Comprehensive Quiz #3 Review

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  1. 2. After his brother was murdered, this Greek tyrant began stripping away the freedoms of common Athenians.
  2. 3. The oracle of Delphi derived her powers and knowledge from this god.
  3. 6. Despite all of his help with building up the navy of Athens during the Greco-Persian War, he was ostracized from the city and spent his last days in Perisa.
  4. 8. Governors of the 23 provinces
  5. 10. This Persian king chose to harshly suppress rebellions in Mesopotamia and Egypt, leading to increasing discontent amongst the people.
  6. 11. The Zoroastrian god of dark and the underworld.
  7. 13. One of the earliest prizes for winning an Olympic event was a wreath made of these
  8. 19. The founder of the Achaemenid Empire, he was a shepherd originally.
  9. 21. This event radicalized Athenian democracy, as soldiers of the poorer classes demanded equal citizenship.
  10. 23. An ancient Greek temple dedicated to Athena.
  11. 25. The brother-in-law of Cleisthenes, he rode into Athens claiming that he was with Athena and took the extraordinary step of turning to the commoners for support.
  12. 28. During this battle, the women and children of Athens were evacuated, while the men embarked on 200 ships gathered at a tiny island off the Athenian coast.
  13. 29. Leonidas is an example of this type of ruler, who was often considered to be both strong and benevolent, particularly toward the lower classes.
  14. 30. The ancient citadel at Athens, containing the Parthenon and other notable buildings, mostly dating from the 5th century BCE.
  15. 31. The Zoroastrian god of light and good.
  16. 32. Despite losing the Punic War, this city-state dominated Greek trade, plying the Mediterranean and ferrying goods back and forth from Egypt.
  17. 36. Imperial center created by Darius with large marketplaces, trading, religious centers, and a palace for the king.
  18. 37. He ushered in a series of reforms in post-civil war Greece, including the abolition of debt slavery and the expansion of democratic rights.
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  1. 1. Priests of the prophet of Zoroastrianism.
  2. 2. The heart of the Athenian fighting force, these were men who could afford heavy bronze armor, a shield, as spear, and a sword
  3. 4. An alliance of 200 Greek city-states that was designed to keep the Persians in check after the Greco-Persian Wars.
  4. 5. A member of the Alcmaeonid clan, this ancient Athenian lawgiver who reformed the constitution of ancient Athens, setting it on democratic footing, is known as “the father of Athenian democracy”.
  5. 7. Ancient Greece wasn’t a single country or empire united under a single government; but rather was made up of a number of these.
  6. 9. Persian Empire formed after the death of Alexander the Great when his top 4 generals divided up the empire amongst themselves.
  7. 12. This war further divided up the city-states of Greece and allowed Alexander the Great to conquer the area and to finally unite the city-states under the banner of one empire.
  8. 14. Persian Empire that was overwhelmed by Arab conquest in 651 CE as part of the growing Islamic Empires under Muhammad.
  9. 15. An influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the Golden Age between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, he proposed a massive reconstruction of the temples of Athena.
  10. 16. This was caused in ancient Greece by the need to fire ovens that created the red clay bricks of which most buildings were made.
  11. 17. The favorite tales of the Greek stage were these stories, which such as that of King Oedipus.
  12. 18. It stretched for 1600 miles through the Persian Empire and was staffed by the Imperial Courier Service.
  13. 20. The prophet of Zoroastrianism.
  14. 21. A Sacred Zoroastrian text that included hymns, moral teachings, and songs.
  15. 22. He ran 140 miles over 2 days, setting the precedent for the modern marathon.
  16. 24. Persian underground canals that supported economic infrastructure.
  17. 26. The Greco-Persian Wars began as a result of a dispute over Greek settlements in this location on the Anatolian Sea coast.
  18. 27. The first man to realize the moon was lit by reflected sunlight.
  19. 33. An ancient sailing vessel with three rows of oars manned by one man per oar.
  20. 34. Ancient Greek storytellers who crisscrossed the country reciting stories & memorizing over a million lines of poetry in their lives.
  21. 35. These conquered people of ancient Greece were used as a slave labor force that worked in the fields for their overlords