World Cultures Chapter 5

Question 1

Trojan War

Answer 1

A war waged against the city of Troy by the Greeks after Paris of Troy stole the king of Sparta’s wife. (Greek Mythology)

Question 2

Homer

Answer 2

Homer was a great poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad.

Question 3

Epic

Answer 3

A long poem narrating the adventures of great heroes or legends.

Question 4

Myth

Answer 4

A story that is written to explain certain phenomenons and how things came to be.

Question 5

Polis

Answer 5

A city-state in Ancient Greece.

Question 6

Acropolis

Answer 6

A fortified part of an ancient Greek city. (Usually on a hill)

Question 7

Monarchy

Answer 7

A form of government in which the country is ruled by a monarch.

Question 8

Aristocracy

Answer 8

A form of government in which the country is ruled by the wealthy

Question 9

Oligarchy

Answer 9

A form of government in which a small group of people ruled the country.

Question 10

Tyrant

Answer 10

A ruler (Usually Evil) who rules over a nation.

Question 11

Democracy

Answer 11

A form of government in which the power given to the people.

Question 12

Helot

Answer 12

A non-citizen, but not-slave in Spartan civilization.

Question 13

Phalanx

Answer 13

A troop standing in close formation.

Question 14

Persian Wars

Answer 14

The series of war between Persia and the Greeks.

Question 15

Direct Democracy

Answer 15

A form of Democracy in which the people decide.

Question 16

Classical Art

Answer 16

The art of ancient Greece and Rome.

Question 17

Tragedy

Answer 17

A play that deals with tragic events that has an unhappy ending.

Question 18

Comedy

Answer 18

A play intended to make the audience laugh.

Question 19

Peloponnesian War

Answer 19

War fought between the Athenians and the Spartans.

Question 20

Philosopher

Answer 20

A person engaged in learning philosophy.

Question 21

Socrates

Answer 21

Classical Greek Philosopher who founded Western Philosophy.

Question 22

Plato

Answer 22

Greek Philosopher and Mathematician in Ancient Greece.

Question 23

Aristotle

Answer 23

Greek Philosopher and Scientist who came from Macedonia.

Question 24

Philip II

Answer 24

King of the ancient Macedonia. He was assassinated and his throne was passed down to his son Alexander who is today known as Alexander the Great.

Question 25

Macedonia

Answer 25

Ancient Kingdom in Greece in which Alexander the Great became the ruler and conquered much of the European and Asian continents.

Question 26

Alexander the Great

Answer 26

Great Macedonian King who conquered much of the European and Asian continents. Son of Philip II

Question 27

Darius III

Answer 27

The last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia

Question 28

Hellenistic

Answer 28

Relating to the ancient history, language, and culture from the time of Alexander the Great’s death, to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony.

Question 29

Alexandria

Answer 29

City established near ancient Egypt by Alexander the Great.

Question 30

Euclid

Answer 30

Greek mathematician know for his contributions to Geometry

Question 31

Archimedes

Answer 31

Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

Question 32

Colossus of Rhodes

Answer 32

Statue of the Greek-Titan god, Helios, that was built in the city of Rhodes.