Question 1

How do the mystery religions of the Hellenistic world represent a merging of Western (Greek) and Eastern cultures?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Mystery cu

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions
-Platonic ideals

Accepted Answer

A) Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece. 
B) Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis. 
C) A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government. 
D) A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled. 
E) Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened. 
A) Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece. 
B) Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis. 
C) A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government. 
D) A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled. 
E) Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened.

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions
-polis

Accepted Answer

A) Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece. 
B) Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis. 
C) A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government. 
D) A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled. 
E) Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened. 
A) Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece. 
B) Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis. 
C) A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government. 
D) A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled. 
E) Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the Minoans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They formed a society that lived on the island of Crete. 
B)  They settled in Greece after they were driven from their homes in Persia. 
C)  They were a matriarchal society that lived on the island of Sicily. 
D)  They were the first peoples who formed a society on the Greek peninsula. 
A)  They formed a society that lived on the island of Crete. 
B)  They settled in Greece after they were driven from their homes in Persia. 
C)  They were a matriarchal society that lived on the island of Sicily. 
D)  They were the first peoples who formed a society on the Greek peninsula.

Question 5

By the classical era, Greek religion focused on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Worship of a group of gods understood to live on Mount Olympus 
B)  Monotheistic worship of Zeus as the one true god 
C)  Worship of only male deities, as female deities came to be seen as too powerless 
D)  Individual worship of a polis's chosen deity and abandonment of all Pan-Hellenic rituals 
A)  Worship of a group of gods understood to live on Mount Olympus 
B)  Monotheistic worship of Zeus as the one true god 
C)  Worship of only male deities, as female deities came to be seen as too powerless 
D)  Individual worship of a polis's chosen deity and abandonment of all Pan-Hellenic rituals

Question 6

The Hellenistic civilization saw the spread of cities founded by Alexander and his successors. What were the role and impact of these new cities?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The studen

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the Hellenistic city?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had homogeneous populations. 
B)  It was hampered by an inefficient bureaucracy that proved difficult to maintain. 
C)  It was overseen by kings with limited authority. 
D)  It resembled modern cities and served as both a cultural and an economic center. 
A)  It had homogeneous populations. 
B)  It was hampered by an inefficient bureaucracy that proved difficult to maintain. 
C)  It was overseen by kings with limited authority. 
D)  It resembled modern cities and served as both a cultural and an economic center.

Question 8

Philip II of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece because the Greek city-states were

Accepted Answer

A)  still occupied fighting the Persians. 
B)  severely weakened by earthquakes. 
C)  unable to put aside their quarrels and unite to defend themselves. 
D)  unprepared for his surprise attack. 
A)  still occupied fighting the Persians. 
B)  severely weakened by earthquakes. 
C)  unable to put aside their quarrels and unite to defend themselves. 
D)  unprepared for his surprise attack.

Question 9

What were some of the problems that led to Solon's reforms in Athens?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The aristo

Question 10

What did the philosophy of Stoicism strongly emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal achievement 
B)  The acceptance of Tyche or chance 
C)  The ability to endure suffering 
D)  Living a virtuous life 
A)  Personal achievement 
B)  The acceptance of Tyche or chance 
C)  The ability to endure suffering 
D)  Living a virtuous life

Question 11

What happened to Alexander's empire following his death?

Accepted Answer

A)  His empire was torn apart by more than forty years of civil war. 
B)  His son ruled briefly as emperor until he was assassinated. 
C)  Athens declared its independence from Macedonia. 
D)  His empire was peacefully partitioned by a trio of powerful generals. 
A)  His empire was torn apart by more than forty years of civil war. 
B)  His son ruled briefly as emperor until he was assassinated. 
C)  Athens declared its independence from Macedonia. 
D)  His empire was peacefully partitioned by a trio of powerful generals.

Question 12

Mystery religions featured which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The promise of reincarnation 
B)  The worship of a wide range of spirits and deities, both known and unknown 
C)  A belief in the mysterious and sometimes malevolent force of Tyche 
D)  A body of rituals and beliefs not divulged to anyone not initiated into them 
A)  The promise of reincarnation 
B)  The worship of a wide range of spirits and deities, both known and unknown 
C)  A belief in the mysterious and sometimes malevolent force of Tyche 
D)  A body of rituals and beliefs not divulged to anyone not initiated into them

Question 13

What two law-making bodies guided Athenian political life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The boule and the ecclesia 
B)  The agora and the chora 
C)  The archon and the boule 
D)  The agora and the archon 
A)  The boule and the ecclesia 
B)  The agora and the chora 
C)  The archon and the boule 
D)  The agora and the archon

Question 14

How was the daily life of Greek elites similar to the lives of more ordinary people?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people in Athens were relatively affluent and could afford a "good life." 
B)  Everyone paid heavy annual taxes regardless of social class. 
C)  They had a relatively modest material standard of living. 
D)  All families depended almost entirely on slave labor. 
A)  All people in Athens were relatively affluent and could afford a "good life." 
B)  Everyone paid heavy annual taxes regardless of social class. 
C)  They had a relatively modest material standard of living. 
D)  All families depended almost entirely on slave labor.

Question 15

What was unusual about slaves in Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  All slaves were captured and imported from the wars in North Africa. 
B)  Slaves were legally forbidden to read. 
C)  Slaves could vote as a result of democratic reforms. 
D)  Slaves were paid for their work. 
A)  All slaves were captured and imported from the wars in North Africa. 
B)  Slaves were legally forbidden to read. 
C)  Slaves could vote as a result of democratic reforms. 
D)  Slaves were paid for their work.

Question 16

What did Epicurus believe was the principal good of human life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual contribution to the civic life of the polis 
B)  Pleasure, which he defined as the absence of pain 
C)  The accumulation of power and wealth 
D)  Helping others 
A)  Individual contribution to the civic life of the polis 
B)  Pleasure, which he defined as the absence of pain 
C)  The accumulation of power and wealth 
D)  Helping others

Question 17

What crime was Socrates tried and executed for in 399 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving information to a Persian intelligence agent 
B)  Undermining the authority of the government 
C)  Denying the divinity of Zeus 
D)  Corrupting the youth of Athens 
A)  Giving information to a Persian intelligence agent 
B)  Undermining the authority of the government 
C)  Denying the divinity of Zeus 
D)  Corrupting the youth of Athens

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions
-Epicureanism

Accepted Answer

A) Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece. 
B) Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis. 
C) A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government. 
D) A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled. 
E) Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened. 
A) Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece. 
B) Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis. 
C) A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government. 
D) A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled. 
E) Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened.

Question 19

The extensive coastline illustrated in Map 5.1, "Classical Greece, ca. 450 B.C.E.," played an important role in the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  major settlements in the interior of Anatolia. 
B)  a wide variety of agricultural products. 
C)  that region's numerous land-based trade routes. 
D)  the Greeks as a seafaring people. 
A)  major settlements in the interior of Anatolia. 
B)  a wide variety of agricultural products. 
C)  that region's numerous land-based trade routes. 
D)  the Greeks as a seafaring people.

Question 20

Why was the growth of great empires (like those in Mesopotamia and Egypt) less likely to develop in ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dominance of a middle class, not peasants, worked against empire building. 
B)  Its people were too ethnically and culturally diverse. 
C)  The rugged terrain discouraged expansion of any one center. 
D)  Greek military technology was slow to develop. 
A)  The dominance of a middle class, not peasants, worked against empire building. 
B)  Its people were too ethnically and culturally diverse. 
C)  The rugged terrain discouraged expansion of any one center. 
D)  Greek military technology was slow to develop.

Exam 5: The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

How do the mystery religions of the Hellenistic world represent a merging of Western (Greek) and Eastern cultures?

Use the following to answer questions -Platonic ideals

Use the following to answer questions -polis

Which of the following is true of the Minoans?

By the classical era, Greek religion focused on which of the following?

The Hellenistic civilization saw the spread of cities founded by Alexander and his successors. What were the role and impact of these new cities?

Which of the following is true of the Hellenistic city?

Philip II of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece because the Greek city-states were

What were some of the problems that led to Solon's reforms in Athens?

What did the philosophy of Stoicism strongly emphasize?

What happened to Alexander's empire following his death?

Mystery religions featured which of the following?

What two law-making bodies guided Athenian political life?

How was the daily life of Greek elites similar to the lives of more ordinary people?

What was unusual about slaves in Athens?

What did Epicurus believe was the principal good of human life?

What crime was Socrates tried and executed for in 399 B.C.E.?

Use the following to answer questions -Epicureanism

The extensive coastline illustrated in Map 5.1, "Classical Greece, ca. 450 B.C.E.," played an important role in the development of

Why was the growth of great empires (like those in Mesopotamia and Egypt) less likely to develop in ancient Greece?

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