11/22 Focus:

1. 11/22 Focus: • The empire created by Alexander the Great may not have survived after his death but he did spread Greek culture to the lands he conquered. • Do Now: • What is Hellenistic culture?

2. Ancient Greece Test Review

3. 1) The Ancient Athenians are credited with: • Inventing and using the wheel • Eliminating slavery • Establishing a democratic government • Inventing the printing press

4. 2) The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta: • Was primarily concerned with the health of their people • Pushed for equality for women in Greek city-states • Granted all of its citizens the right to vote • Was a powerful military state

5. 3) Alexander the Greats conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the: • Spread of Hellenistic culture • Adoption of a feudal system • destruction of the Parthenon • Spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe

6. 4) Homer’s great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey: • Reveal much about the lives of the ancient Greeks • Were written down and read by all Mycenaeans • Are a primary source of information on Hellenistic culture • Describe how Alexander the Great destroyed Persepolis

7. Review • Made it difficult to unite Greece and led to development of city-states • Difficult to travel overland which led Greeks to focus on sea travel • Encouraged trade and seafaring • Difficult to farm • Limited populations size • Had to rely on trade and colonies

8. Review Sparta • Athens • Oligarchy • Military Society • Trade and travel not allowed • Military training for all boys • Women valued for producing healthy boys • Focus on the group • Direct Democracy • Trade and travel encouraged • Value education • Women seen as inferior • Focus on the individual ?

9. Review

10. Review • Identify two effects of the Persian Wars on Greek city-states

11. Review • What were the two early civilizations in Greece that formed the basis for the classical Greek civilization?

12. Review • What characterized Athens during its golden age?

13. Closure • How did Alexander the Great contribute to cultural diffusion?

14. 5) Which factor increased cultural diffusion in ancient Greece: • A series of rivers • Location of good harbors • A lack of natural mountain barriers • Widespread acceptance of Greek religion throughout the Mediterranean

15. 6) All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the assembly, where they could meet in the open to discuss and cast votes. This is an example of: • Direct democracy • totalitarianism • Parliamentary democracy • Absolute Rule

16. 7) Greece divided itself into political units most similar to: • Egypt • Sumer • India • China

17. 8) One way that the Phoenicians influnced the Ancient Greeks was to : • Teach them their writing system • Teach them how to build the Parthenon • Destroy the Dorians during the Trojan War • Write the Iliad for the Greeks

18. 9) Aristotle believed that: • The people should have a say in their government • The government should be run by a group of aristocrats • Society should be divided into classes • One strong, good ruler should rule over people

19. 10) Plato believed that democracy was: • The ideal form of government for a polis • A bad form of government due to general ignorance of the people • A transitional from of government that would evolve into a republic • Only suitable for barbarians