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Classical History Final
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History
9th Grade
12/10/2011

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Term
Describe three characteristics of the Mycenaean lifestyle
Definition
1. poor, king kept the money
2. thick city walls
3. War-like
Term
Why were Homer's poems important to the Greek civilization?
Definition
1. Gave them stories about something noble
2. Gave them characters to look up to.
Similar to the Bible to the culture.
Term
Who is the most honorable of the main characters of the Iliad according to Homer? Why?
Definition
Hector, because he fought for his family
Term
Homer was known as the greatest storyteller during which Greek age?
Definition
Greek Dark Ages
Term
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Definition
Homer
Term
Who is the main character of the Odyssey
Definition
Odysseus
Term
What is the main theme or storyline of the Iliad?
Definition
War and Honor
Term
What is the main theme or storyline of the Odyssey?
Definition
Parable of Life
Term
Which Greek city-state is the most famous in the raid on Troy during the Trojan War
Definition
Mycenae
Term
Who is given credit for the development of the Athenian state?
Definition
Theseus
Term
Who was Israel's first King?
Definition
Saul
Term
Saul belonged to which tribe?
Definition
Benjamin
Term
Which empire conquered Israel?
Definition
Assyrian
Term
Which empire conquered Judah?
Definition
Babylonian
Term
To which tribe did David belong?
Definition
Judah
Term
What was the name of Plutarch's book?
Definition
Parallel Lives
Term
What were Plutarch's three professions?
Definition
Philosopher
Priest
Politician
Term
Odysseus was king of which city-state during the Trojan War?
Definition
Ithaca
Term
Menelaus was king of which city-state during the Trojan War?
Definition
Sparta
Term
Agamemnon was king of which city-state during the Trojan War?
Definition
Mycenae
Term
Priam was king of which city-state during the Trojan War
Definition
Troy
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