L'tasia hill
Name:____________________ 1st
Period:______
01/22/24
Date:_____________________ Mr. McVicker
Engineering An Empire: Greece
Viewing Guide
Introduction ~ Themistocles
1. What is the greatest empire the world has ever known that lies just outside of Greece?
The Persian Empire .
2. Who is the one Greek poised and ready for battle against Persia? Themistocles
3. What is a self-contained, self-reliant mini country within Greece? City state
4. What is the offensive weapon of the Trireme? How fast could it go (knots)?
Bronze batter ram moving at 10 miles per hour it can go up to 8- 9 knots .
5. Some historical sources claim that the Persians lost as many as _______ ships to the Greeks _______.
UP to 200 while the Greeks ships lost only 40 ships .
Mycenaean Civilization
6. According to myth, Agamemnon’s epic struggles were written down by ____________, in two of history’s
most famous tales, The Iliad & the Odyssey. Homer
7. What was the fate of Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War? murdered by his own wife .
8. For all the inspiring visuals, nothing comes closer than what colossal main entrance to the citadel?
Lions gate's
9. What is the little trick that allows for the corbel arch?
Putting counter wights
10. What was the corbel dome used for?
Tomb
The Tyrant Polycrates
11. Around 540 BC a tyrant named Polycates came to rule what island?
Samos
12. What problem did Polycrates set about to solve the that plagued many cities in the arid climate?
Drinking water
13. The floors of each tunnel connected with only __________ difference between them; a discrepancy of
only _______ of a percent. 24 inches of difference between them 1/8 percent .
14. What did the Persians do to Polycrates when they thought he was getting too much autonomy?
Arrested, brutally tortured, and crucified
Pericles and the Golden Age
15. What everlasting monument is Pericles everlasting legacy?
The Parthenon
16. When Themistocles defeated the Persians at the battle of Solomus, he saved not only Athens, but also its
young _______________.
The Democracy
17. In 478 BC, Athens, together with the city-states of the Aegean formed a mutual defense alliance called
the Delian League. The ancient world’s version of __________.
Nato
18. What two Greek mythology gods does the narrator reference in the creation story of Greece?
Posiden and Athena
Parthenon
19. The Parthenon was to be about two-thirds the length of a football field. Its dimensions: ________ feet
long & ________ feet wide. 228 and 101
20. Each column on the Parthenon consisted of _______ separate drums.
11 drums
21. What device did the engineers use to lift the drums?
Pulley
22. The columns on the Parthenon are from the Doric order. What does this mean?
a column that rests directly on the stylobate of the temple without a base.
23. The Parthenon’s main function was to provide shelter for the statue of ____________.
Athena
24. What did Plato think of the Parthenon?
Plato thought it was an eye sore, a useless waste of money.
25. How many years did it take to complete the Parthenon?
15 years
26. What was the invisible enemy that took the lives of many Athenians?
The Great Athenian Plague
27. Who lost the Peloponnesian War? Athens or Sparta?
Athens
28. Great marvels of Greek architecture and engineering world live on through what two men who weren’t
even Athenian?
Philip ii of Macedonia
Father: __________________ Alexander the great
Son: ____________________
29. What is Hellenism?
of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great
