Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Test on Friday

Today in class we took some notes on section 5 but I did that last class so I was completing and studying a powerpoint that I found.

Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? Why did they fight? What happened?
Athens and Sparta fought because of  and during the war a plaque swept through Athens and killed 1/3 of the population, including Pericles, Sparta wins

How was Macedonia able to conquer Greece?
Philip the 2nd was leader and had weak army, Greece would not unite, and they were weakened by the war

Alexander's first victories against the Persians gave him control over what region?
Anatolia

What cultures were represented in the cultural blend of the Hellenistic culture?
Indian, Persian, Egyptian, and Greek

What did the city-states of Sparta and Athens have in common? How were they different?
They were both city-states and they were different in land and sea power, one was more for military, and one was more for money

What lands did Alexander conquer?
Anatolia, Egypt, Persia, and Greece

When did the following conquer Greece? Mycenaeans, Dorians, Macedonians
2000 B.C., 200 B.C., 338 B.C. (1st Mycenaeans, 2nd Macedonians, and 3rd Dorians

Describe Athenian democracy under Pericles? How did it compare to US democracy?
He had more paid elected officials, and they were a direct democracy (they voted on direct laws and we vote for the people to make the decisions)

What was the direct cause of Athens's move towards democracy?
The golden age, the invasion, they were afraid of revolt

What did Alexander learn from Aristotle?
History of Greece , literature, (and maybe a little more)

Why did Alexander refuse the peace settlement from Darius III?
He wanted it all

Why was the city of Alexandria important in the spread of Hellenistic civilization?
It was center of trade, where the library was, it was a place where cultures came to mix

What caused the decline of Athens' golden age, and the end of the democracy?
The war, military conquest in the democracy

How did Hellenistic sculpture differ from Classical sculpture?
Classical sculpture was perfect and beautiful Hellenistic was more realistic

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