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Study the partial outline below, then answer the following question.
II The Aftermath of the Persian Wars
A. The Athenians felt favored by the gods
B. ____________
C. Athen's allies became more like subjects.
What answer belongs in the space following letter B?
A. Sparta and its allies fight against Athens.
B. A plague kills 1/3 of the Athenians.
C. Athens becomes the most powerful city-state in Greece.
D. Sparta puts a blockade around the city. |
C. Athens becomes the most powerful city-state in Greece. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:00:32 GMT |
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For which of the following were Spartans well known?
A. art and architecture
B. war skills
C. philosophy
D. an open society |
B war skills |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:00:32 GMT |
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Mpst of the work in ancient Greece was performed by
A. slaves
B. philosophers
C. women
D. boys |
A. slaves |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:00:32 GMT |
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What was the role of women in ancient Greece?
A. Greek women sat on the councils that made all the decisions in ancient Greece.
B. Greek women worked like slaves.
C. Greek women were protected and isolated in their homes.
D. Greek women went to war along with the men. |
C. Greek women were protected and isolated in their homes. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:53:56 GMT |
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| What might Alexander have done to make sure that the empire held together? |
He might have encouraged more mixing od Greek and local cultures. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:53:56 GMT |
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| Why did the empire fall apart after Alexander's death? |
3 commanders from Alexanders army fought over the empire. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:53:56 GMT |
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| Describe the empire of Alexander the Great before and after his death. |
1. Alexander the Great developed a very stronh empire by conquering Persia and Egypt, as well as invading India.
2. After his death, the empire was spilt into 3 kingdoms (the Hellenisitc Kingdoms). |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:53:56 GMT |
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| How did Athens lose its dominance over the rest of Greece? |
By not treating other city-states fairly after the Persian War, other city-states resented Athens. This caused other city-states to merge with Sparta. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:38:45 GMT |
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| What events led to the Peloponnesian War? |
1. After the Persian War, Athens became the most powerful city-state in Greece.
2. Athens formed a league with other city-states, but did not treat them fairly.
3. The other city-states became mad at Athens, and they merged with Sparta.
4. This led to the Peloponnesian War, which was won by Sparta. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:38:45 GMT |
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| Why was the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon important? |
1. It gave the Athenians their first victory of the Persian War.
2. It helped protect the Greek peninsula. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:38:45 GMT |
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| What event caused the Greek city-states to put aside their differences? |
The Persian War caused the Greek city- states to put aside their differences and band together. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:38:45 GMT |
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| Do you think the basic differences in the way that Sparta and Athens trained their young men accounted for what eventually happened to the 2 city-states? Explain your answer. |
Yes. The Spartan boys trained to be soldiers from the age of 7, while the Athenian boys were going to school. The Spartans developed a very strong army, which led to them defeating the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:24:31 GMT |
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| What did Archimedes discover? |
pulleys and levers |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:24:31 GMT |
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| What did Eratosthenes discover? |
the distance around the Earth |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:24:31 GMT |
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| What did Euclid discover? |
geometry |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:24:31 GMT |
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| How did the Spartan emphasis on military training differ from Athenian ideas on how to train young men? |
The Athenian boys went to school, because Athenians valued education. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:52:02 GMT |
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| How did the Spartans become skilled warriors? |
The boys left home at age 7 to live in barracks to learn to be soldiers. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:52:02 GMT |
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| How would the daily lives of Athenians been affected if slavery had not been common in Athens? |
Men would have not had the leisure time to go to the agora. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:52:02 GMT |
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| Describe the roles of free men, free women, and slaves in Atheniaan life. |
1. free men- shared ideas about religion, politics, and philosophy at the agora; also participated in politics; they could vote and own land
2. free women- took care of the home (children money, managing slaves)
3. Slaves did much of work- in homes, on farms, building buildings. This gave the men enough leisure time to go to agora. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:52:02 GMT |
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