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Chapter 9: Ancient Greece Test. Flashcards

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What is Zoroastrianism?

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A new religion that arose in the Persian empire.

Taught good vs evil

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Who did Persia defeat to win independence?

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Medes

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Spartan boys were trained to be what?

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Soldiers

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Why would the women of Greece want to live in Sparta?

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They would have more rights and freedom.

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At what age did Spartan men finish serving in the army?

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Age 60

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What started the Peloponnesian war?

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Greek city states feared that Athens would control Greece.

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What happened because of the Peloponnesian war?

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Sparta became the most powerful city state

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How was Phillip of Macedonia able to conquer the Greeks easily?

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His powerful Army.

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How were Phillip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great related?

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Father and son

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What caused the death of Alexander The Great?

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When he visited Babylon he got sick and died at age 33

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What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

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His empire was split into 3 kingdoms divided by 3 of his generals.

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What specific locations did Alexander’s empire cover?

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Greece, Macedonia, Syria, Egypt

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What is the Parthenon?

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A famous temple made for Athena

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What did Greek Philosophers believe?

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Using the human mind to think and understand.

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What is a Calvary?

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A unit of soldiers who ride on horses.

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What was the series of wars between Persia and Greece called?

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Persian Wars

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Why was Spartan society based on military power?

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It provided security and protection

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What is an alliance?

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An agreement to work together.

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What is a phalanx?

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A group of warriors who stood close together in a square.

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What does Hellenistic mean?

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Greek-Like

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What did Sophocles and Aristophanes have in common?

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Greek writers

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Who were the main 3 Greek Philosophers?

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Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

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What is the difference between Euclid and Plato?

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Plato- philosopher

Euclid- mathematician

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Who was Hippocrates?

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The greatest Greek Doctor

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Cyrus the great is the founder of what empire?

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Persian

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Who tried to conquer Greece in 480 BC?

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Xerses

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What are Helots?

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Spartan Slaves

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In 359 BC, who became king of Macedonia?

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Phillip II

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Who was Socrates?

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Philosopher

Put to death for asking questions about the Gods

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What is reason?

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Clear and ordered thinking.

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What was a satrap?

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Governors of the Persian provinces.

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This city state had the strongest army in Greece and joined other Greek city states to fight the Persians.

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Sparta

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Founder of the Persian Empire (1st King)

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Cyrus the Great

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These 10,000 soldiers were the heart of the Persian Army and were called….

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Immortals

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This creation allowed Persian messengers to travel quickly throughout the empire (1,700 miles long)

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Royal Road

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This Greek city state had the most powerful navy

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Athens

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The Greeks fought who at the Battle of Marathon?

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Persians

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Winners of the Persian War.

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Greeks

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The Greeks defeated the invading Persian army in this battle due to better weapons and armor.

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Battle of Marathon

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City state where democracy got its start

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Athens

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City state where men served in the military from 20 to 60 years of age

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Sparta

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City state which believed in learning and arts

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Athens

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More than 7,000 Spartans and Greeks met at this battle and 3 days later the Spartans lost.

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Battle of Thermopylae

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City state which started the Peloponnesian war

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Sparta

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Before the Peloponnesian war, Athens created which league to help support their cause.

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Delian

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Before the Peloponnesian war, Sparta created this league

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Peloponnesian

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A unit of soldiers who mounted on horses

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Calvary

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1st Greek philosopher

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Socrates

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This Greek is known as the “Father of Medicine”

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Hippocrates

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1st to believe the earth was round and estimated its circumference with only a slight error

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Erstosthenes

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This Greek philosopher tutored Alexander

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Aristotle

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After the Peloponnesian wars, who will create the world’s greatest empire and spread Greek culture?

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Alexander the Great

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Alexander’s unique blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures became known

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Hellenistic

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Empire that Alexander conquered (not Greeks)

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Persians

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Most famous mathematician

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Euclid

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Greeks most famous medical scholar because of the book on rules for doctors

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Hippocrates

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Wrote a book about geometry

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Euclid

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Explained levers and pulleys

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Archimedes

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Alexander’s empire spread east to this river

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Indus

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