Greece to Alexander the Great – Flashcards
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Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated?
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Alexander
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Alexander's empire did not grow any larger because
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his soldiers wanted to stop
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Sparta created a military society due to
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put down a Helot riot
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Who was the famous Greek teacher that instructed Alexander the Great?
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Aristotle
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Which of the following series of events is in the correct chronological (time) order?
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Persian war, Greek Golden Age, Peloponnesian war
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Which of the following is an able leader of Athens that helps bring about democracy?
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Pericles
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Which of the following statements about the geography of Greece and its effect on the people is true?
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Mountains created isolated City States
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Which of the following was the place that the Greek soldier ran from to Athens (26.2 miles) carrying the message of victory over the Persians?
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Marathon
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Which famous battle, depicted in the movie "300" pitted the Spartans (Greeks) vs. the Persians?
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Thermopylae
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Most of what we know about Socrates comes from the writing of
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Plato
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This pair of people were some of the first historians in Ancient Greece
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Thucydidus, Herodotus
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Alexander the Great- Fact?
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Studied under Aristotle
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Which of the following Greek inventors is responsible for developing the pulley and the lever?
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Archimedes
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The city-state of Sparta was characterized by
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militarism
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The primary purpose of Spartan education was to produce good
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good soldiers
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Sparta was located on the __________________ peninsula.
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Peloponnesian
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Athens is located on the __________________ peninsula.
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Attica
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What type of government was practiced in Athens?
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Direct Democracy
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What type of government was practiced in Sparta?
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Military Oligarchy
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City-state who had important philosophical purposes
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Athens
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Capital & largest city in Greece
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Athens
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Prominent city-state in Ancient Greece
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Sparta
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A peasant bound to the land
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Helot
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Small group of people that have control over a country, organization, or institution
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Oligarchy
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Fought by Athens against Sparta
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Peloponnesian War
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A rectangular mass military formation
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Phalanx
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Greek city-states whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian empire
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Delian League
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Statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the Golden Age
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Pericles
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King of Hellenic kingdom of Macedon
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Phillip
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Period after the death of Alexander the Great
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Hellenistic Age
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Second largest city in Egypt named by Alexander the Great
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Alexandria
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Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Homer
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In Athens, all voters cast votes and make decisions on all issues. Who was able to vote?
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All Male citizens
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A citadel or complex built on a high hill.
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Acropolis
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A Greek City
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Polis
