Key Terms: Ancient Greece 2

Question 1

greek vitory over the persian army that ended the first persian war

Answer 1

battle of marathon

Question 2

greek victory over the persian navy during the 2nd persian war

Answer 2

battle of salamis

Question 3

military alliance led by athens

Answer 3

delian league

Question 4

military alliance led by sparta

Answer 4

peloponnesian league

Question 5

18 foot long macedonian pike

Answer 5

sarissa

Question 6

city founded by alexander the great in egypt

Answer 6

alexandria

Question 7

city founded by alexander the great in egypt

Answer 7

alexandria

Question 8

worship of many gods or deities

Answer 8

polythesim

Question 9

collection of myths or stories that people tell about gods or heroes

Answer 9

mythology

Question 10

ancient greece athletic compeitions held every 4 years in honor of zues

Answer 10

olympic games

Question 11

a priestess of apollo believed by the ancient greeks to predict the future

Answer 11

delphic oracle

Question 12

poetic songs

Answer 12

lyric poetry

Question 13

in ancient greek drama, a group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised characters

Answer 13

chorus

Question 14

form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them in clearer thinking

Answer 14

socratic method

Question 15

school of philosophy founded by plato

Answer 15

academy

Question 16

logical guess

Answer 16

hypothosis

Question 17

oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way

Answer 17

hippocratic oath

Question 18

son of Phillip ll; trained in macedonian army; was a student of aristotle; conqured much land; great leader

Answer 18

alexander the blank

Question 19

persian king who put satraps in place and built the royal road

Answer 19

darius

Question 20

built a powerful army and turned macedonia into the cheif power of the greek world; father of alexander the great

Answer 20

phillip ll

Question 21

son of darius, became persian king. vowed revenge on athenians, invaded greece and was defeated

Answer 21

xerxes