SS chapter 9 part 1 mr.yo's study guide

Question 1

What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?

Answer 1

Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece.

Question 2

From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be

Answer 2

Soldiers

Question 3

“Spartan women also received physical training. Like the men, they learned how to run, jump, wrestle, and throw javelins.”

What conclusion can you draw about Spartan women?

Answer 3

They were strong and healthy AND freer than the average Greek female

Question 4

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army had become weak?

Answer 4

Slaves would have staged a rebellion.

Question 5

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 5

Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

Question 6

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?

Answer 6

Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.

Question 7

What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?

Answer 7

The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art.

Question 8

It was made of numerous columns, was built to honor the goddess Athena, was located on the Athenian Acropolis

Answer 8

Parthenon

Question 9

Early Greek philosophers were important because they were the first people to

Answer 9

consider explanations for the events other than that they were the work of the gods.

Question 10

Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it?

Answer 10

using the human mind to think and understand

Question 11

“I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.”

The above excerpt is from the modern version of an oath that doctor’s take before they practice medicine. Which Greek scientist is credited with this concept?

Answer 11

Hippocrates

Question 12

“The unexamined life is not worth living”

Answer 12

Socrates

Question 13

All of the following were Greek philosophers EXCEPT (Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Zoroaster)

Answer 13

Zoroaster

Question 14

Sparta

Answer 14

Athenians’ main rivals

Question 15

Persians

Answer 15

Chief enemies of the Greeks in the 400’s BC

Question 16

Alexander the Great

Answer 16

Hellenistic Culture developed as a result this Leader

Question 17

Persian Wars

Answer 17

A series of battles between the Greeks and the Persians

Question 18

Battle of Marathon

Answer 18

The Greeks defeated a larger Persian force by luring the Persians into the middle of their forces and then surrounded them

Question 19

Battle of Salamis

Answer 19

The Greeks destroyed the Persian Navy by attacking it in a narrow strait where the Persian ships could not maneuver well

Question 20

Unhealthy Boys in Sparta

Answer 20

Taken out of the city and left to die

Question 21

Most important qualities of a Spartan soldier

Answer 21

Self-discipline and obedience

Question 22

Education of boys in Athens

Answer 22

Train both the mind and the body

Question 23

Alliance

Answer 23

Agreement to work together

Question 24

Peloponnesian War

Answer 24

Between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear Greece apart

Question 25

Phillip II

Answer 25

Father of Alexander the Great

Question 26

Hellenistic

Answer 26

Greek-like

Question 27

Greek Sculpture

Answer 27

Admired for its realism, natural look, and details

Question 28

Greek Painting

Answer 28

Used rows of tall columns, wanted them to reflect greatness of their cities

Question 29

Greek Architecture

Answer 29

Used rows of tall columns, wanted them to reflect greatness of their cities

Question 30

Parthenon

Answer 30

Temple to Athena

Question 31

Socrates

Answer 31

Wanted people to question their beliefs about human qualities such as love and courage…his method of questioning was named after him

Question 32

Plato

Answer 32

A student of Socrates, wrote The Republic

Question 33

Aristotle

Answer 33

One of Plato’s students, said people should live lives of moderation

Question 34

Reason

Answer 34

Clear and ordered thinking.

Question 35

Euclid

Answer 35

Interested in Geometry, the study of lines, angles, and shapes