Greece

Question 1

Epic

Answer 1

narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds

Question 2

Myth

Answer 2

traditional story (usually about a God/Gods

Question 3

Polis

Answer 3

city-state

Question 4

Lyric Poetry

Answer 4

emotional rather than descriptive

Question 5

Philosophy

Answer 5

love of wisdom; one’s personal belief system

Question 6

Aristotle

Answer 6

pupil of Plato and Alexander the greats Tudor for 3 years.

Question 7

What did Aristotle create?

Answer 7

Invented a method of argument using rules of logic.

Question 8

Olympic games

Answer 8

Athletic games only for men (women had their own competitions)

Question 9

Most important sea to Greece

Answer 9

The Aegean Sea

Question 10

Zeus

Answer 10

the king of Gods lived on Mt olympus

Question 11

Athena

Answer 11

daughter of Zeus (godess of wisdom)

Question 12

What kind of governement did Athens have?

Answer 12

Democrocy

Question 13

Tryant

Answer 13

Someone who seizes power usually from the support of poor people of the polis

Question 14

Helots

Answer 14

Peseants bound to the land

Question 15

Phalanx

Answer 15

Military formation of footmen with spears and sheilds

Question 16

What happened to the Persians after Persians wars before Alexander

Answer 16

they were eventually driven out

Question 17

Tradegy

Answer 17

serious drama about common themes- a tragic flaw

Question 18

Hubris

Answer 18

Excessive pride

Question 19

Socrates

Answer 19

belived in absolute but still wanted people to question themselves

Question 20

Koine

Answer 20

common language based on Greek

Question 21

Alexandra Egypt

Answer 21

foremost center of commerce and culture
Important seaport and trade center
International community of half a million people

Question 22

Heinrich Schiliemann

Answer 22

in 1870s proved trojan war was real