Question 1

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).  
-Draw in and clearly label the four major Hellenistic states.

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I'm unable to physically draw

Question 2

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-The author has been emphasizing the importance of Greek civilization in the development of the West.What has the Hellenistic phase of Greek civilization added to that influence?

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic phase of Greek civilizat

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-cosmopolitanism

Accepted Answer

Cosmopolitanism is a philosophical and p

Question 4

Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that

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A) Divine Reason orders the universe through law. 
B) the world is the city of humanity and each person is a citizen. 
C) self-mastery is essential for happiness. 
D) reason gives people dignity. 
E) All of these 
A) Divine Reason orders the universe through law. 
B) the world is the city of humanity and each person is a citizen. 
C) self-mastery is essential for happiness. 
D) reason gives people dignity. 
E) All of these

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Compare the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

Accepted Answer

The Hellenic and Hellenistic periods wer

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Epicureanism

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Alexandria

Accepted Answer

Who? - Alexandria is a city in the north

Question 8

Which of the following was not part of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

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A) Some Jewish scholars identified God with reason. 
B) Greeks became fascinated with Near Eastern religious cults. 
C) In Egypt and Syria, native urban elites adopted the Greek language, fashion, and customs. 
D) The Hellenized elite adopted Near Eastern artistic styles. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek. 
A) Some Jewish scholars identified God with reason. 
B) Greeks became fascinated with Near Eastern religious cults. 
C) In Egypt and Syria, native urban elites adopted the Greek language, fashion, and customs. 
D) The Hellenized elite adopted Near Eastern artistic styles. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek.

Question 9

The plays of Menander show

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A) the growing cynicism of an alienated population lost in a world over which they had no control. 
B) a warm concern for people and a sympathetic understanding of human weaknesses. 
C) the continued popularity of biting political satire. 
D) a fascination with the unusual, the grotesque and the exotic. 
E) that Greek plays could be written by non-Greek writers. 
A) the growing cynicism of an alienated population lost in a world over which they had no control. 
B) a warm concern for people and a sympathetic understanding of human weaknesses. 
C) the continued popularity of biting political satire. 
D) a fascination with the unusual, the grotesque and the exotic. 
E) that Greek plays could be written by non-Greek writers.

Question 10

The Skeptic Carneades of Cyrene held all the following beliefs except

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A) all theory is worthless. 
B) all ideas are probability, not absolutes; there is only probability, never certainty. 
C) morality must derive from practical experience not rigid ideas. 
D) the universe may show signs of order but that does not justify belief in God. 
E) the problem of reason should be considered. 
A) all theory is worthless. 
B) all ideas are probability, not absolutes; there is only probability, never certainty. 
C) morality must derive from practical experience not rigid ideas. 
D) the universe may show signs of order but that does not justify belief in God. 
E) the problem of reason should be considered.

Question 11

Alexander's accomplishments did not include

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A) winning every battle. 
B) conquest of an empire stretching from Greece to India. 
C) establishing his own dynasty. 
D) attempts to blend together Greek and Persian elites. 
E) creating a lasting fame for him through the ages. 
A) winning every battle. 
B) conquest of an empire stretching from Greece to India. 
C) establishing his own dynasty. 
D) attempts to blend together Greek and Persian elites. 
E) creating a lasting fame for him through the ages.

Question 12

Which of the following did the Cynics not reject?

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A) Property and work 
B) Religion, philosophy, and literature 
C) Family, community, and the state 
D) Social norms, polite language, and good manners 
E) Freedom and individualism 
A) Property and work 
B) Religion, philosophy, and literature 
C) Family, community, and the state 
D) Social norms, polite language, and good manners 
E) Freedom and individualism

Question 13

Which of the following was not one of the four principle schools of Hellenistic philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A) Neo-Platonism 
B) Stoicism 
C) Epicureanism 
D) Cynicism 
E) Skepticism 
A) Neo-Platonism 
B) Stoicism 
C) Epicureanism 
D) Cynicism 
E) Skepticism

Question 14

Alexander seems to have personally met a member of which philosophic school, who told him to stop blocking his light?

Accepted Answer

A) Platonist 
B) Skeptic 
C) Cynic 
D) Stoic 
E) Epicurean 
A) Platonist 
B) Skeptic 
C) Cynic 
D) Stoic 
E) Epicurean

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Stoicism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show...

Question 16

Epicurus would agree with all of the following positions except

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A) pleasure was central for happiness, therefore, unbridled hedonism should be sought. 
B) a person should withdraw from civic life nor should he seek wealth or fame. 
C) philosophy is important in a person's search for a good life. 
D) most important for achieving a good life is the company of friends. 
E) unjust behavior burdens a person with troubles and should be avoided. 
A) pleasure was central for happiness, therefore, unbridled hedonism should be sought. 
B) a person should withdraw from civic life nor should he seek wealth or fame. 
C) philosophy is important in a person's search for a good life. 
D) most important for achieving a good life is the company of friends. 
E) unjust behavior burdens a person with troubles and should be avoided.

Question 17

Which Hellenistic scholar systematized geometry and developed hundreds of geometry proofs?

Accepted Answer

A) Pythagoras 
B) Euclid 
C) Hipparchus 
D) Archimedes 
E) Aristarchus 
A) Pythagoras 
B) Euclid 
C) Hipparchus 
D) Archimedes 
E) Aristarchus

Question 18

Each of the following is true about the Hellenistic Age except

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A) economic activity, including trade, occurred on a much grander and sophisticated scale than it had in Hellenic times. 
B) competition for wealth and power increased greatly and there was a concentration of wealth unknown among Greeks in Hellenic times. 
C) cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism. 
D) a new form of common Greek called Koine became the common language in the Hellenistic world. 
E) Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world but the movement of peoples was limited. 
A) economic activity, including trade, occurred on a much grander and sophisticated scale than it had in Hellenic times. 
B) competition for wealth and power increased greatly and there was a concentration of wealth unknown among Greeks in Hellenic times. 
C) cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism. 
D) a new form of common Greek called Koine became the common language in the Hellenistic world. 
E) Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world but the movement of peoples was limited.

Question 19

Hellenistic art displayed which of the following tendencies?

Accepted Answer

A) A movement away from idealism and towards a more dynamic, emotion-laden, and uncompromising realism 
B) Increasing stagnation as creative energies flowed more into economic activities 
C) A declining concern with the individual 
D) A growing concern with the perfect beauty 
E) A growing tendency to discard Greek aesthetic and adopt older Mesopotamian and Egyptian motifs and forms 
A) A movement away from idealism and towards a more dynamic, emotion-laden, and uncompromising realism 
B) Increasing stagnation as creative energies flowed more into economic activities 
C) A declining concern with the individual 
D) A growing concern with the perfect beauty 
E) A growing tendency to discard Greek aesthetic and adopt older Mesopotamian and Egyptian motifs and forms

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Skepticism

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Skepticism is the attitude of doubting o

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Draw in and clearly label the four major Hellenistic states.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -The author has been emphasizing the importance of Greek civilization in the development of the West.What has the Hellenistic phase of Greek civilization added to that influence?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -cosmopolitanism

Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Epicureanism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Alexandria

Which of the following was not part of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

The plays of Menander show

The Skeptic Carneades of Cyrene held all the following beliefs except

Alexander's accomplishments did not include

Which of the following did the Cynics not reject?

Which of the following was not one of the four principle schools of Hellenistic philosophy?

Alexander seems to have personally met a member of which philosophic school, who told him to stop blocking his light?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Stoicism

Epicurus would agree with all of the following positions except

Which Hellenistic scholar systematized geometry and developed hundreds of geometry proofs?

Each of the following is true about the Hellenistic Age except

Hellenistic art displayed which of the following tendencies?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Skepticism

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 5: The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Draw in and clearly label the four major Hellenistic states.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -The author has been emphasizing the importance of Greek civilization in the development of the West.What has the Hellenistic phase of Greek civilization added to that influence?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -cosmopolitanism

Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Epicureanism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Alexandria

Which of the following was not part of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

The plays of Menander show

The Skeptic Carneades of Cyrene held all the following beliefs except

Alexander's accomplishments did not include

Which of the following did the Cynics not reject?

Which of the following was not one of the four principle schools of Hellenistic philosophy?

Alexander seems to have personally met a member of which philosophic school, who told him to stop blocking his light?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Stoicism

Epicurus would agree with all of the following positions except

Which Hellenistic scholar systematized geometry and developed hundreds of geometry proofs?

Each of the following is true about the Hellenistic Age except

Hellenistic art displayed which of the following tendencies?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Skepticism

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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