Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-Solon

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Solon was an ancient Athenian statesman,

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Socrates

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Socrates was an ancient Greek philosophe

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-tyrants

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The term "tyrants" historically refers t

Question 4

By the fifth centuryb.c.e., the population of Athens had reached about

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A) 20,000. 
B) 1 million. 
C) 250,000. 
D) 5,000. 
E)  2 million. 
A) 20,000. 
B) 1 million. 
C) 250,000. 
D) 5,000. 
E)  2 million.

Question 5

What was the main focus of Homer's Iliad?

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A) The honor and courage of Greek aristocratic heroes in battle 
B) The exalted position of women in Greek society 
C) The absolute abhorrence of violence by the Greeks 
D) The Greeks' rejection of slavery 
E) The superiority of the military phalanx over the aristocratic cavalry 
A) The honor and courage of Greek aristocratic heroes in battle 
B) The exalted position of women in Greek society 
C) The absolute abhorrence of violence by the Greeks 
D) The Greeks' rejection of slavery 
E) The superiority of the military phalanx over the aristocratic cavalry

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Peloponnesus

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The Peloponnese is a large peninsula loc

Question 7

How did the geography of Greece shape the development of the polis?

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The geography of Greece played a crucial

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Athens

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Athens is the capital and largest city o

Question 9

What happened to the Delian League once Persia was defeated?

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A) It was disbanded. 
B) It became an instrument of Athenian imperialism. 
C) It expanded to include a number of non-Greek states. 
D) It went bankrupt, damaging the economies of many Greek city-states. 
E) It became a purely symbolic organization. 
A) It was disbanded. 
B) It became an instrument of Athenian imperialism. 
C) It expanded to include a number of non-Greek states. 
D) It went bankrupt, damaging the economies of many Greek city-states. 
E) It became a purely symbolic organization.

Question 10

Why did Greek civilization go into decline in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War?

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There were several factors that contribu

Question 11

Which location was the center of the Minoan civilization?

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

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-hoplites

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

Question 13

The Athenian economy is best described as

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A) predominantly industrial. 
B) entirely focused on local trade. 
C) mostly centered on the manufacture of finished goods. 
D) predominantly agricultural, but highly diversified. 
E) entirely focused on international trade. 
A) predominantly industrial. 
B) entirely focused on local trade. 
C) mostly centered on the manufacture of finished goods. 
D) predominantly agricultural, but highly diversified. 
E) entirely focused on international trade.

Question 14

The Greek philosopher who proposed the concept of a higher world of eternal and unchanging Ideal Forms was Aristotle.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Athena

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Athena is a key term that can refer to d

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-rhetoric

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Rhetoric is the art of using language ef

Question 17

Which statement is closest to the Greek definition of a tyrant?

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A) A cruel and oppressive ruler 
B) A ruler who seizes power by force and is not subject to the law 
C) A man of noble birth and great ambitions 
D) A leader of a political faction or party 
E) A ruler who is denied the typical high social status of his position 
A) A cruel and oppressive ruler 
B) A ruler who seizes power by force and is not subject to the law 
C) A man of noble birth and great ambitions 
D) A leader of a political faction or party 
E) A ruler who is denied the typical high social status of his position

Question 18

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

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The Great Peloponnesian War was a confli

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-phalanx

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The term "phalanx" has multiple meanings

Question 20

Spartan society was very similar to that of the Minoans and Phoenicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks.

Please define the following key terms. -Solon

Please define the following key terms. -Socrates

Please define the following key terms. -tyrants

By the fifth centuryb.c.e., the population of Athens had reached about

What was the main focus of Homer's Iliad?

Please define the following key terms. -Peloponnesus

How did the geography of Greece shape the development of the polis?

Please define the following key terms. -Athens

What happened to the Delian League once Persia was defeated?

Why did Greek civilization go into decline in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War?

Which location was the center of the Minoan civilization?

Please define the following key terms. -hoplites

The Athenian economy is best described as

The Greek philosopher who proposed the concept of a higher world of eternal and unchanging Ideal Forms was Aristotle.

Please define the following key terms. -Athena

Please define the following key terms. -rhetoric

Which statement is closest to the Greek definition of a tyrant?

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

Please define the following key terms. -phalanx

Spartan society was very similar to that of the Minoans and Phoenicians.

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

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The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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