Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-Eratosthenes

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Macedonia

Accepted Answer

Macedonia, officially known as the Repub

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Menander

Accepted Answer

Menander was an ancient Greek playwright

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Zeno

Accepted Answer

Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek ph

Question 5

Which city was the theatrical center of the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) Thebes 
B) Athens 
C) Pergamum 
D) Alexandria 
E) Persepolis 
A) Thebes 
B) Athens 
C) Pergamum 
D) Alexandria 
E) Persepolis

Question 6

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful takeover of the Greek world, both in regards to Macedonian strengths and the weaknesses of the city-states in the south.

Accepted Answer

The rise of Macedonia and its successful

Question 7

What made Alexander such an outstanding general? Give examples from his military campaigns.

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great was an outstanding g

Question 8

Which statement most closely describes Stoicism?

Accepted Answer

A) It was founded by Epicurus. 
B) It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D) It posited a belief in a material afterlife. 
E) It argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities. 
A) It was founded by Epicurus. 
B) It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D) It posited a belief in a material afterlife. 
E) It argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities.

Question 9

What event led to the ascension of Alexander the Great to the Macedonian throne?

Accepted Answer

A) The conquest of Persia 
B) The death of Darius III 
C) The collapse of the Corinthian League 
D) The abdication of Philip II 
E) The assassination of Philip II 
A) The conquest of Persia 
B) The death of Darius III 
C) The collapse of the Corinthian League 
D) The abdication of Philip II 
E) The assassination of Philip II

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Judas Maccabaeus

Accepted Answer

Judas Maccabaeus was a Jewish military l

Question 11

Who led a revolt against the Seleucid monarchy in Judea in the 160s B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) Isaiah 
B) Antiochus IV 
C) Judas Iscariot 
D) Jesus of Nazareth 
E) Judas Maccabaeus 
A) Isaiah 
B) Antiochus IV 
C) Judas Iscariot 
D) Jesus of Nazareth 
E) Judas Maccabaeus

Question 12

What was astronomer Aristarchus of Samos's contribution to science in the Hellenistic era?

Accepted Answer

A) He reinforced the Greek's geocentric view of the universe. 
B) He developed a heliocentric view of the universe. 
C) He named several stars after Hellenistic rulers. 
D) He provided the modern names for the planetary bodies. 
E) He used empirical research to come to conclusions about the planetary bodies. 
A) He reinforced the Greek's geocentric view of the universe. 
B) He developed a heliocentric view of the universe. 
C) He named several stars after Hellenistic rulers. 
D) He provided the modern names for the planetary bodies. 
E) He used empirical research to come to conclusions about the planetary bodies.

Question 13

Why did Alexander of Macedon's empire not last beyond his lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great, also known as Alexa

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Antiochus IV

Accepted Answer

Antiochus IV, also known as Antiochus Ep

Question 15

By the first century B.C.E., what was the largest city in the Mediterranean?

Accepted Answer

A) Antioch 
B) Rome 
C) Athens 
D) Carthage 
E) Alexandria 
A) Antioch 
B) Rome 
C) Athens 
D) Carthage 
E) Alexandria

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Cleopatra VII

Accepted Answer

Cleopatra VII, also known as Cleopatra P

Question 17

Which form of government was dominant during the Hellenistic period?

Accepted Answer

A) Democracy 
B) Monarchy 
C) Republicanism 
D) Theocracy 
E) Oligarchy 
A) Democracy 
B) Monarchy 
C) Republicanism 
D) Theocracy 
E) Oligarchy

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-New Comedy

Accepted Answer

New Comedy is a genre of ancient Greek t

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Mauryan Empire

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-Mauryan Empire...

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Seleucids

Accepted Answer

The Seleucids were a Hellenistic dynasty

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World.

Please define the following key terms. -Eratosthenes

Please define the following key terms. -Macedonia

Please define the following key terms. -Menander

Please define the following key terms. -Zeno

Which city was the theatrical center of the Hellenistic world?

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful takeover of the Greek world, both in regards to Macedonian strengths and the weaknesses of the city-states in the south.

What made Alexander such an outstanding general? Give examples from his military campaigns.

Which statement most closely describes Stoicism?

What event led to the ascension of Alexander the Great to the Macedonian throne?

Please define the following key terms. -Judas Maccabaeus

Who led a revolt against the Seleucid monarchy in Judea in the 160s B.C.E.?

What was astronomer Aristarchus of Samos's contribution to science in the Hellenistic era?

Why did Alexander of Macedon's empire not last beyond his lifetime?

Please define the following key terms. -Antiochus IV

By the first century B.C.E., what was the largest city in the Mediterranean?

Please define the following key terms. -Cleopatra VII

Which form of government was dominant during the Hellenistic period?

Please define the following key terms. -New Comedy

Please define the following key terms. -Mauryan Empire

Please define the following key terms. -Seleucids

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

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

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