Chapter 9

Question 1

Which bodies of water reach the Greek shore?

Answer 1

Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea

Question 2

What enabled Greeks to interact with other people and cultures.

Answer 2

Trade

Question 3

What characteristics of the people of Ancient Greece may be explained by the geography of the country

Answer 3

Small, independent communities

Question 4

Who were the first people to settle on the islands of the Aregean Sea

Answer 4

Minoans

Question 5

Describe the religious beliefs of of ancient Grreks

Answer 5

Gods and goddesses lived on Mount Olympus and behaved much like humans

Question 6

Describe an aristocracy

Answer 6

Rule by a few wealthy people

Question 7

Who were considered citizens of ATHENS

Answer 7

All men born in Athens

Question 8

Describe the result of the battle of Salamis

Answer 8

Athen ships destroyed the Persian fleet

Question 9

In what fields did the Greeks excel during the Golden Age

Answer 9

The arts, architecture, philosophy, and medicine

Question 10

What was that Delian league

Answer 10

An alliance of Greek city states

Question 11

How did Sparta and other Greek city states rebel against Athens

Answer 11

Destroyed farms and homes around Athens

Question 12

Name 3 factors in Alexanders rise to power in the Greek empire

Answer 12

Defeated the Persian empire
Concord Syria and Phoenicia
became pharaoh of Egypt

Question 13

How did Alexander spread Greek culture

Answer 13

He created a vast empire in Europe Asia and Africa

Question 14

Name three things that helped Alexander expand his empire

Answer 14

A creative military mind, courage and confidence

Question 15

Name three features of Hellenistic culture

Answer 15

The founding of new Greek cities, young people reading the works of Greek writers, and international trade

Question 16

Name 3 things discovered during the Hellenistic age

Answer 16

System of plane geometry
Understanding how the human body works
Understanding of how levers work

Question 17

How did the physical geography of ancient Greece closet to separate into independent communities

Answer 17

The mountains separated communities. It was hard to travel to each other. Each city had its own way of doing things

Question 18

How was democracy in ancient Athens different from democracy in the United States

Answer 18

Only citizens had a say, and only men who were born in Athens were citizens.

Question 19

Describe the events that occurred during the Peloponnesian war

Answer 19

War broke out between Athens and Sparta

Neither side was winning, then a plague broke out in Athens and Athens surrendered after that

Question 20

What contributions were made in the field of medicine during the Hellenistic age

Answer 20

Doctors made many discoveries about the human body and how it works

Question 21

Describe three characteristics of the Golden age of Athens

Answer 21

People of Athens built great temples.
Greek philosophers expanded human knowledge.
Greek doctors tried to find reasons for illnesses

Question 22

How were Athens and Sparta different and how are they are like name two ways each

Answer 22

Sparta and Athens are alike because they were both Greek city states, they both relied on trade, and worshiped gods and goddesses. They are different because in Athens women had very few rights in Sparta they had more rights than most city states. Athens was a democracy Sparta was not

Question 23

Describe the physical features of Greece

Answer 23

Mountains, long, coastlines, deep valleys, rugged highlands

Question 24

Alexander the great is remembered as a great military mind give one example of his creativity is a military leader

Answer 24

The Persian army shot arrows at Alexander’s army. Alexander did not retreat his men attacked. The Persian army fled in fear.

Question 25

How do you think the stories that Homer told have survived

Answer 25

I think the stories that were told were passed down from person to person. Oral tradition.