Unit 3

Question 1

Mycenean

Answer 1

An INdo-European people who settled on the Greek Mainland around 2000 BC

Question 2

Trojan War

Answer 2

A war fought around 1,200 BC in which an army lead by Mycenean Kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy

Question 3

Dorian

Answer 3

A Greek-Speaking people that migrated to mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenean Civilization

Question 4

Homer

Answer 4

A blind man who composed epics

Question 5

Epic

Answer 5

A long, narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes

Question 6

Myths

Answer 6

A traditional story about gods, ancestors or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of society

Question 7

Polis

Answer 7

A Greek City-State; the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 BC

Question 8

Monarchy

Answer 8

A government in which the power is held by one person

Question 9

Aristocracy

Answer 9

A government in which the power is in the hands of a hereditary class or nobility

Question 10

Oligarchy

Answer 10

Government System in which power is in the hands of a few people - especially one where the rule is based upon wealth

Question 11

Tyrant

Answer 11

In ancient Greece, a powerful individual who gained control of a City-state’s government by appealing to the poor for support

Question 12

Democracy

Answer 12

A government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives.

Question 13

Helot

Answer 13

In ancient Sparta, a peasant bound to land

Question 14

Phalanx

Answer 14

A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields

Question 15

Persian Wars

Answer 15

A series of wars in the fifth century BC in which Greek city-states battled the Persian Empire

Question 16

Direct Democracy

Answer 16

A government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives

Question 17

Classical art

Answer 17

The art in ancient Greece and Rome in which harmony, order, and proportion were emphasized

Question 18

Tragedy

Answer 18

A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character

Question 19

Comedy

Answer 19

A humorous form of drama that includes slapstick or satire

Question 20

Peloponnesian War

Answer 20

A war in which Athens and its allies defeated Sparta and its Allies

Question 21

Philosopher

Answer 21

A thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, society, and human morality

Question 22

Socrates

Answer 22

A classical Greek Philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy

Question 23

Plato

Answer 23

An Athenian philosopher who founded the Platonist school of thought

Question 24

Aristotle

Answer 24

A philosopher who founded the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of Philosophy

Question 25

Philip II

Answer 25

The king of Macedonia who was a brilliant general and ruthless politician

Question 26

Macedonia

Answer 26

A land North of Greece with a cold climate and rough terrain

Question 27

Alexander the Great

Answer 27

The next king of Macedonia who united the Greek City-States and lead the Carthian League

Question 28

Darius III

Answer 28

A Persian King who raised a large army to invade Macedonia

Question 29

Hellenistic

Answer 29

Relating to the civilization and culture of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great late century BC

Question 30

Alexandria

Answer 30

Egyptian City that became the foremost centre of commerce and Hellenistic civilization

Question 31

Euclid

Answer 31

A mathematician who taught in Alexandria

Question 32

Archimedes

Answer 32

A Hellenistic scientist who studied in Alexandria

Question 33

Colossus of Rhodes

Answer 33

A large statue created on the island of Rhodes