Greece- Seg

Question 0

Describe geography of Greece and development of city states

Answer 0

It was very rocky and mountainous so there were barriers between city states

Question 1

Describe 3 influences Greece had on America today

Answer 1

Art, sports, education

Question 2

What were the economical advantages of greeces geographical location

Answer 2

They were surrounded by seas so they flourished in sea trade

Question 3

Significant people of Trojan war and roles

Answer 3

Achilles- greek warrior
Paris- Trojan prince
Helen- queen of Sparta
Menelaos- king of Sparta
Agamemnon king of Mycenae
Hector- Paris's bro, Trojan prince

Question 4

What purpose did mythology have on Greeks?

Answer 4

To teach and explain things

Question 5

Sparta and Athens similarities and differences?

Answer 5

Sparta: valued duty, discipline, equality, army, Warriors
Athens: valued education, arts, open thinking, male dominance
Both: city states in Greece, powerful city states

Question 6

Describe greek phalanx

Answer 6

We know this, think of it in your head

Question 7

Retell legend of Pheidippides and significance on world today

Answer 7

Greeks beat Persians at battle of marathon, told Pheidippides to run back and tell them. He ran 26.2 miles back to Athens and then died. Later formed the marathon race

Question 8

What were the effects of the Persian wars?

Answer 8

Greeks win
Delian league is formed
Athens is the head
New confidence
Ushers golden age

Question 9

What made the golden age golden?

Answer 9

Strengthened democracy
Beautified Athens
Strengthened empire (navy)

Question 10

How was democracy under Pericles rule different from our democracy?

Answer 10

They had a direct democracy, we have a representative democracy,
Both promote freedom of speech

Question 11

What are the three types of columns?

Answer 11

Doric- square top
Ionic- swirled, round
Corinthian- flowery

Question 12

Explain the advantages of Athens and Sparta during the pelopennesian war

Answer 12

Athenian advantage: best navy, had money, the sea

Spartan advantage: best army, land

Question 13

What were some of the effects of the Peloponnesian war?

Answer 13

Delian league collapsed, Greece weakened, Phillip conquered Greece

Question 14

How was the trial of Socrates similar and different from our trials today?

Answer 14

Athens: one day, no appeals, 101-1001 jurors, majority rules, no attorney or judge, accuser proposed punishment
Both: juries of citizens, “jury of your peers”
US: weeks months years?, appeal process, 12 jurors, unanimous, judges and attorneys, must be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 15

Explain the allegory of the cave: author, characters, plot, message

Answer 15

Author: Plato
Characters: prisoners- us, shadows- lies, sun- truth, cave- world
Plot: basically is saying that we are blind to the realities and life and sometimes we don’t know the truth of what people are showing us or telling us
Message: democracy is bad, education is hard but we must seek it

Question 16

What was Hellenistic culture and where did it originate?

Answer 16

Greek
Indian
Persian 
Egyptian 
Originated in Alexandria