Solon reformed Athens from his position as |
archon |
Following the death of Alexander |
his empire was wracked by more than forty years of civil war |
Aristotle believed that true knowledge could be discerned from |
observations of the real world |
After Philip II of Macedonia unified Greece, he called upon Greeks and Macedonians to |
liberate the Ionian colonies from Persian control |
A type of Greek Government in which a small group of wealthy citizens ruled |
oligarchy |
Thucydides came to believe that the Peloponnesian War was caused by |
human greed and desire for power. |
Hippocrates believed that the best way illnesses could be treated was to |
let nature run its course |
Solon’s reforms in Athens |
gave citizens a place in the assembly |
The geography of Greece |
was a divisive force in Greek life |
A grand naval alliance created by the Athenians aimed at liberating Ionia from Persia rule |
Delian League |
In Ptolemaic Egypt, slavery was discourage because it |
competed with free people for labor |
The Greek elites |
had a relatively modest material standard of living |
The historical understanding of women in classical Athens |
is based on fragmentary evidence and is a subject of debate |
Slave in Athens |
were paid for their work |
The term oligarchy refers to |
" the rule of a few" |
Alexander’s eastward expansion of his empire was halted at the Hyphasis River because |
his Macedonian army refused to fight anymore |
A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the working of government |
democracy |
The Peloponnesian Wars grew out of |
Athenian imperialism. |
The Hellenistic city |
resembled modern cities |
The Lycurgan system in Sparta resulted in |
a society ruled by an aristocratic, warrior elite |
Rule by one man who took over an existing government, generally by using his wealth to gain a political following |
tyranny |
The Greek polis contained an agora, or |
marketplace |
The philosophy of Stoicism strongly emphasized |
living a virtuous life |
Heavily |
armed Greek foot soldiers were called- hoplites |
By the classical era, Greek religion |
was centered on worship of the Olympian gods, |
Phillip II of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece when Sparta and Thebes were |
unable to unify Greece |
Athens and Persia began a series of wars over Greek cities in what region? |
Ionia |
The Spartan military viewed same |
sex relationships between men as- positive because lovers would fight harder to defend one another |
The culmination of Pre |
Socratic thought was the theory that- the universe consisted of four substances- air, fire, earth, and water |
The spread of Hellenistic culture was bolstered by Alexander’s tradition of doing what in his newly conquered territories? |
founding new cities with mixed populations |
Spartan women were expected to |
enjoy a more active, public life than most other Greek women |
Agriculture and the domestication of animals came to Greece via |
Turkey |
Which student of Socrates founded the Academy to study philosophy? |
Plato |
The plays of Sophocles emphasized that which of the following has precedence over human law and customs? |
Divine Law |
In the Homeric poems, the gods are described as |
deceitful and petty personalities |
One of the causes of Greek colonization, and a particularly persistent problem for Sparta was |
over population and lack of food supply |
The Greek polis differed from other city |
states in that is saw itself as- a community of citizens |
Hellenistic trade networks were aided by the adoption of |
coinage for convenient, standard payments |
During the Peloponnesian War, Athens invaded what Mediterranean island? |
Sicily |
Socrates was executed in 399 BCE on charges of |
corrupting the youth of Athens |
Generally translated as a "city |
state" it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece- polis |
The crowning achievement of Pericles’ rebuilding of the Acropolis was a temple dedicated to |
Athena and the greatness of Athens |
How did Alexander treat Egypt once he had conquered it? |
He honored local customs and integrated himself into its cultures |
After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta was herself defeat in 371 BCE by |
Thebes |
Epicurus taught that the principal good for human beings was |
the absence of suffering |
The most important result of the athletic contest help at Olympia was to |
unify Greeks culturally and religiously |
Heavy armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis |
hoplites |
Major exports form the Greek cities during the classical and Hellenistic periods included |
olive oil and wine |
The Hellenistic city was differed from the polis in that it |
was dependent upon the kings |
The term "koine’ refers to |
a common dialect that developed throughout the Hellenistic period |
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