Question 1

How did Stoicism contrast with Epicureanism?

Accepted Answer

A) It suggested that activism in the public realm was good and noble. 
B) It embraced the theological beliefs of Jews. 
C) It embraced elements of Greek culture. 
D) It rejected a belief in the activism of the gods in the world. 
E) It suggested that people should separate themselves from the corruption of the political sphere. 
A) It suggested that activism in the public realm was good and noble. 
B) It embraced the theological beliefs of Jews. 
C) It embraced elements of Greek culture. 
D) It rejected a belief in the activism of the gods in the world. 
E) It suggested that people should separate themselves from the corruption of the political sphere.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-gymnasia

Accepted Answer

Gymnasia (singular: gymnasium) is a term

Question 3

Which statement best describes the Hellenistic era?

Accepted Answer

A) Greek culture was extended and imitated throughout the ancient Near East. 
B) The Hellenistic era did not have autocratic power for nearly three centuries. 
C) The Greek cultural legacy disappeared until Roman times. 
D) Alexander's successors maintained a united empire until Roman times. 
E) Greek religious beliefs and practices disappeared. 
A) Greek culture was extended and imitated throughout the ancient Near East. 
B) The Hellenistic era did not have autocratic power for nearly three centuries. 
C) The Greek cultural legacy disappeared until Roman times. 
D) Alexander's successors maintained a united empire until Roman times. 
E) Greek religious beliefs and practices disappeared.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Celts

Accepted Answer

The Celts were a group of ancient people

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Hellenistic monarchies

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic monarchies were a period

Question 6

Which migration was an important development in the Hellenistic period?

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptian migration west 
B) Celtic migration to northern Europe 
C) Roman migration to Greece 
D) Greek migration to Hellenistic cities 
E) Mongo migration east 
A) Egyptian migration west 
B) Celtic migration to northern Europe 
C) Roman migration to Greece 
D) Greek migration to Hellenistic cities 
E) Mongo migration east

Question 7

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

Accepted Answer

The major philosophies of the Hellenisti

Question 8

What was an important accomplishment of Philip II?

Accepted Answer

A) Military reforms 
B) Political reforms 
C) Social reforms 
D) Religious reforms 
E) Land reforms 
A) Military reforms 
B) Political reforms 
C) Social reforms 
D) Religious reforms 
E) Land reforms

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Battle of Issus

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Issus was a significant mi

Question 10

The Celts began to move east out of Greece and Macedonia in the fifth century B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-Demosthenes

Accepted Answer

Demosthenes was a prominent Greek states

Question 12

In Hellenistic cities, the primary cultural influence was

Accepted Answer

A) Roman. 
B) Greek. 
C) Persian. 
D) Egyptian. 
E) Mesopotamian. 
A) Roman. 
B) Greek. 
C) Persian. 
D) Egyptian. 
E) Mesopotamian.

Question 13

Which factor worked against Alexander the Great's conquests in Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) He had no military expertise prior to his father's assassination. 
B) The Persian king Darius III refused to make any peace settlements and resorted to guerilla warfare. 
C) He lacked a strong cavalry and was unable to capture Egypt. 
D) He faced difficulties in convincing his troops to fight so far from home. 
E) He faced violent opposition back in Greece from most of the city-states. 
A) He had no military expertise prior to his father's assassination. 
B) The Persian king Darius III refused to make any peace settlements and resorted to guerilla warfare. 
C) He lacked a strong cavalry and was unable to capture Egypt. 
D) He faced difficulties in convincing his troops to fight so far from home. 
E) He faced violent opposition back in Greece from most of the city-states.

Question 14

What does the experience of Jews in the Hellenistic world tell us about Hellenistic society and culture?

Accepted Answer

The experience of Jews in the Hellenisti

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-cultural diffusion

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion refers to the spread

Question 16

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

Accepted Answer

A) Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis. 
B) Hellenistic philosophy was more political than classical philosophy. 
C) Classical philosophy dealt primarily with ethics and human behavior. 
D) Classical philosophy was centered in Athens and Hellenistic philosophy in Corinth. 
E) Hellenistic philosophy advocated divine right monarchy. 
A) Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis. 
B) Hellenistic philosophy was more political than classical philosophy. 
C) Classical philosophy dealt primarily with ethics and human behavior. 
D) Classical philosophy was centered in Athens and Hellenistic philosophy in Corinth. 
E) Hellenistic philosophy advocated divine right monarchy.

Question 17

How did Demosthenes depict Philip in his Philippics?

Accepted Answer

A) He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Greek freedom. 
B) He foresaw a revival of Athenian culture under Philip II. 
C) He glorified Philip II and the Macedonian armies as the saviors of Greece. 
D) He praised Philip II for freeing the Ionian cities. 
E) He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Persia. 
A) He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Greek freedom. 
B) He foresaw a revival of Athenian culture under Philip II. 
C) He glorified Philip II and the Macedonian armies as the saviors of Greece. 
D) He praised Philip II for freeing the Ionian cities. 
E) He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Persia.

Question 18

Menander is best known for his

Accepted Answer

A) philosophical treatises. 
B) works of history. 
C) poems. 
D) plays. 
E) songs. 
A) philosophical treatises. 
B) works of history. 
C) poems. 
D) plays. 
E) songs.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Philip II

Accepted Answer

Philip II, also known as Philip II of Ma

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-cult of Isis

Accepted Answer

The Cult of Isis was a religious movemen

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World.

How did Stoicism contrast with Epicureanism?

Please define the following key terms. -gymnasia

Which statement best describes the Hellenistic era?

Please define the following key terms. -Celts

Please define the following key terms. -Hellenistic monarchies

Which migration was an important development in the Hellenistic period?

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

What was an important accomplishment of Philip II?

Please define the following key terms. -Battle of Issus

The Celts began to move east out of Greece and Macedonia in the fifth century B.C.E.

Please define the following key terms. -Demosthenes

In Hellenistic cities, the primary cultural influence was

Which factor worked against Alexander the Great's conquests in Asia?

What does the experience of Jews in the Hellenistic world tell us about Hellenistic society and culture?

Please define the following key terms. -cultural diffusion

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

How did Demosthenes depict Philip in his Philippics?

Menander is best known for his

Please define the following key terms. -Philip II

Please define the following key terms. -cult of Isis

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

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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