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- Macedonia was able to take control of all Greece in the 340s BC because the Persian Empire had soundly defeated Athens and Sparta T or F?
- A high, walled area within each city-state called a(n) ___ housed temples to the gods and spaces for public ceremonies.
- Since Plato believed that only philosophers should lead governments, he opposed Athenian democracy T or F?
- Stoicism, a new school of philosophy created in the Hellenistic world, placed great emphasis on reason, self-discipline, emotional control, and personal morality T or F?
- The ___ was an alliance of several Greek city-states led by Athens
- A terrible plague struck Athens in 430 and 429 BC, changing the course of the Peloponnesian War T or F?
- From artwork historians have learned that Minoan life was tied to the sea T or F?
- The leadership of Athens in the Persian Wars, its access to the treasury of the Delian League, and the patronage of Pericles led to the Golden Age of Athens, T or F?
- Hellenistic culture blended elements of Greek civilization with ideas from Persia, Egypt, Central Asia, and other regions T or F?
- Greek drama had its roots in Athens and was created as part of religious festivals honoring Dionysus, the god of wine and celebration T or F?
- The Myceneans were probably peaceful traders with little or no military T or F?
- Who is the Athenian reformer who make the assemble a genuine legislature?
- Who is the play write who wrote Antigone?
- Pyramids were constructed on a rectangular base with
- Pheidippides was a young soldier who ran from _________________ to Athens to warn the Athenians that the Persians were coming and to fight hard.
- _______________ is a form of goverment in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.
- Compare and Contrast school in Athens and Sparta?
- Greek thinkers who were determined to seek the truth were called ___________________.
- An arete is a heroic ideal of virtue and excellence. Give me two examples where a Greek could display this?
- what type of government was used in Athens?