Chp. 11 Study Guide

What led to the development of the Peloponnesian War?

• The rivalry between Sparta and Athens

• The conquests of Alexander the Great

• The Persians looking for revenge against the Greeks

• The Greeks attacked the Persians

Which ruler was the most responsible for uniting Greece?

• King Philip

• Alexander the Great

• King Darius

• King Xerxes

Which structure is considered to be the best example of classical Greek architecture?

• Parthenon

• Apollo at Athens

• Library in Alexandria

• Temple of Mount Olympus

Who's ideas link closely to the observations of Thales of Miletus?

• Aristarchus and Democritus

• Aristotle and Hippocrates

• Aristarchus and Eratosthenes

• Democritus and Hippocrates

How did the Greeks use geography to their advantage in fighting the Persians at Thermopylae and Salamis?

• They used narrow mountain passages at Thermopylae and narrow strait at Salamis.

• They used narrow strait at Thermopylae and narrow mountain passages at Salamis

• They used narrow valleys at Thermopylae and narrow mountain passages at Salamis

• They used narrow strait at Thermopylae and narrow rivers passages at Salamis

How did the subject of Greek tragedies and Greek comedies differ?

• Tragedies discussed the downfall of heroes and Comedies focused on everyday events

• Comedies discussed the downfall of heroes and Tragedies focused on everyday events

• Tragedies discussed love stories and Comedies focused on everyday events

• Tragedies discussed the downfall of heroes and Comedies focused on the downfall of heroes as well.

How did the Greeks change the way people viewed and understood the natural world around them?

• They made observations and formed hypotheses

• They first made hypotheses and then made observations

• They only made observations

• They only made hypotheses

Describe the military tactics and weapons that King Philip used to conquer Greece.

• He organized the army into phalanxes, used sarissas, and the men were highly disciplined

• He made Alexander the Great King

• He used ancient tools like swords and shields to attack the enemy

• The men used whatever they could find to attack the enemy

What was Athens?

• A powerful city-state in Greece

• A weak city-state in Greece

• A city state in Egypt

• An empire that destroyed the Persians

What was India?

• The furtherest WEST of Alexander's empire

• The furtherest EAST of Alexander's empire

• A city state in Egypt

• A country that took over Greece