Question 1

Which of these groups played a crucial role in securing a Greek victory in the Battle of Marathon?

Accepted Answer

A) The Athenian hoplites 
B) The Spartan equals 
C) The Athenian navy 
D) The Corinthian archers 
E) The Persian cavalry 
A) The Athenian hoplites 
B) The Spartan equals 
C) The Athenian navy 
D) The Corinthian archers 
E) The Persian cavalry

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Peloponnesian War

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnesian War was a protracted c

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Aristotle

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-Aristotle...

Question 4

The vast majority of scholars believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Darius

Accepted Answer

Darius was a king of the Persian Empire

Question 6

All full-time residents of Athens were considered citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Pericles

Accepted Answer

Who? Pericles was an influential statesm

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Apollo

Accepted Answer

Apollo refers to several concepts, prima

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Sophists

Accepted Answer

The Sophists were a group of ancient Gre

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Troy

Accepted Answer

Troy is an ancient city located in what

Question 11

Who was the English archaeologist who uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete?

Accepted Answer

A) Sir Arthur Evans 
B) Heinrich Schliemann 
C) Gertrude Bell 
D) Mary Leakey 
E) Richard Leakey 
A) Sir Arthur Evans 
B) Heinrich Schliemann 
C) Gertrude Bell 
D) Mary Leakey 
E) Richard Leakey

Question 12

What resulted from the Lycurgan reforms?

Accepted Answer

A) The establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta 
B) More constitutional rights for Spartans 
C) The outlawing religion in Sparta 
D) A revolt among Spartan slaves 
E) The Peloponnesian War 
A) The establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta 
B) More constitutional rights for Spartans 
C) The outlawing religion in Sparta 
D) A revolt among Spartan slaves 
E) The Peloponnesian War

Question 13

Greece's environment can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) a mountainous peninsula. 
B) a vast, flat plain. 
C) a bleak desert. 
D) a fertile rain forest. 
E) a land with many climatic zones. 
A) a mountainous peninsula. 
B) a vast, flat plain. 
C) a bleak desert. 
D) a fertile rain forest. 
E) a land with many climatic zones.

Question 14

Why did some Athenians see the Sophists as a threat to social and political stability? Were their fears grounded?

Accepted Answer

Some Athenians saw the Sophists as a thr

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Epaminondas

Accepted Answer

Epaminondas (circa 418-362 BCE) was an a

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-the Parthenon

Accepted Answer

The Parthenon is a famous ancient Greek

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Aristophanes

Accepted Answer

Aristophanes (circa 446-386 BCE) was a p

Question 18

What was one of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

A) Athens feared Spartan imperialism. 
B) Sparta feared the power of Athens and its maritime empire. 
C) Athens entered into an alliance with the Persians. 
D) Corinth and Megara attacked Sparta. 
E) Athens feared another Persian invasion. 
A) Athens feared Spartan imperialism. 
B) Sparta feared the power of Athens and its maritime empire. 
C) Athens entered into an alliance with the Persians. 
D) Corinth and Megara attacked Sparta. 
E) Athens feared another Persian invasion.

Question 19

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must... regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Accepted Answer

A) Socrates 
B) Plato 
C) Aristotle 
D) Xenophanes 
E) Pythagoras 
A) Socrates 
B) Plato 
C) Aristotle 
D) Xenophanes 
E) Pythagoras

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-the Acropolis

Accepted Answer

The Acropolis is a famous ancient citade

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks.

Which of these groups played a crucial role in securing a Greek victory in the Battle of Marathon?

Please define the following key terms. -Peloponnesian War

Please define the following key terms. -Aristotle

The vast majority of scholars believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.

Please define the following key terms. -Darius

All full-time residents of Athens were considered citizens.

Please define the following key terms. -Pericles

Please define the following key terms. -Apollo

Please define the following key terms. -Sophists

Please define the following key terms. -Troy

Who was the English archaeologist who uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete?

What resulted from the Lycurgan reforms?

Greece's environment can best be described as

Why did some Athenians see the Sophists as a threat to social and political stability? Were their fears grounded?

Please define the following key terms. -Epaminondas

Please define the following key terms. -the Parthenon

Please define the following key terms. -Aristophanes

What was one of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War?

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must... regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Please define the following key terms. -the Acropolis

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