Name ______
Unit 4 Ancient Greece
Chapter 9 Outline ______(100)
Chapter 9 Test ______(100)
Chapter 10 Outline ______(100)
Chapter 10 Test ______(100)
Chapter 11 Outline ______(100)
Chapter 11 Test ______(100)
Chapter 12 Outline ______(100)
Chapter 12 Test ______(100)
Overall Grade ______(800)
Greek Time Line
· 2800 BCE ______
· 2000 BCE ______
· 1250 BCE ______
· 750 BCE ______
· 490 BCE ______
· 462 BCE ______
· 434 BCE ______
· 140 BCE ______
Chapter 9: Beginnings
Vocab
- Bull Leaping
- Labyrinth
- Parchment
- Shrines
- Megaron
- tenants
- Civil Wars
1. Minoan civilization rose around 2800 BCE on ______, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
2. The Minoans were also known as ______. They grew the following foods:
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
d. ______
3. Since there were many forests on the island of Crete, the Minoans learned to work with ______and became good carpenters.
4. The Minoans also became expert ______workers, and used these skills along with their carpentry skills to become very good ship builders.
5. The Minoans were very fond of sports, especially ______.
6. The Minoan religion was ______because they worshipped many gods.
7. About 1400 BCE, control of the Mediterranean was passed to the ______, who came to Greece from Southern Russia.
8. After many years in power, the Mycenaeans fought a lengthy war with ______.
9. The ______and its results are described in two long poems written by ______.
10. The ______was a poem describing the Trojan War and the heroes ______& ______.
11. The ______was the story of Odysseus and his journey back to Ithaca after the war.
12. The Mycenaeans were conquered by the Dorians, and that marked the beginning of the ______in Greece (300 years).
Chapter in Review
______1. Minoan civilization began to develop on the Mediterranean island of
______about 2800 B.C.
A) Crete
B) Minoa
C) Italy
D) Troy
______2. What did most Minoans do as a way of life?
A) Farm
B) Trade
C) Travel
D) Serve in military
______3. The sport most commonly played by the Minoans was
A) Football
B) Basketball
C) Bull Leaping
D) Track & Field
______4. The Minoans were protected by
A) Walls
B) The sea and their ships
C) The Gods
D) A great sea Monster
______5. The Minoans were
A) Polytheistic
B) Monotheistic
C) Atheist
D) Catholic
______6. The Mycenaeans built
A) cities
B) huge farms
C) fortress-palaces
D) large islands
______7. Which of the following was NOT a skill the Mycenaeans learned from the Minoans?
A) language
B) writing scripts
C) shipbuilding
D) navigation
______8. The Mycenaeans fought a lengthy war with
A) Minoa
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Troy
______9. The poet, Homer, wrote two long poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey about the
A) American Revolution
B) The Trojan War
C) The Peloponnesian War
D) All of the above
______10. Which group ruled over Greece during their “Dark Ages?”
A) Sparta
B) The Dorian
C) Athens
D) The Trojans
Chapter 10: The City-States
Vocabulary
1. Polis
2. acropolis
3. agora
4. aristocrats
5. oligarchy
6. democratic
7. meditate
8. enlightenment
9. mercenaries
Sparta & Athens
1. The geographic and political center of Greek life was the ______, or the city-state.
2. The two greatest Greek city-states were ______& ______.
3. Sparta’s main goal was to become ______strong, and much of their time was spent in training for war.
4. Sparta valued their ______more than other city-states because they were the givers of life.
5. The Spartans were unwilling to accept change, because they felt it weakened their way of ______.
6. Athens was less militaristic and more ______than the Spartans.
7.Under the leadership of ______, Athens became the center of Greek culture.
8. During this period, Athens built the ______, a temple to their goddess Athena.
9. In 507 BCE, ______put into effect the world’s first generally democratic constitution.
10. Between 490-479 BCE, Greek city-states fought several wars with the ______Empire.
11. For the purpose of the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked together to defeat the ______invasion.
12. When the Persian Wars were over, ______was recognized as the most powerful city-state, and this made ______jealous.
13. In 490 BCE, Athens formed the ______as an alliance to defend Greece from any more Persian invasions.
14. The one Greek city-state who did not belong to the League was ______.
15. Sparta formed their own military alliance called the ______.
16. From 431 BCE-404 BCE, Sparta and Athens fought a civil war called the ______.
17. ______won that war, and as a result, Greek city-states lost their unity and were no longer able to fight off invaders.
18. Greece was conquered by ______of Macedonia in 338 BCE.
Chapter in Review
______1. The geographic and political center of Greek life was the
A) Polis
B) City-state
C) Mt. Olympus
D) Both A & B
______2. The two greatest Greek city-states were
A) Athens & Troy
B) Sparta & Athens
C) Troy and Minoa
D) Mycenaea & Syracuse
______3. Which most accurately describes the city-state of Sparta?
A) Artsy
B) Strong & militaristic
C) Weak
D) Intelligent
______4. In which Greek city-state did women have the most freedoms?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Troy
D) Mycenaea
______5. Who wrote what is widely considered the world’s first Constitution?
A) Pericles
B) Socrates
C) Cleisthenes
D) Homer
______6. Between 490-479 B.C.E, the Greek city-states fought many wars the ______Empire.
A) Trojan
B) Minoan
C) Dorian
D) Persian
______7. After Greece defeated Persia, who became Greece’s dominant city-state?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Troy
D) Mycenaea
______8. Sparta defeated Athens in the ______War.
A) Trojan
B) Persian
C) Peloponnesian
D) Revolutionary
______9. Following the Peloponnesian War, Greece went into a(n)
A) Golden Age
B) Depression/Decline
C) Empire
D) Democracy
______10. Greece was eventually conquered by ______of Macedonia.
A) Philip I
B) Philip II
C) Alexander the Great
D) Hercules
Chapter 11: Cultural Contributions
Key Terms
- oracles
- pentathlon
- philosophia
- Zeus
- Aphrodite
- Athena
- Hera
- Poseidon
- Archimedes
- Eratosthenes
- Euclid
- Hippocrates
- Ptolemy
- Pythagoras
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
Greek Culture
- During the “Golden Age,” Greeks made many contributions in ______, ______, and the ______.
- The Greek invented the Olympic Games which were held every four years in honor of the god ______.
- The theater and the concept of the play was adopted out of a festival to honor the Greek God ______, the god of fertility, joyous life and hospitality.
- ______in search of the truth developed a form of philosophy known as the Socratic method.
- ______, a pupil of Socrates, founded a philosophy school and published the first book on political science.
- ______, a teacher of Alexander the Great and pupil of Socrates. He developed a third step in the scientific method—testing the hypothesis.
- Greek scientists contributed a lot to modern thinking about the world. They learned that the world can be governed by ______that humans can discover & understand.
Chapter in Review
______1. During the “Golden Age,” Greece mad contributions in all of the following EXCEPT
A) thinking
B) athletics
C) art
D) medicine
______2. The Olympic games were held to honor
A) Zeus
B) All of the gods
C) Sparta
D) Athens
______3. Who was considered a great philosopher in Greece?
A) Homer
B) Socrates
C) Pericles
D) Poseidon
______4. Which Greek philosopher wrote a book on political science?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) Homer
______5. Greek scientists learned that the world is governed by ______that humans can discover and understand.
A) Religious laws
B) Carpe Diem
C) The Gods
D) Natural Laws
Chapter 12: The Hellenistic Period
Key Terms
- hostage
- phalanx
- alliances
- orator
- factories
Alexander the Great
- ______of Macedonia believed it was his destiny to unify the Greek city-states and spread Greek Culture.
- Philip II conquered Greece in 338 BCE, but was later assassinated by the ______in 336 BCE.
- His son ______assumed control of Greece.
- In order to win over the people of Greece, Alexander launched an invasion into ______.
- He soon conquered the territories of ______, ______, and into the ______.
- The Macedonian, Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures came together to from a new culture, the ______culture.
- The peak of this culture was seen in the city of ______, which was located in Egypt.
- At the peak of his power, Alexander took ill and died in ______.
- After Alexander’s death, ______conditions worsened throughout Greece.
- In 146 BCE, most Greek city-states came under ______control.
Unit in Review
_____1. As a result of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta
a. conquered Asia Minor
b. was conquered by Persia
c. became an ally of Athens
d. dominated Greece for a number of years
_____2. The basic cause of the Peloponnesian War was
a. the rivalry between Sparta and Athens
b. a drought in the Pelopennesus
c. Athens's fear of invasion by the Persians
d. overpopulation in Sparta
_____3. Solon & Pericles are important figures in the history of ancient Athens because he
a. made himself tyrant of the city
b. led an army that defeated the Persians
c. made Athenian government more democratic
d. put down a revolt by the poor farmers of the city-state
_____4. Which of the following was emphasized in the education of Spartan youths in ancient Greece?
a. an appreciation for the fine arts and literature
b. the accumulation of wealth through business
c. physical strength and military skill
d. mathematical and scientific knowledge
_____5. Which of the following is a major contribution of ancient Athens to Western civilization?
a. writing
b. democracy
c. monotheism
d. monarchy
_____6. Many small city-states developed in ancient Greece largely because
a. the peoples of Greece came from different cultures
b. the peoples of Greece were divided by the many different
languages they spoke
c. the Greek peninsula is divided by mountains and inlets that
separated people
d. religious differences tended to keep people from uniting
_____7. The polis or city-state of ancient Greece was
a. an agricultural province controlled by a governor
b. a colony established overseas
c. an independent city or town NOT including the countryside
d. a city and the agricultural lands surrounding it
_____8. "Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands ... of the whole people .... An Athenian citizen does not put his private affairs before affairs of the state .... We alone believe that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is more than harmless -- he is useless."
This quotation indicates that the ancient Athenians believed
a. people should be persecuted for their religious beliefs
b. democracy requires active participation by all citizens
c. gaining personal wealth is the most important goal in life
d. women should have equal rights with men
_____9. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" are important because they
a. tell the true history of the Trojan War
b. are great works of literature that help us understand life
in ancient Greece
c. present factual accounts of the beginnings of Greek civilization
d. are factual accounts of the Persian invasion of Greece
_____10. Geographically, Greece is a
a. hilly and mountainous peninsula
b. series of large islands
c. fertile river valley surrounded by deserts
d. high plateau enclosed by mountains
_____11. As a result of the Persian Wars of the 5th century B.C.
a. Greece became a part of the Persian Empire
b. the influence of Athens increased in Greece
c. the Persian Empire was destroyed
d. Spartan power in Greece declined greatly
_____12. The democracy of ancient Athens was different from democracy today in the United States, because in Athens
a. slaves could participate in government
b. women were the complete equals of men politically and economically
c. only male citizens could vote directly on proposed laws
d. most people living in the city-state could vote
_____13. Which of the following waterways provided a pathway between ancient Greece and Egypt?
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Black Sea
c. Indian Ocean
d. Mediterranean Sea
13. The mainland of Greece is a ______
14. Why was trade so important to the ancient Greeks? ______
15. ______
16. Which Greek poet wrote the Iliad & The Odyssey? ______
17. Who were the two main city-states in Greece? ______
18. Why did City-states develop in Greece? ______
______
19. The center of Greek life was called the ______
20. The market place where Greeks conducted business was called the ______
21. What were the four types of Greek governments?
a. ______-______
b. ______-______
c. ______-______
d. ______-______
22. The peasants forced to stay on Greek land were called ______
23. Side by side fighting formations of the Greeks was called a ______
24. Which Greek city-state was the most militaristic? ______
25. Which Greek city-state was the most artistic? ______
26. What was the outcome of the Persian Wars? ______
27. What were three main goals Pericles had for Athens? ______
______
______
28. Who were the three main Greek philosophers?______, ______, ______.
29. Which Macedonian King conquered Greece? ______
30. Which Macedonian King spread Greek culture through Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and into India? ______
31. What culture did Alexander the Great create? ______
32. Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? ______
33. Who won the war? ______
34. Name the Greek mathematician who wrote a book on geometry? ______
35. Who invented the clever & pulley? ______
36. Which Greek temple was built for the Goddess Athena? ______
37. Which Greek scientist said the Earth was the center of the universe? ______