Midterm Chapter Four (Ancient Greece)

Question 0

Illiad

Answer 0

An Ancient Greek story written by Homer. It is about the Greek Hero Achilles

Question 1

Homer

Answer 1

A famous Greek writer best known for writing Odyssey and Illiad

Question 2

Odyssey

Answer 2

An epic romance written by Homer that recounts the journey of Greek hero Odysseus after the fall of Troy (didn’t return home for 12 year

Question 3

Polis

Answer 3

A meeting place in the center of town where all meetings, religous ceremonies, etc. we’re carried out

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Question 4

Delian League

Answer 4

An alliance of Greek states a against Persia (lead by Athens) after the defeat of the Persians

Question 5

Pericles

Answer 5

A young aristocrat who helped lead Athens to a more imperial system of governmen. He remained a dominant figure in Athenian policy for more than thirty years.

Question 6

Persian War

Answer 6

A war between Greece and the Persian empire sparked by resistance by Athens and Ionia. Greece won

Question 7

Peloponnesian War

Answer 7

A war between Sparta (and allies) and Athens (and allies). Sparked by Spartan concern that Athens was becoming to powerful. Sparta won after disease weakened Athens (as well as death of Pericles)

Question 8

Who won the Persian War?

Answer 8

Greece

Question 9

Who won the Peloponnesian war?

Answer 9

Sparta and allies

Question 10

An alliance of all Greek States (formed by Maccedonia) against Persia

Answer 10

Corrinithian League

Question 11

Socrates

Answer 11

An Athens philosopher who started the trend of the Socratic method (question and answer technique, student learns his way)

Question 12

Plato

Answer 12

Disciple/pupil of Socrates, one of the greatest philosophers of western civilization. Teacher to Aristotle. Wanted structured social order

Question 13

Aristotle

Answer 13

Greek philosopher and tutor to Alexander the Great. Wanted structured social organization. Lead development of western thought. Maintained men>women