Ancient Greece Quiz - Tuesday, May 23rd Study Sheet

Ancient Greece Study Sheet

The quiz will be on Tuesday, May 23rd and will consist of some matching, fill in the blank and short answer.  

Know these people:

Cyrus the Great and Darius	Persian kings who tried to conquer Greece
Homer	Blind poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad
Zeus	The mythical king of the gods
Pericles	Aristocrat and leader who helped organize democracy in Athens
Aristotle	Philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great
Phillip II	Father of Alexander who wanted to conquer all of Greece
Alexander the Great	Son of Phillip II who conquered all of the Persian Empire

Know these terms:

Acropolis	A hilltop fortress in the city to provide refuge for the people
Parthenon	A great, ancient building that was originally built as a temple for Athena
Democracy	Rule by the many or the common people (eg. Athens with Pericles)
Oligarchy	Rule by a few rather than one or many using force (eg. Sparta)
Aristocracy	Rule by the best
Monarchy	Rule by one (eg. king or emperor)
Philosophy	The study of wisdom
Helots	The common labourers in Sparta that worked for the ruling class

Know these places:

Island of Crete	Earliest civilization of Greece where  Minoans lived
Athens	One of the city states that had a naval advantage.  Were more “civilized” as a people (capital of Greece today)
Sparta	One of the city states that had a land advantage.  Were more violent as a people
Delphi	The “navel of the earth” where the oracles gave prophecies for money
Mt. Olympus	The mythical home of the gods

Know these battles:

Battle of Marathon	A runner ran from Marathon to Athens to report that Athens had held off the Persians!! (26 miles)
Battle of Thermopylae	300 Spartans held off thousands of Persians to save Greece
Battle of Salamis	3rd attempt of Persia to defeat Greece, but Greece’s navy defeated Xerxes’ Persians
Peloponnesian War	Battle between Athens and Sparta.  Sparta won but later their government was inadequate and Athens took over