Ancient Greek Flashcards

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The chief center of Minoan Crete was

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Knossos

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Which of the following statements best describes Mycenaeans

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They were a warrior people who achieved their Apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.

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The civilization of Minoan Crete

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Employed great prosperity due to extensive see trade and commerce

developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in there great palaces

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The period immediately following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization is referred to as the

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Greek dark age

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5
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Homers Iliad points out the

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Honor and courage of Greek Aristide ar heroes in battleariotcorac

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The polis was the Greek name for

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City-state

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Which of the following was not a characteristic of the tropical Greek polis

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Each policy had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citinens

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That development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society

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Dividing grease into fiercely competitive states

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9
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The hoplite phalanx was

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A new Greek military organization of heavily armed /military

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10
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Which of the following statements about warfare in ancient Greece is incorrect

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The well of the city state, allowed them to employ professional mercenary soldiers

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11
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All of the following are prominent features of Greece is topography except

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Extensive open plains

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12
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In Sparta

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Life resembled that of a military camp

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13
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The Lycurgus reforms resulted in

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Establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta

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The neighbors of the Spartans who were free Inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were

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Perioikoi

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15
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To balance the power of kings and the council of elders, spartan political reformers created the

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Ephors

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16
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Spartan helots

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Farmed the land as sharecroppers

had war declared on them every year

17
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Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect

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Pisistratus - remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters

18
Q

The poetry of Sappho reflected

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Woman’s homosexual and heterosexual feeling in a world dominated by males

19
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The immediate cause of the Persian war was

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Revolt of the lonian Greek colonies in Asia Minor

20
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At the battle of marathon, the Greeks

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One earth decisive victory by aggressive attack against a stronger foe

21
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At the battle of Thermopylae, the

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Spartans fought a noble holding action to the last man

22
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Which of the following phases best describes the delian league

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An alliance of city states lead by Athens after the Persian war

23
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During the age of Pericles

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Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system

24
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The Peloponnesian war resulted in

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The defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire

25
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One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian war was

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Spartus fear of the power of Athens and it’s maritime empire

26
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The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

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Was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history

27
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The Greek dramatize who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was

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Euripides

28
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Greek comedy was

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Used to express political views as evidence by Aristoplanes

29
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The Greek Parthenon

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Considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture

30
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The sophists

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Or professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies

31
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Socrates was condemned to death for

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Corrupting the youth of Athens

32
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“The unexamined life is not worth living” is a cornerstone of the philosophy of

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Socrates

33
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The republic depicted

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Plato’s idea of the ideal government and society

34
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Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women

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Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and we’re always assigned a male guardian

35
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In classical Athens, male homosexuality

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Was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature man instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage