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Greece Study Guide

Geography: Be able to identify these places on the map. Athens Crete Lesbos Macedonia Mt. Olympus Asia Minor Ionian Sea Black Sea Adriatic Sea Aegean Sea Key terms and people Oligarchy Tyrant Monarchy Aristocracy Tyranny Egalitarian Hierarchical Metaphor Marathon Xerxes

Troy Greece Sparta Mediterranean Sea

Darius I City-state Archimedes Euclid Eratosthenes Polis Hellenistic Aristocrat Acropolis

KNOW HOW THE FOUR FORMS OF GOVERNMENT WERE PRACTICED AND DECLINED! Early Greek Civilizations: Minoans and Mycenaeans Which civilization was peaceful? Support your answer with 2 examples. Where did each civilization live? Which civilization was egalitarian and which was hierarchical? Which civilization was older? What were the names of the writings of these early civilizations? Persian Wars In our metaphor of the Persian Wars as a basketball game, why were the Spartans wearing shoes and the Greeks barefoot? What did that symbolize? What did the Spartan and Greek teams looked like before the Persian Wars and what did that represent? What was the final result of the Persian Wars? What started the Persian Wars? How long is a marathon? Why? Where does the word come from? What are two reasons given for certain city-states not taking part in a battle when asked? Athens Which god/goddess is believed to protect Athens?

What was the center of social life in Athens? What is considered to be the most glorious building from Ancient Greece? What was the Greek currency? Where did the Athenians go shopping? Who paid for education? What was the focus of each of the three different kinds of schools? Who made the laws in Athens? What were the two types of court cases in Athens? What is an example of possible punishment in a civil or criminal case? What was the result of the trial of Socrates? What did Socrates try to teach his students? Be able to identify the three styles of pottery and the order in which they were developed. What country heavily influenced Athenian sculpture? How far was Athens from the sea? What was the main responsibility of Athenian women? Were women equal to men? Support your answer with examples. What kinds of mines did slaves work in? Why was it important for actors to wear large masks and colored costumes? Why was Hecuba upset? What does ‘acro’ in Acropolis mean? Who were the lawyers in Athenian Society? Be able to identify the columns, pediment, and frieze of a building. How many major Greek gods were there? Who were the slaves in Athens? What are the two types of plays developed by Athenians? Where were the plays staged? What was the main theater called? Who attended plays? Where did Athenians send their children to learn? Alexander the Great How old was Alexander when he died? How long was Alexander king? Where was Alexander from? How far east did Alexander and his army conquer? Why did Alexander stop his conquest of Asia? What role did Alexander play in creating Hellenistic culture?