combine a ________, _________ and _________ to form a limited government

Answer 26

Monarchy Aristocracy Democracy

Question 27

_________ was a philosopher who believed that everything could be explained in terms of mathematics

Answer 27

Pythagoras

Question 28

Pythagoras developed the ___________

Answer 28

Pythagorean thrm

Question 29

_________ was the 1st historian in the western world

Answer 29

Herodotus

Question 30

Who was the father of history

Answer 30

Herodotus

Question 31

The history of the peloponnesian war was written by _________

Answer 31

Thucydides

Question 32

________ are plays containing action or dialogue and involove conflict emotion

Answer 32

Drama

Question 33

_______ are plays were the main character struggled against fate or events

Answer 33

Tragedies

Question 34

________ are plays that make fun of ideas and people

Answer 34

Comedies

Question 35

Where was macedon located in relation to mainland greece

Answer 35

North of greece

Question 36

__________ became king of macedon in 359 bc

Answer 36

Phillip II

Question 37

Phillip II army was organized into _________ or rows of soldiers who carried 18 ft spears

Answer 37

Phalanx

Question 38

How did athenian greeks view the macedon population

Answer 38

They were savages

Question 39

What were the 2 opinions the greeks had of being conquered by phillip II

Answer 39

?

Question 40

Phillip II dreamed of conquering the ________ empire but was ________ before he could

Answer 40

Persian | Assassinated

Question 41

_________ succeeded philip II as king of macedon

Answer 41

Alexander the great

Question 42

Alexander the great received his military education in _________ and received his school from _______

Answer 42

Macedon army | Aristotle

Question 43

Why was alexander the great such a successful military leader?

Answer 43

He was well prepared and skilled and respected

Question 44

_________ became the largest city in the world during Hellenistic age

Answer 44

Alexandria egypt

Question 45

Many greeks turned to _______ during the hellenistic age to find focus in their lives

Answer 45

Religion

Question 46

_______ was a school of philosophy where cynics taught people should live simply and naturally w/o regard for pleasure, wealth, or social status

Answer 46

Cynicism

Question 47

___________ was the belief that the universe is always changing and all knowledge is uncertain

Answer 47

Skepticism

Question 48

_________ was the belief that divine reason directed the world so people should accept their fate w/o complaint

Answer 48

Stoicism

Question 49

___________ believed that the aim of life was to seek pleasure and avoid pain - limiting ones desires to avoid suffering

Answer 49

Epicureanism

Question 50

_______ made major advancements in geometry

Answer 50

Euclid

Question 51

____________ believed that the sun was the center of the universe

Answer 51

Aristarchus

Question 52

_________ used trigonometry to calculate eclipses

Answer 52

Hipparchus

Question 53

________ calculated the distance around earth, and was considered the greatest scientist of his day

Answer 53

Eratosthenes