Chapter 8-Greek Civilization

Question 1

What did all Greeks believe in?

Answer 1

The Greeks all believed in the same false gods and goddesses and myths.

Question 2

True or False

The false gods of Greece are biblical.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What was popular in Greece and where were they located?

Answer 3

Theaters were very popular in Greece and most were located outside.

Question 4

What was Socrates eventually put to trial for?

Answer 4

1. Denying the gods
2. Corrupting the young
3. Trying to overthrow the government

Question 5

How many years did Plato teach at the Academy?

Answer 5

40 years

Question 6

How many years did the Academy last in Athens?

Answer 6

900 years

Question 7

King Philip the second was the leader of what? And what did he want to conquer?

Answer 7

King Philip the second was the leader of Macedonia and wanted to conquer the Greek city-states and the Persian empire.

Question 8

When King Philip the second was killed who took over?

Answer 8

His son Alexander

Question 9

What did Alexander the great conquer?

Answer 9

He conquered Persia,Egypt, and India.

Question 10

How old was Alexander when he took over?

Answer 10

20 years old

Question 11

What did Alexander the great do?

Answer 11

He spread Greek language and culture throughout southwest Asia and Egypt.

Question 12

What did Alexander the great die of and at what age?

Answer 12

He died of wounds and fever at the age of 32. He only rule 12 years

Question 13

What did Hellenistic kings model their cities after?

Answer 13

Athens and Sparta

Question 14

Where did the Greeks believe that the 12 God and goddesses lived?

Answer 14

Mount Olympus- Greece’s highest mountain

Question 15

What is the story The Iliad about?

Answer 15

The Iliad tells a story about how the Greeks built a big wooden horse to defeat the Trojans and bring Helen, wife of the Greek king, home.

Question 16

What is the story The Odyssey about?

Answer 16

The odyssey tells a story about Odeysseus’ long trip home after the fall of Troy. He faces storms, monsters, and witches is along the way.

Question 17

Who divided government into three types: oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy?

Answer 17

Aristotle

Question 18

Alexander the great built a new city in Egypt and named it what?

Answer 18

Alexandria

Question 19

What made the city of Alexandria so successful?

Answer 19

Alexandria’s reputation as a place of learning and its location on the Mediterranean sea contributed to the economic growth. Also, it had two harbors, a lighthouse, and the largest library.

Question 20

After Alexander died his dream of creating one empire didn’t last. His generals divided the empire into four separate kingdoms. What were they?

Answer 20

1. Macedonia
2. Pergamum
3. Egypt
4. Seleucid

Question 21

What helped spread the Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?

Answer 21

Hellenistic kings had to speak Greek. They created new cities and military which needed architects, artists, engineers, and philosophers.

Question 22

True or false

Alexandria is still a vital city in Egypt today.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What did they call comedies of the Hellenistic era?

Answer 23

New Greek comedy

Question 24

How did Greek New Comedy differ from comedies of Greece’s golden age?

Answer 24

Greek New Comedy did not poke fun at political leaders but instead told stories about love and relationships of ordinary people.

Question 25

Who was one of the best known playwrights and most important poet of the Greek New Comedy?

Answer 25

Menander

Question 26

Name two Hellenistic writers?

Answer 26

Appolonius

Theocritus

Question 27

How did the Romans gain control of the Greek mainland?

Answer 27

The Greeks did not have strong armies. They tried to stop Rome’s growing power but failed. They even started supporting Rome’s enemies, but the Romans won these conflicts as well.

Question 28

Who developed the philosophy called stoicism?

Answer 28

A Phoenician thinker named Zeno.