Ancient Greece

Hello, Class:

Here are a few words and names you should study regarding Ancient Greece for the midterm exam.

1. Alexander the Great
2. Democracy
3. Oligarchy
4. Hoplite
5. Phalanx
6. Socrates
7. Plato
8. Aristotle
9. Peloponnesian War
10. Persian Wars
11. Trojan War
12. Trojan Horse
13. Homer
14. The Iliad and the Odyssey
15. Zeus
16. The Three Great Tragedians
17. The Oracle at Delphi
18. City-state
19. Minoans

Also, here are a few questions:

1. Give at least two major differences between Ancient Athens and Sparta.
2. After the Greeks defeated the Persians in the Persian Wars, Athens became the most powerful city-state, and became rather arrogant. What effect did this have on Ancient Greek Society?
3. Alexander’s Empire lasted only a short time (less than ten years,) but had a very long-lasting impact. What was one of those impacts?
4. Ancient Greece was a very divided civilizaiton, with city states often at war with each other. How does this compare or contrast with Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Rome, and India in ancient times?