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  • Name two important temples made in the Acropolis of Athens.
    Partenon and the Erecthion.
  • Philip of Macedonia imposed his rule over the Greek poleis except for...
    Sparta.
  • Name two characteristics of Greek sculpture during the Hellenistic period (from the 3rd century BC onwards)
    Express movement and feelings.
  • In which part of the Greek temples were the offerings made to the gods? a) pronaos b) opisthodomos
    b) opisthodomos
  • Name at least two characteristics of Greek sculpture during the archaic period (7th - 6th centuries BC)
    Rigid and schematic.
  • Why did the Greco-Persian Wars (490-480 BC) occur?
    The Persians tried to conquer continental Greece.
  • Mention two main characteristics of the archaic period related to the colonisation.
    Causes: population increased ; uneven distribution. Consequences: great greek influence; spread of ironworking, art, money...
  • Why did the Peloponnesian war (431 - 404 BC) occur?
    Tensions between some polis andthe polis belonging to the Delian League.
  • Name one characteristic of Greek sculpture during the classical period (5th - 4th centuries BC)
    Natural.
  • During the Hellenistic period, how was the empire divided?
    It was divided into Hellenistic monarchies.
  • What was the Assembly (Ecclesia) used for?
    It was used for debating and voting on laws, both in Sparta and Athens.
  • Who had the hegemony during the Greco-Persian wars?
    Athens
  • Which type of order corresponds to this column?
    Ionic
  • What influenced democracy in Athen's political system?
    Colonisation.
  • Who had the hegemony during the Peloponnesian war?
    Sparta
  • he Spartan followed an _______ political system, while the Athenian people followed a ______ political system.
    Oligarchical ; democratical
  • What are the three greek architectonic orders?
    Doric, Ionic, Corinthian.
  • Which type of order corresponds to this column?
    Corinthian
  • What are the three periods in ancient Greek civilisation? Mention the time dates.
    Archaic (8th-6th BC), Classical (5th-4th BC) and Hellenistic (338 BC - 30 BC - 4th to 1st BC))
  • Who participated in Athen's "democratic" system?
    Citizens of Athens, who had to be adult males over 18, sons of Athenian fathers and mothers.
  • The Hellenistic monarchies became part of the.... a) Persian Empire b) Roman Empire
    b) Roman Empire
  • What was encouraged during the Hellenistic period?
    Migration and resettlement.
  • In each polis, people were divided according to two social categories: ______, ______.
    Citizens and non-citizens.
  • Which type of scale characterised Greek architecture?
    Human scale.
  • Who called themselves Hellenes?
    The greeks.
  • Which type of order corresponds to this column?
    Doric