practice+test+answers

Mr. M's corrections in bold
battle of salamis- The battle of salamis was one of the battles in the presian war, it was between the Greeks

it was the Athenians in tiremes
and the persians in 480 bce. It was important because the greeks won by sinking the Persian navy and ended the persian war.

Anthropomorphism- Anthropomorphism is like personification because with personification, it is giving a human trait to something not human, the Greeks used this because their Gods behaved like humans.

Plato's allegory of the cave- Plato's allegory of the cave was a scenario that Socrates

Plato wrote it about what Socrates said
said was where all the people were sitting in the cave with their backs to the fire, and the only thing they saw was the shadows of the actual objects. And what ever shadows appeared on the walls was what the people believed real life was. This is important because it makes people think about if what they think is real, is or isnt actually real.

- Sarah, for my retest on part a :))

Trireme- A greek war boat that was first used by the Athenians in 480 BCE at the Battle of Salamis. It has 3 rows of oars. It can be used as a metaphor for the citizens of athens, showing that everyone worked well together, because for a trireme to work, everybody must work together.

Also: Had a battering ram. Worked by ramming the other ships. Three rows of oars helped it go faster, so it could catch, and ram, enemy ships.
Phalanx- A military formation used by the Spartans. It can be used as a metaphor for the citizens of sparta and how they behaved, showing that they worshiped discipline,strength, coordination and sacrifice. Also each soldier protects the one to their left.

It creates a defensive wall of shields, that would be lifted in unison (like a dance) so their swords and pikes could stab the enemy.
Direct democracy- Direct democracy started in Ancient Athens in 509 B.C.E. Direct democracy is used to have one leader but it changes almost every month. Everyone votes on every decision. == Technically, "deirect democracy" simply means everyone votes on everything. The rest is just how the Athenians organized it. In Rome and Canada, representitives are voted for to make the decisions for us. That is called representitive democracy. ==

-Sadie 4th pg of practice test answers Libary- A libary is a place full of books people can borrow. This is important because Athenians valued knowledge, and as books can help you learn, they valued books, then therefore libraries. Alexander the great wanted to have a libary built in every city he conquers, and he did end up conquering Athens.

City state- A city is it's own political unit, unlike country, region, or empire, it has it's own government, citizens, culture, religion, values, civic duty, and taxes.

Citizenship- Membership to a society. A citizen belongs in that society and has rights and responsibilities.

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