Transcript Jeopardy - Mr. Liotta

Jeopardy
Persian
War
Peloponnesian
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Geography Philosophers Governments
Final Jeopardy
Jeopardy
Military
Alexander
The Great
Athens
Sparta
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Miscellaneous
Final Jeopardy
Persian War
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Which two major rival city-states
joined forces to fight the Persians?
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Athens & Sparta
Persian War
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Battlefield that was about 26 miles
away from Athens.
Persian War
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Marathon
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Mountain pass defended against
the Persians by the Greeks,
including 300 Spartans.
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Thermopylae
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Give one reason Xerxes attempted
to conquer Greece.
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•Avenge his father’s losses
•Greece in the way of
conquering Europe
•Control of the Aegean and
other seas
Persian War
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The Persians were defeated by the
Greek navy at the Battle of
_______ in 480 BC.
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The Battle of Salamis
Peloponnesian War
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Which two major rival city-states
fought each other during the
Peloponnesian War?
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Athens & Sparta
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1) What struck Athens in 430 BC,
killing a portion of its population?
2) Approximately what portion of
Athenians died during this
disaster?
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A plague killed approximately
1/3 (33%) of the Athenian
population.
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Before disaster struck, Athens was
relatively safe from Spartan
attacks. Give one reason why.
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• Protected by the Long
Walls
• Could get food from its
colonies
• Had a strong navy
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The balance in the military forces
came from _______ having a
stronger navy and _______ having
a stronger army.
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Athens – Navy
Sparta – Army
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What was one of the results of the
Peloponnesian War?
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Athens lost its fleet, empire,
power and wealth
Athens lost its selfconfidence
Democratic government
began to falter
Leaders became corrupt
Changes in art and drama
Geography
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This kind of geography made it
difficult for Greeks to farm their
land.
Geography
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Mountainous
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Sea that separated Greece & Asia
Minor.
Geography
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Aegean Sea
Geography
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The Mycenaeans were from the
Greek mainland, while the
Minoans were from ________.
Geography
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Crete
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Why did Xerxes choose to take his
army through the pass at
Thermopylae?
Geography
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•Inland was too hard for
traveling
•Coastline was flatter, more
open
Geography
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Why was the sea trade so
dominant in the Greek economy?
Give one reason.
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•Mountainous terrain
•Little farmland
•Surrounded by seas
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Define philosopher.
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•One who seeks wisdom and
truth
•One who questions the
knowledge and ideas of the time
Philosophers
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Plato was the student of ______.
Aristotle was the student of _____.
Alexander the Great was the
student of ________.
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•Socrates taught Plato,
•Plato taught Aristotle, and
•Aristotle taught Alexander the
Great.
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Why was Socrates forced to drink
poison hemlock?
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•Said to have been “corrupting
the youth of Athens”.
•Questioning Athens’
democracy, religion, and
patriotism.
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Name one of Aristotle’s important
ideas (in science or philosophy).
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•Every truth comes logically from
another truth
•Developed scientific method
•Believed matter existed in four
elements: air, fire, earth, and water
Philosophers
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How did the Republic work
according to Plato?
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•Ruled by a philosopher-king, with
soldiers next, followed by artisans
and farmers
Governments
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Define Democracy.
Governments
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Government run by the people,
with all citizens having a say in
public matters.
Governments
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What is a tyrant?
Governments
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•A ruler whose power is not
controlled by laws or
constitution
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•Democracy was first introduced
and practiced by which Greek
city-state?
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Athens
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Athenian ruler who restored
democracy and developed a
written constitution.
Governments
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Cleisthenes
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Why did Plato believe that a true
democracy could never work?
Governments
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•He believed that a democracy that
killed its greatest minds (see
Socrates) could not function since it
rid itself of the brains of society.
Military
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What was the term for a Greek
foot soldier?
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Hoplite
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How many days’ worth of supplies
did soldiers carry into battle?
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Three days’ worth
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What prepared the Spartans to be
the strongest army in Greece?
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Every male citizen was raised to
be a soldier, and each male
citizen served in the Spartan
army until age 60.
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Describe the phalanx formation
and its tactics.
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•8 soldiers across, 8 soldiers
deep, or 16x16 (Macedonian)
•Each soldier covered ½ of
themselves and ½ of the next
soldier
•Long Spears stabbed outwards,
past the shields
Military
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What made the Macedonian
armies more effective than the
Greek armies?
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•Use of longer spears
•Formation of bigger phalanxes
•Cavalry (horseback troops)
Alexander the Great
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Who was Alexander III’s father?
Alexander the Great
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Philip II
Alexander the Great
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Conquered this empire during his
conquests.
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Persian Empire
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Why do historians believe
Alexander was fortunate to live
until the age of 32?
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•Lots of time spent in hostile
lands.
•Always at the frontlines of
battle.
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What was his spreading of Greek
culture called?
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Hellenization
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What was his accomplishment in
the hierarchy of Egypt?
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He was crowned Pharaoh
Athens
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What was the name of the
peninsula where Athens was
located?
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Attica
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Name Athens’ main deity and
what that deity symbolized.
Athens
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•Athena
•Symbolized wisdom, arts,
military, and protection for
cities
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Name an accomplishment of the
Athenian leader Solon.
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Let the debtors out of prison and
enslavement
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males 21 years and older could discuss
and vote in the Assembly
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Created a court system
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Had fathers teach sons a trade
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Results: increased products and more
trade
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What were women’s roles in
society in Athens?
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•Not allowed to vote
•Expected to stay at home and
supervise work there
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Describe Pericles’
accomplishments as Athens’
leader.
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• Paid salaries for public
officials (meant poor
could also serve)
• Made Athens’ navy
strong
• Beautified Athens
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Peninsula where Sparta was
located:
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Peloponnese
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What kind of state did Sparta
develop?
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Military state
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Outline the 3 levels in the Spartan
hierarchy.
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Spartans/citizens
Perioeci/economists
Helots/slaves
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What were some causes for
Sparta’s victory in the
Peloponnesian War?
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•Strongest army
•Plague hits Athens
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Describe life for a male growing
up in Spartan society.
Sparta
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• Age 7 - boys go into
training
• Age 20 - become cadets:
patrolled helots
• Age 30 - men became
Spartan citizen/soldier
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Define Ostracism
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Someone was voted to be
banished from the city for 10
years
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Define Hellenization.
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The spread of Greek language,
culture and religion to other
lands
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What is the name of the narrow
strait that separates Europe from
Asia?
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Dardenelles Strait
- Or -
The Hellespont
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Blind poet and his two most
famous epics.
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•Homer
•The Iliad and The Odyssey
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Nomads who invaded Greece in
1100 BC and brought about the
Greek Dark Ages (for about 400
years).
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The Dorians
Final Jeopardy
Topic:
Troy!
Final Jeopardy
•For years the Trojan War
was believed to have been a
mythical story. What
happened to make the story
more believable as fact, and
who made this discovery?
Final Jeopardy
• Heinrich Schliemann found
evidence in present-day Turkey.
The evidence consisted of
artifacts that matched
descriptions of items used in The
Iliad.