Study Guide for Ancient Greece Test Final Greece Test, reviews Chapters 1-25 in The Ancient Greek World textbook. It could consist of multiple choice, short answer, and mapping. To best prepare for the test you should be able to define and identify the historical theme for the below terms using the following guiding questions: 1. What is the definition/main ideas for the term and identify the historical theme? 2. What is the significance of the term for understanding of Ancient Greeks? Our Historical Themes: Social/Culture (S), War and Military (W), Art/Architecture (A), Gender (G), Politics (P), Religion (R), Environment/Geography (E), Finance/Economics/Trade (F), Technology (T) Chapter 1: The Greek Environment Influence of the Sea on Greek Life Influence of Mountains on Greek Life Greek Trade Chapter 2: The Greek Religion The Story of Creation Offerings and Worship of Gods Oracles Identify and Summarize the Greek Pantheon of Gods ( use chart ) [Don t need here] Chapter 3: The Minoans Minoan religion Linear A Sir Arthur Evans & Knossos Women in Minoan society
Minoan decline Chapter 4: The Mycenaeans Michael Ventris & Linear B Mycenaean trade Wanax Chapter 5: The Trojan War Homer & The Iliad (summary and key characters) Heinrich Schliemann Greek Dark Ages Chapter 6: Greek Poets The Muses & Apollo Role of Poets in Society & Lessons of Poems Famous Greek Poets (Homer, Sappho, etc.) Chapter 7: Colonies and City-States Aristocracy vs. Oligarchy Polis / City-State [What is needed to be a polis?] Colonies & Necessity Trade Chapter 8: Athens Solon s reforms (classes and rights)
Tyrants Peisistratus (pros and cons) Chapter 9: Slavery Who became slaves Role of Slaves in Greek society/economy How were Slaves Freed Chapter 10: Childhood & Chapter 11: Marriage and Women s Lives Exposure Nutrition/Diet in Ancient Greece (Food Order) Marriage (Ages & Ceremony) Divorce Women s Lives (Rights, Not Able to Do) Chapter 12: Sparta Spartan women (Difference with rest of Greece) Sparta boys life (Home, Barracks, etc.) 3 Spartan Classes Helots Perioeci The Equals
The Spartan Monarchy The Gerousia The Ephors Chapter 13: Greco-Persian Wars Persian Kings (Cyrus the Great, Darius I, Xerxes I) Battle of Marathon (490 BCE) (Who involved, what happened, why significant) The Interbellum (490-480 BCE) (What were Greeks doing, What were Persians doing) Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE) (Who involved, what happened, why significant) Battle of Salamis (480 BCE) (Who involved, what happened, why significant) Battle of Plataea and Battle of Mycale (480 BCE) Effects of the Persian Wars Chapter 14: Athenian Democracy (who could be in each job, how elected, & what job) Ekklesia Strategoi (10) Archons (9) Heliaea (6000) Boule/Bouleutai (500)
Ostracism Chapter 15: Warfare Style Triremes (Size & Style of Fighting) Hoplites (Weapons/Armor) Phalanx (Style of Fighting) Chapter 16: The Peloponnesian War Causes/Tensions leading up to War 30 Year Peace Treaty (446 BCE) Archidamian War (431-21 BCE) Sicily Expedition (415-13 BCE) Athen s Resurgence/Defeat (412-404 BCE) Lysander Effects of Peloponnesian War Chapter 17: Science and Medicine Democritus Archimedes Eratosthenes Hippocrates
Chapter 18: The Olympic Games Origins of Olympics Olympic Competitions (Pankration, Pentacon, Discus, Stadion, etc.) Heraea Games Ending of the Games in Ancient Times Chapter 19: Art in Waves (identify main traits of each, and large changes) Minoan Art (2000-1500 BCE) Mycenaean Art (1500-1100 BCE) Kouros Movement (700-500 BCE) Dying Warriors (500-400 BCE) Late Classical/Polkeitos (400-300 BCE) Hellenistic Art (300 BCE) Chapter 20: Theater Origins of Theater Competitions Tragedy (Style/ideas) Satyr (Style/ideas) Comedy (Style/ideas & 3 Waves - Menander) Chapter 21: Education Pre-Schools Education (Goals, who goes) Spartan Schools (Goals, who goes)
Athenian Schools (Goals, who goes, & 3 Subjects) Paidagogos School Day (Size of Class, Teachers, Punishments, Tools) Higher Education Chapter 22: Greek Philosophy & Chapter 23: Plato and Aristotle Sophist vs. Philosophers Socrates (Work & Death) Plato (ideas & School) Aristotle (ideas & Lyceum) Crito (main ideas) Nicomedian Ethics (main ideas) Chapter 24: Philip of Macedon & Chapter 25: Alexander the Great (Relating to Greece) Macedonia (before Philip) Philip of Macedon (Conquests, Behavior, Death) Alexander the Great