<p>Name______Ancient Greece Study Guide</p><p>Section 1—pp. 74-78</p><p>1. How is ancient Greek civilization different than that of river valley civilizations?</p><p>2. What percentage of the land is farmable in ancient Greece?</p><p>3. How do people there survive with so little farmland?</p><p>4. What was the effect of Greece’s mountainous terrain?</p><p>5. Were Greeks warlike peoples? Explain.</p><p>6. What was the primary activity of the Minoans?</p><p>7. Why didn’t the Minoans have defensive walls?</p><p>8. Who eventually invaded Crete?</p><p>9. Where did the Achaeans come from?</p><p>10. How did the Achaeans build on Minoan civilization?</p><p>11. What war took place around 1500 B.C. and who won?</p><p>12. Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?</p><p>13. What sparked the war with Troy, according to Homer? Do you believe the story?</p><p>14. Who found evidence of the existence of Troy? 15. What caused a “Dark Age” in Greece?</p><p>Section 2—pp. 78-84</p><p>16. What type of Greek civilizations grew out of the Dark Age?</p><p>17. Define polis:</p><p>18. Define acropolis:</p><p>19. Define aristocracy:</p><p>20. Why did Greek peoples set out to colonize various areas outside of their city- states?</p><p>21. What was the effect of this colonization?</p><p>22. What was the duty of every citizen of Greek city-states?</p><p>23. What new form of warfare replaced chariots on the battlefield?</p><p>24. Define debt slavery:</p><p>25. Define tyranny:</p><p>26. How did tyrants maintain control of the government?</p><p>27. What is democracy and where did it reach its greatest height? 28. Define archons:</p><p>29. What Athenian was appointed to draw up law codes?</p><p>30. Was the law code successful? Why or why not?</p><p>31. List 5 reforms set in motion by Solon.</p><p>32. Despite Solon’s reforms, who continued to dominate Athenian society?</p><p>33. What tyrannical leader took land from the nobles and gave it to peasants?</p><p>34. List 5 reforms of Cleisthenes:</p><p>35. Describe the peculiar practice of ostracism in the Athenian Assembly:</p><p>36. Describe the training of an Athenian male citizen:</p><p>37. Describe how women were seen in Greek society and what their life was like:</p><p>38. What group settled in Sparta during the Dark Age?</p><p>39. Define helot:</p><p>40. Why did Sparta create such a strong military state? 41. How was the leadership of Sparta structured?</p><p>42. Define ephors:</p><p>43. Describe the major components of the regimented life of a Spartan citizen: </p><p>44. Describe the lives and role of Spartan women:</p><p>45. Did Sparta use coined money or explore new ideas? Explain.</p><p>Section 3—pp. 84-87</p><p>46. Where did the Athenians win a stunning upset against Persia in 490?</p><p>47. What city-state was chosen to lead Greek forces?</p><p>48. What did Xerxes watch from the cliffs above the Aegean Sea?</p><p>49. What city-state emerged from the Persian Wars as the leader of Greece?</p><p>50. What was the name of the alliance formed by various Greek city-states in 477 B.C.?</p><p>51. Who controlled the Delian League and what was the effect of this control?</p><p>52. Describe the program undertaken by Pericles and its effect on Greece.</p><p>53. What did Pericles do for Athenian democracy?</p><p>54. What did Athenian democracy look like? 55. Why was Athenian democracy far from complete?</p><p>56. Who led an alliance called the Peloponnesian League and why was it formed?</p><p>57. Describe the events that led to 1/3rd of Athenians dying in Athens.</p><p>58. Who won the Peloponnesian War and what was the net effect of it on Athens.</p><p>Section 4—pp. 87-93</p><p>59. How many gods met in a council on Mt. Olympus?</p><p>60. How many days were set aside each year for religious celebrations?</p><p>61. What Greek god was connected to drama and poetry?</p><p>62. Describe the structure and look of Greek plays.</p><p>63. Define tragedies:</p><p>64. List the three great playwrights of ancient Greece.</p><p>65. Define comedies:</p><p>66. Which playwright mocked every aspect of Athenian life?</p><p>67. Define lyric poem: 68. What famous Greek woman was a lyric poet?</p><p>69. What did Greek sculptors believe existed in the natural world?</p><p>70. Who did Greek art and architecture later influence?</p><p>71. Define philosopher:</p><p>72. What important breakthrough was made by Thales?</p><p>73. What important relationship was found by Pythagoras?</p><p>74. What was named after Hippocrates and why?</p><p>75. What was the main concern of the Sophists and what did they teach?</p><p>76. Why did many Athenians criticize the Sophists?</p><p>77. How did Socrates think knowledge could be gained?</p><p>78. What technique did Socrates develop?</p><p>79. Describe the events which lead to the death of Socrates.</p><p>80. Name the school created by Plato. 81. What was Plato’s Republic concerned with?</p><p>82. Who was the most brilliant student of the Academy?</p><p>83. Who did Aristotle teach and what did he create with the money he was given?</p><p>84. What did Aristotle think to be the best type of government?</p><p>85. Why is Herodotus called the founder of history?</p><p>86. What important example was set by the historian Thucydides?</p><p>Section 5—The Spread of Greek Civilization</p><p>87. What was the dream of Philip of Macedon?</p><p>88. What methods did Philip use to take control of ancient Greece?</p><p>89. How did Demosthenes feel about Philip?</p><p>90. Once in control of Greece, what did Philip begin to plan?</p><p>91. How old was Alexander when he inherited the kingdom from Philip?</p><p>92. Describe the story of the Gordian knot. 93. What city did Alexander found in Egypt?</p><p>94. What happened once Alexander reached India?</p><p>95. What happened after the death of Alexander?</p><p>96. What was Alexander’s most lasting achievement? How was this accomplished?</p><p>97. Name the new culture that emerged after Alexander’s death and describe it?</p><p>98. How many scrolls were stored at the Alexandria library?</p><p>99. What scientific advances were made during the Hellenistic Period?</p><p>100.Describe the philosophy of Epicurus.</p><p>101.Describe the philosophy of the Stoics.</p>