Ancient Civilizations Test!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What was Philip II king of? | Macedonia |
| Once Greece was defeated the people agreed for who to rule? | Philip II |
| Philip was a brilliant what? | Military leader |
| What is a phalanx? | a group of warriors in squares |
| What did Philip's army use that was different than anyone else's? | long spears to attack from far away |
| After Macedonia attacks Greece where do they go next? | Persia |
| Who takes control of Macedonia after Philip dies? | Alexander |
| Who rebelled after Philip II died? | Thebes |
| What did Alexander do to Thebes when they tried to rebel? | He destroyed Thebes and enslaved the people |
| Gordium Knot- | Ancient tale about a knot tied by an ancient king and whoever untied the knot would be ruler of Asia; Alexander just chops the knot off with his sword |
| Once Alexander defeated Persia where did they go? | They went to India |
| How did Alexander die? | He got really sick in India and died |
| What title did they give Alexander | Alexander the Great |
| Hellenistics- | Alexander the Great owned a vast library, in which scholars pursued research. This was in Egypt. It had had research on science, math, medecine, and philpsophy. |
| Who were many cities named after? | Alexander |
| What were the Ancient Greeks masters at? | Art |
| Why were Greek statues admired? | the Greeks studied the human body to try and make each detail perfect |
| Why were Greek paints admired? | For its realism and detail |
| What was painted on vases? | Detailed scenes |
| What specific architecture were the Greeks known for? | Their columns |
| How did the Greeks make the columns look straight? | The Greeks buldged the middle of the column |
| What are the three types of columns? | Doric, Ionic, and Korinthian |
| What did Greeks create as part of a religious ceremony? | plays |
| What do tragedy plays describe? | The hardship faced by Greek Heroes |
| Who were two great tragedy writers? | Aeschylus and Sophocles |
| Who was a great comedy writer? | Aristophanes |
| What did Thucydides write about? | History |
| What did Thucydides write about? | He wrote about the Peloponnesian war |
| Even though Thucydides was fighting for Athens how did he write his book? | He wrote it as a neutral |
| Philosopher- | someone who used reason to understand the world/ natural events |
| What philosopher wanted people to question their own beliefs/ | Socrates |
| Socratic Method | a method of teaching by asking questions |
| What hapened to Socrates when he questioned the Gods powers? | The people of Greece got scared and sentenced him to death |
| When Socrates was given a chance to escape what did he do? | He didn't leave and he got sentenced to death |
| Who was Socrates student? | Plato |
| What was the book called that Plato wrote? | The Republic |
| What does The Republic describe? | It describes an ideal society of justice |
| Who was the student of Plato? | Aristotle |
| What did Aristotle think balance was when he says people should live in balance? | He thought it meant reason or clear and ordered thinking |
| In what field did Aristotle make advancements in? | He made advancments in the field of logic |
| Who was Euclid? | Father of geometry |
| Who was Hypatia? | taught math and astronomy |
| Who was Hyppocrates? | wanted to figure out what caused a disease so he can treat it |
| What is and Archimedes | The water screw which brings water to farmers fields |
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