Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-perioikoi

Accepted Answer

Perioikoi were free inhabitants of ancie

Question 2

What was a major aim of the reforms of Cleisthenes?

Accepted Answer

A) To promote and expand Athenian trade 
B) To empower the Athenian nobility 
C) To end slavery in Athens 
D) To turn Athens into a military state like Sparta 
E) To weaken the power of the traditional localities and regions 
A) To promote and expand Athenian trade 
B) To empower the Athenian nobility 
C) To end slavery in Athens 
D) To turn Athens into a military state like Sparta 
E) To weaken the power of the traditional localities and regions

Question 3

The classical style of Greek art is most characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) moderation, balance, and harmony. 
B) epic scale. 
C) wild ornamentation. 
D) cold, featureless minimalism. 
E) radical experimentalism. 
A) moderation, balance, and harmony. 
B) epic scale. 
C) wild ornamentation. 
D) cold, featureless minimalism. 
E) radical experimentalism.

Question 4

What was the agora?

Accepted Answer

A) An important legislative body in both Thebes and Athens 
B) A barracks for a city's soldiers 
C) A neighborhood reserved for the wealthy 
D) An open space that served as a market and a place where citizens could gather 
E) A religious district where temples were constructed 
A) An important legislative body in both Thebes and Athens 
B) A barracks for a city's soldiers 
C) A neighborhood reserved for the wealthy 
D) An open space that served as a market and a place where citizens could gather 
E) A religious district where temples were constructed

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-polis

Accepted Answer

The term "polis" refers to the city-stat

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-demos and kratia

Accepted Answer

The terms "demos" and "kratia" are Greek

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Knossus

Accepted Answer

Knossos is an ancient archaeological sit

Question 8

Most Greek colonies can be best described as

Accepted Answer

A) sizable settlements that included agricultural land. 
B) simple military outposts. 
C) vast kingdoms in their own right. 
D) sacred spaces valued primarily for religious reasons. 
E) places of punishment for Greek criminals. 
A) sizable settlements that included agricultural land. 
B) simple military outposts. 
C) vast kingdoms in their own right. 
D) sacred spaces valued primarily for religious reasons. 
E) places of punishment for Greek criminals.

Question 9

Why did the Spartans make the army the center of their society?

Accepted Answer

A) They loved killing and mayhem. 
B) They feared a naval attack by Athens. 
C) They feared a naval attack by Persia. 
D) They feared an uprising by their helots. 
E) Thebes appeared to be a looming threat. 
A) They loved killing and mayhem. 
B) They feared a naval attack by Athens. 
C) They feared a naval attack by Persia. 
D) They feared an uprising by their helots. 
E) Thebes appeared to be a looming threat.

Question 10

The "great expedition" by Athens against Crete dominated much of the second phase of the Peloponnesian War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The establishment of the hoplite military system based upon the phalanx formation was an entirely a military phenomenon, having no impact on the political or social life of the Greek city-state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Delian League

Accepted Answer

The Delian League was an alliance of Gre

Question 13

What was the fundamental institution of Greek society?

Accepted Answer

A) The hoplite 
B) The polis 
C) The phalanx 
D) The agora 
E) The deme 
A) The hoplite 
B) The polis 
C) The phalanx 
D) The agora 
E) The deme

Question 14

Which Greek dramatist was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations?

Accepted Answer

A) Aeschylus 
B) Sophocles 
C) Euripides 
D) Aristophanes 
E) Hesiod 
A) Aeschylus 
B) Sophocles 
C) Euripides 
D) Aristophanes 
E) Hesiod

Question 15

What was the strategoi in Athens?

Accepted Answer

A) A governing body that made laws for the city 
B) A judicial body 
C) A day-to-day government that administered the laws 
D) A body that kept the numerous slaves under control 
E) A board of ten generals 
A) A governing body that made laws for the city 
B) A judicial body 
C) A day-to-day government that administered the laws 
D) A body that kept the numerous slaves under control 
E) A board of ten generals

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Thucydides

Accepted Answer

Thucydides was an ancient Greek historia

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Xerxes

Accepted Answer

Xerxes was a Persian king who ruled from

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Lycurgus

Accepted Answer

Lycurgus was a legendary figure in ancie

Question 19

Greek states possessed the same type of governing structures, contributing to a sense of unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

At the time of the Persian Wars, the Greek city-states were far wealthier and more powerful than Persia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks.

Please define the following key terms. -perioikoi

What was a major aim of the reforms of Cleisthenes?

The classical style of Greek art is most characterized by

What was the agora?

Please define the following key terms. -polis

Please define the following key terms. -demos and kratia

Please define the following key terms. -Knossus

Most Greek colonies can be best described as

Why did the Spartans make the army the center of their society?

The "great expedition" by Athens against Crete dominated much of the second phase of the Peloponnesian War.

The establishment of the hoplite military system based upon the phalanx formation was an entirely a military phenomenon, having no impact on the political or social life of the Greek city-state.

Please define the following key terms. -Delian League

What was the fundamental institution of Greek society?

Which Greek dramatist was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations?

What was the strategoi in Athens?

Please define the following key terms. -Thucydides

Please define the following key terms. -Xerxes

Please define the following key terms. -Lycurgus

Greek states possessed the same type of governing structures, contributing to a sense of unity.

At the time of the Persian Wars, the Greek city-states were far wealthier and more powerful than Persia.

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