Quiz 2 Vocab Words

Question 1

Polis

Answer 1

City-State, independent

Question 2

Athens

Answer 2

Most impactful city of Ancient Greece

Question 3

Sparta

Answer 3

Weird cousin of Ancient Greece; society formed around military readiness

Question 4

Persian Wars

Answer 4

Athens VS. Persian Empire

Question 5

Peloponnesian War

Answer 5

Sparta v. Athens

Question 6

Theatre

Answer 6

started in classical Greece, wya of expression and political commentary through comedies and dramas

Question 7

Socrates

Answer 7

“Father of western philosophy”

Question 8

Plato

Answer 8

studied under Socrates during classical Greek philosophy

Question 9

Sophists

Answer 9

Teacher in Ancient Greece, Socrates

Question 10

Democracy

Answer 10

Started in classical Greece

Question 11

Tyrant

Answer 11

Ancient Greece’s biggest fear in government

Question 12

Helot

Answer 12

Slaves of Spartans

Question 13

Cleisthenes

Answer 13

Father of Athenian democracy

Question 14

Lycurgus

Answer 14

Spartan lawmaker

Question 15

Solon

Answer 15

Part of the beginning of democracy in Athens

Question 16

Hoplite

Answer 16

Battle boys of ancient Greeks armed with spears and shields

Question 17

Phalanx

Answer 17

Greek battle formation

Question 18

Hellenism

Answer 18

Everything goes Greek! Cultural diffusion between non Greek and Greek world

Question 19

Stoicism

Answer 19

Pantheistic, logic, self control

Question 20

Epicureanism

Answer 20

Pleasure=highest good , opponent to stoicism

Question 21

Cosmopolitanism

Answer 21

Every single person deserves to/can be a citizen; “a citizen of the world”

Question 22

Euclid

Answer 22

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Question 23

Euclid

Answer 23

One of the few mathematicians who “got it right”; used his same theories/textbook for thousands of years ; “father of geometry”

Question 24

Eratosthenes

Answer 24

Calculated the circumference of the earth ; Hellenistic astronomer

Question 25

Archimedes

Answer 25

Important Hellenistic mathematician ; large number language and screw

Question 26

Philip II

Answer 26

Alexander’s dad who was also pretty great

Question 27

Alexander the Great

Answer 27

Badass leader/ ruler who conquered a lot of land, including Persian empire, started library of Alexandria

Question 28

Hellenistic Kingdoms

Answer 28

Alexander the Great’s empire expanding across the Middle East

Question 29

Science

Answer 29

Relied less on mythological/religious explanations for cosmologies/world phenomena

Question 30

Philosophy

Answer 30

The love of knowledge; big during the classical and Hellenistic age of Greece

Question 31

Republic

Answer 31

No more kings!

Question 32

Twelve Tables

Answer 32

Written Law of Rome

Question 33

Romulus

Answer 33

Killed Remus, built city of Rome (Roman myth)

Question 34

Remus

Answer 34

One of the brothers that founded Rome, killed by Romulus

Question 35

Punic Wars

Answer 35

Carthage Vs. Rome

Question 36

Hannibal

Answer 36

Beat the Romans once; he’s “fine” (Heineman)
Carthaginian military leader, sneak attacked Rome

Question 37

Consuls

Answer 37

At the top of the Roman republic; limited tenure and collegiality