Question 1

Which statement is LEAST characteristic of the Greek polis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was composed of a central town or city, and the countryside surrounding it. 
B)  It was a communal environment of individuals, some who were citizens with rights, others who were citizens without rights, and others who were not citizens. 
C)  It played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government. 
D)  It developed simultaneously with the creation of the new system of Greek military organization. 
E)  It could vary in size from a few square miles to hundreds of square miles. 
A)  It was composed of a central town or city, and the countryside surrounding it. 
B)  It was a communal environment of individuals, some who were citizens with rights, others who were citizens without rights, and others who were not citizens. 
C)  It played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government. 
D)  It developed simultaneously with the creation of the new system of Greek military organization. 
E)  It could vary in size from a few square miles to hundreds of square miles.

Question 2

Lycurgus made it his mission to transform Sparta into a military state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Greek religion was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals. 
B)  a total lack of spiritual perspective. 
C)  a lack of practicality. 
D)  public apathy. 
E)  a highly personalized basis. 
A)  polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals. 
B)  a total lack of spiritual perspective. 
C)  a lack of practicality. 
D)  public apathy. 
E)  a highly personalized basis.

Question 4

If one lives in a way that is harmonious with the natural law, or is submissive to the will of God, then one is living a life of virtue. The preceding statement is a position advocated by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Epicureans. 
B)  Stoics. 
C)  Hellenists. 
D)  mystery religions. 
E)  Zoroastrians. 
A)  Epicureans. 
B)  Stoics. 
C)  Hellenists. 
D)  mystery religions. 
E)  Zoroastrians.

Question 5

Cleisthenes

Accepted Answer

A)  was Sparta's greatest legal reformer. 
B)  invaded Boetia from his secret base in Helvetia. 
C)  reformed Athenian government thus creating the foundation for political democracy. 
D)  argued that a polis was too small an area to govern. 
E)  was a distant relative of both Homer and Pericles. 
A)  was Sparta's greatest legal reformer. 
B)  invaded Boetia from his secret base in Helvetia. 
C)  reformed Athenian government thus creating the foundation for political democracy. 
D)  argued that a polis was too small an area to govern. 
E)  was a distant relative of both Homer and Pericles.

Question 6

In ancient Greece, tyrants

Accepted Answer

A)  attained power, ironically, by popular election. 
B)  always promoted the interests of the aristocracy. 
C)  served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city-states. 
D)  were of peasant or slave origin. 
E)  were replaced by kings. 
A)  attained power, ironically, by popular election. 
B)  always promoted the interests of the aristocracy. 
C)  served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city-states. 
D)  were of peasant or slave origin. 
E)  were replaced by kings.

Question 7

Archimedes is credited with inventing calculus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was characteristic of Spartan society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were secluded and forbidden from appearing in public. 
B)  Men could only be members of the assembly until they reached age sixty. 
C)  Government was run democratically. 
D)  Citizens were discouraged from studying philosophy, art or literature. 
E)  New laws allowed married women to vote. 
A)  Women were secluded and forbidden from appearing in public. 
B)  Men could only be members of the assembly until they reached age sixty. 
C)  Government was run democratically. 
D)  Citizens were discouraged from studying philosophy, art or literature. 
E)  New laws allowed married women to vote.

Question 9

The legacy of Alexander the Great

Accepted Answer

A)  was entirely cultural in nature. 
B)  included an historic change in world development, as elements of Latin culture immediately spread to the Middle East. 
C)  embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures. 
D)  did not outlast his own lifetime. 
E)  was overshadowed by Ptolemy in Macedonia. 
A)  was entirely cultural in nature. 
B)  included an historic change in world development, as elements of Latin culture immediately spread to the Middle East. 
C)  embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures. 
D)  did not outlast his own lifetime. 
E)  was overshadowed by Ptolemy in Macedonia.

Question 10

In The Republic, Plato

Accepted Answer

A)  prepared a blueprint for democracy. 
B)  created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes. 
C)  established a theoretical structure for rigid gender distinctions. 
D)  bitterly attacked the people of Sparta. 
E)  advocated laissez-faire capitalism. 
A)  prepared a blueprint for democracy. 
B)  created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes. 
C)  established a theoretical structure for rigid gender distinctions. 
D)  bitterly attacked the people of Sparta. 
E)  advocated laissez-faire capitalism.

Question 11

One of the weaknesses of Hellenistic civilization is that there were no scientific innovations to advance the culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a male-dominated environment that used slaves, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality. 
B)  It was an environment in which total egalitarianism, wage labor, industrial production, a socialistic family structures, and female homosexuality were predominant. 
C)  It was a society in which men ruled, women were impotent in all areas of social life, international trade was nonexistent, and there were no public works programs. 
D)  It was a society emphasizing militarism, which secluded its young men at a relatively young age in order to "harden" them for war. 
E)  It was ruled by philosopher kings. 
A)  It was a male-dominated environment that used slaves, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality. 
B)  It was an environment in which total egalitarianism, wage labor, industrial production, a socialistic family structures, and female homosexuality were predominant. 
C)  It was a society in which men ruled, women were impotent in all areas of social life, international trade was nonexistent, and there were no public works programs. 
D)  It was a society emphasizing militarism, which secluded its young men at a relatively young age in order to "harden" them for war. 
E)  It was ruled by philosopher kings.

Question 13

The Olympic games were held to honor

Accepted Answer

A)  Delphia. 
B)  Zeus. 
C)  Athena. 
D)  Apollo. 
E)  Aphrodite. 
A)  Delphia. 
B)  Zeus. 
C)  Athena. 
D)  Apollo. 
E)  Aphrodite.

Question 14

Which statement of women's lives in Athens is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women could own property, including slaves. 
B)  Women could participate in most religious cults and festivals. 
C)  Women could retain custody of children in the event of divorce. 
D)  Women could participate in symposia and public debates. 
E)  Women could not work unless they were citizens. 
A)  Women could own property, including slaves. 
B)  Women could participate in most religious cults and festivals. 
C)  Women could retain custody of children in the event of divorce. 
D)  Women could participate in symposia and public debates. 
E)  Women could not work unless they were citizens.

Question 15

With regard to men and women, Aristotle believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  women and men are equal in their potential abilities. 
B)  men's dominance of women comes from their military power. 
C)  the association between husband and wife is clearly a democracy. 
D)  women are biologically superior because they can bear children. 
E)  women are biologically inferior and therefore must be subordinate to men. 
A)  women and men are equal in their potential abilities. 
B)  men's dominance of women comes from their military power. 
C)  the association between husband and wife is clearly a democracy. 
D)  women are biologically superior because they can bear children. 
E)  women are biologically inferior and therefore must be subordinate to men.

Question 16

Mycenaean Civilization

Accepted Answer

A)  first developed in eastern Asia Minor. 
B)  had its major trading center on the island of Crete. 
C)  was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E. 
D)  reached its high point between 2100 and 1800 B.C.E. 
E)  was destroyed by the Ionian Greeks 
A)  first developed in eastern Asia Minor. 
B)  had its major trading center on the island of Crete. 
C)  was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E. 
D)  reached its high point between 2100 and 1800 B.C.E. 
E)  was destroyed by the Ionian Greeks

Question 17

Sparta leaders encouraged foreigners to visit, hoping they would bring ideas that might aid the city's economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Hellenizing process

Accepted Answer

A)  created Greco-Macedonian domination of the urban population centers of the Middle East. 
B)  provided the means for the spreading of Roman democracy to the Middle East cities. 
C)  was hindered by the establishment of Greek cities throughout the Middle East. 
D)  was of greatest importance in rural areas. 
E)  encouraged the spread of democracy. 
A)  created Greco-Macedonian domination of the urban population centers of the Middle East. 
B)  provided the means for the spreading of Roman democracy to the Middle East cities. 
C)  was hindered by the establishment of Greek cities throughout the Middle East. 
D)  was of greatest importance in rural areas. 
E)  encouraged the spread of democracy.

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Which statement is LEAST characteristic of the Greek polis?

Lycurgus made it his mission to transform Sparta into a military state.

Greek religion was characterized by

If one lives in a way that is harmonious with the natural law, or is submissive to the will of God, then one is living a life of virtue. The preceding statement is a position advocated by the

Cleisthenes

In ancient Greece, tyrants

Archimedes is credited with inventing calculus.

What was characteristic of Spartan society?

The legacy of Alexander the Great

In The Republic, Plato

One of the weaknesses of Hellenistic civilization is that there were no scientific innovations to advance the culture.

Which statement is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

The Olympic games were held to honor

Which statement of women's lives in Athens is correct?

With regard to men and women, Aristotle believed that

Mycenaean Civilization

Sparta leaders encouraged foreigners to visit, hoping they would bring ideas that might aid the city's economic development.

The Hellenizing process

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

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