Greece Review
 Make sure you know the major accomplishments of each of the following people:
 Sophocles - _____________________________
 Phidias - ________________________________
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Aeschylus - _____________________________
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Xerxes - ________________________________
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Herodotus - ____________________________
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Aristotle - ______________________________
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Euclid - _________________________________
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Plato - _________________________________
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Pythagoras - ____________________________
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Socrates - ______________________________
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Archimedes - ____________________________
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Philip II - _______________________________
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Hippocrates - ____________________________
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Leonidas - ______________________________
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Homer- ________________________________
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Pericles- ________________________________
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Alexander the Great -_____________________
 Explain the conquests of Alexander the Great: Where did he come from, spread to, conquer, why did he stop, and
how did he die?
Born
How and at what age did
he become king?
Spread to and Conquered these
locations?
Why did he stop?
How did he die?
 Explain 2 similarities and 2 differences between Sparta and Athens and their relationship with each other
Similarities
Differences
1. ______________________________________________ 1. _____________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________
Write a brief intro to a compare and contrast essay using the above similarities and differences:
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What details will you use to support your essay?
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 Explain the Persian wars. Include the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis. Also who one each battle
and the final outcome of the war.
WHY DID THE WAR START? - _________________________________________________________________
BATTLE OF MARATHON - ______________________________________________________________________
THERMOPYLAE – _____________________________________________________________________________
SALAMIS - ___________________________________________________________________________________
FINAL OUTCOME OF THE WAR - _____________________________________________________________________
WHAT TWO LEAGUES WERE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE WAR AND WHO RAN THEM?
1. _________________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________
 What are the three types of columns and what do they look like?
GREEK GODS/GODDESSES
Zeus- ______________________________
Hera-______________________________
Poseidon- __________________________
Hermes - ___________________________
Structure: __________________________
Dionysus - __________________________
Location: __________________________
Hades - ____________________________
Purpose: __________________________________
Athena - ___________________________
What would you find inside? ___________________________
Aphrodite- _________________________
Ares - ______________________________
Apollo- ____________________________
 Explain the Peloponnesian war – who fought? Why? Who won and how?
Who fought: ________________________________________________________________________
Why did they fight: _____________________________________________________________________
Winner and how they won: __________________________________________________________________
 Explain the city of Alexandria- what could you find there, who might you find there, and why is it such an
important city for hundreds of years?
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HELLENISTIC CULTURE IS THE COMBINING OF CULTURES FROM WHAT AREAS:
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 Draco, Solon, and Cleisthenes are all reformers of Athens (explain the accomplishments of each)
DRACO
SOLON
CLEISTHENES
 Explain the geography of Greece and how that impacted the creation of city-states, agriculture, trading, and
relationships with fellow city-states
Creation of city-states (polis)-_______________________________________________________________________
Agriculture- ____________________________________________________________________
Trading - ________________________________________________________________________
Relationship with fellow city-states - ___________________________________________________________________
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A:________________________
I:__________________________
B:________________________
J:__________________________
C:_________________________ K:__________________________
D:________________________
E:________________________
F:________________________
G:________________________
H:________________________
L:__________________________
Define the term and identify who had the political power for each government system from Classical Greece.
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Monarchy: __________________________________________________________________________________
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Aristocracy: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Oligarchy: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Tyranny: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Democracy: _________________________________________________________________________________
For each statement, identify if it belongs to Athens or Sparta.
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developed the world’s first democracy ______________________________
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militaristic _______________________________
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ruled by an oligarchy _______________________________
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emphasized education and cultural development ________________________________
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women’s role was to birth strong babies _______________________________
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women’s role was to be seen and not heard _____________________________