Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Were Epicureanism and Stoicism a continuation of "traditional" Greek thought (Socrates, Plato, and others) or were they a "new," Hellenistic development? Or both?

Identify the following terms. -Socrates and his "Socratic method"

Identify the following terms. -Mycenaeans

Identify the following terms. -Homer

​The Greek pursuit of excellence and personal best in all things is known as

Minoan civilization was not Greek in language or religion.​

As an island-based civilization in the Aegean Sea region, Minoan civilization had little or no contract with ancient Egypt.

Identify the following terms. -Peloponnesus

What did the Greeks mean by democracy? In what ways was the Athenian political system a democracy? How would Athenian democracy differ from modern democracies, such as that found in the United States?

Identify the following terms. -Phoenician alphabet

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

The period of the Peloponnesian War saw

​The decline of Mycenaean Greece, and the start of the Dark Ages, was caused by

Identify the following terms. -Zeno

Greek religion was characterized by

Identify the following terms. -Plato's ideal forms

Identify the following terms. -oligarchy and democracy

Identify the following terms. -Greek colonization

Identify the following terms. -Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians

Athens, with a population of 250,000 in the fifth century B.C.E., was far larger than most Greek poleis.