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The Greeks

The Greeks. Chapter 4 Review. Bronze-using peoples who lived on Crete. Who are Minoans?. Body of water that Greeks sailed. What is the Aegean Sea?. Poet who wrote the Iliad. Who is Homer?. The Iliad and Odyssey are examples of this type of literature. Epic poems.

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The Greeks

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  1. The Greeks Chapter 4 Review

  2. Bronze-using peoples who lived on Crete.

  3. Who are Minoans?

  4. Body of water that Greeks sailed

  5. What is the Aegean Sea?

  6. Poet who wrote the Iliad

  7. Who is Homer?

  8. The Iliad and Odyssey are examples of this type of literature.

  9. Epic poems.

  10. Most historians think Minoan civilization was • Invaded and destroyed by Mycenaeans • Destroyed by a tidal wave • Conquered by Rome • Invented by Homer

  11. Answer: A Invaded and destroyed by Mycenaeans

  12. During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled in this part of Asia Minor.

  13. What is Ionia?

  14. Greek history was influenced by Greece’s • Rivers and deltas • Mountains and seacoast • Deserts and plains • Glaciers and forests

  15. Answer: B Mountains and seacoast

  16. Two major groups who settled within Greece itself were • The Aeolians and Dorians • The Agamemnons and Homers • The Achilles and Phoenicians • The Knosses and Evans

  17. Answer: A The Aeolians and Dorians

  18. This is a city, town, village, and surroundings.

  19. What is a polis?

  20. This is a fortified area on a hilltop.

  21. What is an acropolis?

  22. These were heavily fortified foot soldiers.

  23. What are hoplites?

  24. A Spartan warrior was told to return from war • With lots of black broth • Before he turned 28 • To repay debts • With his shield or on it

  25. D. With his shield or on it.

  26. Rulers who seized power by force.

  27. What is a tyrant?

  28. The word spartan has come to mean • Highly self-disciplined • Oligarchial • Lover of literature • democratic

  29. Answer: A Highly self-disciplined

  30. Who laid the foundation of democracy in Greece?

  31. Who is Cleisthenes?

  32. Starting point of Pheidippides’ 26(.2) mile run.

  33. What is Marathon?

  34. The Persian monarch at the Battle of Thermopylae.

  35. Who is Xerxes?

  36. This was a defense alliance that united the Greeks against the Persians.

  37. What is the Delian League?

  38. This is considered to be the height of Athenian power and brilliance.

  39. What is the Age of Pericles?

  40. Who was the Persian monarch at the Battle of Marathon?

  41. Who is Darius?

  42. After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians • Abandoned their city • Colonized Ionia • Fled to Italy • Traded wine with Xerxes

  43. Answer: A They had to abandon their city!

  44. What Greek historian wrote the History of the Persian Wars, which is regarded as the first real history in Western civilization? • Herodotus • Socrates • Plato • Pericles

  45. Answer: A Herodotus

  46. Type of government that is controlled by a few.

  47. What is an oligarchy?

  48. According to Plato, individuals could not achieve a good life unless • They lived in a just and rational state • They were ruled by a good queen • They lived a moral and pious life • They strictly followed a vegetarian diet

  49. Answer: A They lived in a just and rational state.

  50. Who said, “the unexamined life is not worth living”?

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