Question 1

What were the causes, results, and turning points of the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Wars were a series of confli

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Marathon

Accepted Answer

A marathon is a long-distance running ev

Question 3

What was the purpose of the Greek temple?

Accepted Answer

A) It served as a place to house the gods and the gifts made to the gods 
B) It served as place of worship for Greek congregations. 
C) It served as a military stronghold. 
D) It served as a home for the city's rulers. 
E) It served as bank and marketplace. 
A) It served as a place to house the gods and the gifts made to the gods 
B) It served as place of worship for Greek congregations. 
C) It served as a military stronghold. 
D) It served as a home for the city's rulers. 
E) It served as bank and marketplace.

Question 4

How did the Greek historian Thucydides differ from Herodotus?

Accepted Answer

A) Thucydides was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history. 
B) Thucydides exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. 
C) Thucydides devoted much of his writing to economic history. 
D) Thucydides was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. 
E) Thucydides never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters. 
A) Thucydides was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history. 
B) Thucydides exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. 
C) Thucydides devoted much of his writing to economic history. 
D) Thucydides was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. 
E) Thucydides never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters.

Question 5

What were the defining characteristics of Athens during "The Age of Pericles"? How did this period in Athenian history differ from the centuries that preceded it?

Accepted Answer

During "The Age of Pericles" in Athens,

Question 6

The first of the great writers of tragedy whose plays survive was Aeschylus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was expected of Spartan women, but not women of most other Greek cities?

Accepted Answer

A) That they fight in the army alongside the men 
B) That they remain secluded at home for most of their lives 
C) That they stay physically fit to bear healthy children 
D) That they become proficient in poetry and philosophy 
E) That they rule the city in their husbands' absence 
A) That they fight in the army alongside the men 
B) That they remain secluded at home for most of their lives 
C) That they stay physically fit to bear healthy children 
D) That they become proficient in poetry and philosophy 
E) That they rule the city in their husbands' absence

Question 8

Which statement best describes the Mycenaeans?

Accepted Answer

A) They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E. 
B) They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E. 
C) They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E. 
D) They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood. 
E) They were a non-Greek speaking peoples on the island of Crete. 
A) They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E. 
B) They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E. 
C) They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E. 
D) They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood. 
E) They were a non-Greek speaking peoples on the island of Crete.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Minoan Crete

Accepted Answer

Minoan Crete was a Bronze Age civilizati

Question 10

What did the term arete mean to the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

A) Moral failure of cowards 
B) Essential virtues of ordinary women 
C) Duties of a citizen 
D) The striving for excellence 
E) Avoidance of destructive competition 
A) Moral failure of cowards 
B) Essential virtues of ordinary women 
C) Duties of a citizen 
D) The striving for excellence 
E) Avoidance of destructive competition

Question 11

Which statement best describes the nature of Greek comedy?

Accepted Answer

A) It developed before tragedy. 
B) It was first organized in the festival of Cronos. 
C) It was insignificant and not very popular. 
D) It was used to express political views as evidenced by Aristophanes. 
E) It was always under government control and thus no political views were allowed. 
A) It developed before tragedy. 
B) It was first organized in the festival of Cronos. 
C) It was insignificant and not very popular. 
D) It was used to express political views as evidenced by Aristophanes. 
E) It was always under government control and thus no political views were allowed.

Question 12

Which of these states developed in the Peloponnesus?

Accepted Answer

A) Thessaly 
B) Macedonia 
C) Thebes 
D) Athens 
E) Sparta 
A) Thessaly 
B) Macedonia 
C) Thebes 
D) Athens 
E) Sparta

Question 13

What role did each of the following play in the life of Athens: male citizens, women, and slaves?

Accepted Answer

Male citizens in Athens played a central

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Greek Dark Age

Accepted Answer

The Greek Dark Age was a period of decli

Question 15

Why did tyranny arise in the Greek poleis?

Accepted Answer

A) It was brought on by the people's increasing complacency about the egalitarian nature of Greek society. 
B) It was a response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies. 
C) It was the result of fierce sectarian battles of competing religious systems. 
D) It was the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius. 
E) It was a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor. 
A) It was brought on by the people's increasing complacency about the egalitarian nature of Greek society. 
B) It was a response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies. 
C) It was the result of fierce sectarian battles of competing religious systems. 
D) It was the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius. 
E) It was a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor.

Question 16

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders all refer to types of

Accepted Answer

A) soldiers. 
B) architectural columns. 
C) festivals. 
D) nobles. 
E) citizens. 
A) soldiers. 
B) architectural columns. 
C) festivals. 
D) nobles. 
E) citizens.

Question 17

A hoplite was a

Accepted Answer

A) skilled horseman. 
B) soldier-slave. 
C) temple priest. 
D) heavy infantryman. 
E) non-Greek merchant. 
A) skilled horseman. 
B) soldier-slave. 
C) temple priest. 
D) heavy infantryman. 
E) non-Greek merchant.

Question 18

Which city-state led the Delian League?

Accepted Answer

A) Sparta 
B) Athens 
C) Persia 
D) Thebes 
E) Corinth 
A) Sparta 
B) Athens 
C) Persia 
D) Thebes 
E) Corinth

Question 19

What was the major cause of the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

A) The revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor 
B) The Ionian invasion of Persia 
C) The capture of the Persian queen by Aristagoras of Miletus 
D) The Persian defeat of Sparta 
E) The ambition of Athens to take over Ionia 
A) The revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor 
B) The Ionian invasion of Persia 
C) The capture of the Persian queen by Aristagoras of Miletus 
D) The Persian defeat of Sparta 
E) The ambition of Athens to take over Ionia

Question 20

The Classical period in Greek history began around

Accepted Answer

A) 800 B.C.E. 
B) 1500 B.C.E. 
C) 300 B.C.E. 
D) 1000 B.C.E. 
E) 500 B.C.E. 
A) 800 B.C.E. 
B) 1500 B.C.E. 
C) 300 B.C.E. 
D) 1000 B.C.E. 
E) 500 B.C.E.

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks.

What were the causes, results, and turning points of the Persian Wars?

Please define the following key terms. -Marathon

What was the purpose of the Greek temple?

How did the Greek historian Thucydides differ from Herodotus?

What were the defining characteristics of Athens during "The Age of Pericles"? How did this period in Athenian history differ from the centuries that preceded it?

The first of the great writers of tragedy whose plays survive was Aeschylus.

What was expected of Spartan women, but not women of most other Greek cities?

Which statement best describes the Mycenaeans?

Please define the following key terms. -Minoan Crete

What did the term arete mean to the Greeks?

Which statement best describes the nature of Greek comedy?

Which of these states developed in the Peloponnesus?

What role did each of the following play in the life of Athens: male citizens, women, and slaves?

Please define the following key terms. -Greek Dark Age

Why did tyranny arise in the Greek poleis?

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders all refer to types of

A hoplite was a

Which city-state led the Delian League?

What was the major cause of the Persian Wars?

The Classical period in Greek history began around

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