11 Questions
The midterm study guide will have short answer questions and ______ analysis from ancient literature.
passage
The authors Aeschylus and ______ were both celebrated tragedians.
Euripides
Aeschylus' plays were known for their ______ and serious tone.
noble
Euripides' plays were often considered more ______ and genre-bending.
playful
Euripides was known for incorporating ______ scenes in his plays.
comic
Dionysus is specifically the character from ______.
Frogs
The period of relative peace and prosperity in ancient Greece following the end of the Persian Wars in 479 BC and leading up to the outbreak of the ______ War in 431 BC.
Peloponnesian
During the Pentecontaetia, Themistocles fortifies ______.
Piraeus
The Peloponnesian War was a war between ______ and Sparta that engulfed the entire Greek world.
Athens
The Archidamian War began with a Spartan invasion of ______, the region surrounding Athens, in an attempt to weaken Athens economically and force it to surrender.
Attica
The Peace of Nicias was a temporary truce between ______ and Sparta during the Peloponnesian War, negotiated in 421 BCE.
Athens
Prepare for your Greek midterm exam with this study guide, covering ancient literature, short answer questions, and passage analysis. Review the reading and lecture sections, and focus on the perspectives of ancient authors like Aeschylus and Euripides.
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