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CHMS Greece Test Study Guide

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Continent of Greece
Europe
Sea bordering Greece
Mediterranean
Primary political expression of Ancient Greece
City-state
How geography impacted people of Ancient Greece
Promoted their independence
Requirements of being a citizen in Athens
Free, native-born men who own land
Socrates
Questioning people, Socratic method, objected democracy
Plato
Wrote "The Republic", did not like democracy, wanted philosophers to rule
Aristotle
Checks and balances in government
USA got the idea of checks and balances from this philosopher
Aristotle
Example of a city-state in Greece
Athens
Why Athens was unique among Greek city-states
It was a democracy
3 features of Athenian democracy
Direct democracy, public debate, and limited citizenship
Direct democracy
People gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
Public debate
1st time they had the right to discuss issues in public
Limited citizenship
Only certain people had the right to be citizens
Athenian democracy-features
Women cannot work or own property, direct democracy, citizens must be native-born
United States democracy-features
Women politically active, foreigners can become citizens, representative democracy
Athens AND USA democracy-common features
Everyone is protected by law, citizens could speak out freely
Evolution of democracy in Athens
Monarchy to oligarchy to tyranny to democracy
City-state
Independent state made up of a city and it's surrounding land and villages
Importance of city-states in Ancient Greece
Each city-state was run by its citizens, an idea first developed by the Greeks
Why did Philip II want to unite Greek city-states?
In order to defeat Persia
Delian League
Group of city-states that joined to defend its members against the Persians
Drama
Story told by actors pretending to be characters
Hellenistic era
Time when Greek ideas and language spread to non-Greek areas
Sparta
Did not join Delian League
How did Alexander fulfill his father's plans to defeat Persia?
He freed many Greek city-states from Persian control
How Alexander spread Greek culture through the world
He treated people with respect, opened Greek ideas to the world
Aristotle's teachings helped Alexander become...?
Great military leader
Archimedes fields of study
Mathematics and science
3 most important philosophers of Ancient Greece
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Pythagoras studied...
Mathematics
Around what were Greek writings centered?
History, philosophy, mythology
Two kinds of dramas Greeks developed
Comedy and tragedy
Most important architecture in Greece, and an example
Temples, Parthenon
Mythology
Told stories about their gods to understand them better
History
Asked questions about the world
Philosophy
Study of nature and the meaning of life
Famous epic writer
Homer
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