WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS – UPDATED!!
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WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS – UPDATED!!
What theory did Aristarchus develop? - Answer-the theory that the earth revolved around the sun
The center for philosophy during the Hellenistic era was ______________ - Answer-Athens
What was the name of the most ...
WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 4 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS – UPDATED!!
What theory did Aristarchus develop? - Answer-the theory that the earth revolved
around the sun
The center for philosophy during the Hellenistic era was ______________ - Answer-
Athens
What was the name of the most popular school of thought during the Hellenistic era? -
Answer-stoicism
def of epic poem - Answer-a long poem that tells the deeds of great heroes
def of arete - Answer-the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a contest
def of polis - Answer-the early Greek city-state consisting of a city or town and its
surrounding countryside
def of acropolis - Answer-a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was
sometimes the site of temples and public building
def of agora - Answer-an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market
def of phalanx - Answer-a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to
shoulder in a rectangular formation
def of tyrant - Answer-a ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats, gained
support from the newly rich and the poor, and maintained power by using hired soldiers
and fighting tactics
def of democracy - Answer-government by many people
def of oligarchy - Answer-a form of gov in which a select group of people exercises
control
def of helot - Answer-in ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the
conqueror
, def of ephor - Answer-1 of the 5 men elected each year in ancient Sparta who were
responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
def of Age of Pericles - Answer-when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens
reached the height of its power
def of direct democracy - Answer-system of gov in which the people participate directly
in gov decision making through mass meetings
def of ostracism - Answer-the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from
the city by popular vote
def of oracle - Answer-in Ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god/ess was said to
to reveal the future through priestesses
def of tragedy - Answer-form of drama that portrays a conflict that ends in sorrow
def of philosophy - Answer-organized system of thought "love for wisdom"
def of socratic method - Answer-method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher
Socrates; question and answer format
def of Hellenistic Era - Answer-age of Alexander the Great; period when greek language
and ideas were carried to the non- Greek world
def of Epicureanism - Answer-school of developed thought; it held that happiness is the
chief goal in life, and the means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure
def of stoicism - Answer-school of thought (Zeno) happiness can only be achieved only
when people gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God
What characterized the first Greek civilization of the Mycenaeans? - Answer--was made
of powerful monarchies
- each resided in a fortified palace center which were built on hilltops and surrounded by
stone walls
-the royals lived in the walls of these and civilians lived scattered outside
-Mycenaean centers were the bee-hive shaped tombs in which members of royal
families were buried
What important technological and cultural innovations occured during Greece's Dark
Age? - Answer--The Aeolian Greeks colonized the island of Lesbos and territory near
the mainland
-revival of some agriculture, trade and econ activity
- use of iron was central to this
-iron replaced bronze in weaponry because it was cheaper
-Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet
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