Exam 3: Classical and Hellenistic Greece

In 422 b.c.e., Cleon, the leader of Athens, and Brasidas, the leader of Sparta, both died in battle, leading the way to the ________.

In the Athenian democracy, the people had to approve ________.

Pericles proposed a law introducing compensation pay for ________, opening that important duty to the poor.

In the late fifth century b.c.e., the Spartans, under ________, obtained the support of the Persians, cut off the Athenian food supply through the Hellespont, and starved the Athenian people into submission.

Greek religion emphasized ________.

Because the Stoics strove for inner harmony of the individual, ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps Aristotle utilizes when dealing with varying academic subjects?

After Cimon rose to statesman, following the wars with Persia, he ________.

When Alexander the Great conquered ________ in 333 b.c.e., he was greeted there as a liberator.

After the time of Alexander the Great, the Greeks turned to ________ for solutions to their problems.

How did the relationship of Athens to its allies develop under the Delian League? Give specific examples from the text to supplement your answer.

What important contribution did Heraclides of Pontus make to the field of astronomy in the fourth century b.c.e.?

By Greek standards, Macedon was considered to be a backward, semibarbaric land because ________.

In 338 b.c.e., Philip of Macedon called a meeting of the Greek states to form the ________.

The main purpose of the formation of the Delian League was to ________.

Examine the tactical strategies employed by Alexander the Great in the expansion of his empire.Do you believe it would have been possible to maintain an empire of such an immense size? What possible administrative problems do you believe Alexander would have faced? Do you believe he began the necessary measures to remedy these potential problems? Explain.

In the fifth century b.c.e., ________ were the leading naval power in Greece.

When the great Theban general ________ was killed at the Battle of Mantinea, Theban dominance died with him.

________ studied marine biology, which played a large part in his thinking.

According to Empedocles, what two primary forces move the four basic elements, fire, water, earth, and air that compose our universe?