Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rationalism is a philosophical doctrine

Question 2

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of the Greek city-state?

Accepted Answer

A) Commerce naturally led to economic cooperation on which political unity among the city-states was built. 
B) The city states were prone to frequent wars. 
C) Civic responsibility among citizens declined. 
D) Free citizens were susceptible to demagogues. 
E) Pride and overconfidence led to disaster. 
A) Commerce naturally led to economic cooperation on which political unity among the city-states was built. 
B) The city states were prone to frequent wars. 
C) Civic responsibility among citizens declined. 
D) Free citizens were susceptible to demagogues. 
E) Pride and overconfidence led to disaster.

Question 3

In the Iliad, and the early Greek society it describes, areté

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A) meant excellence. 
B) referred to bravery and skill in battle. 
C) anticipated a wider concept of human excellence: the fulfillment of "the whole of human potentialities". 
D) indicated a beginning of Greek humanism. 
E) All of these 
A) meant excellence. 
B) referred to bravery and skill in battle. 
C) anticipated a wider concept of human excellence: the fulfillment of "the whole of human potentialities". 
D) indicated a beginning of Greek humanism. 
E) All of these

Question 4

Compared to the states and empires of the Near East, the Greek polis

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A) showed the same respect for the gods who directly or indirectly ruled the state. 
B) moved away from theocracy in which law came from god to a secular rational state in which law was an expression of human intelligence. 
C) generally avoided war due to the fact that its government was usually in the hands of its citizens. 
D) possessed a similar type of hereditary rulership even when assemblies of citizens appeared. 
E) tended to be territorially much smaller. 
A) showed the same respect for the gods who directly or indirectly ruled the state. 
B) moved away from theocracy in which law came from god to a secular rational state in which law was an expression of human intelligence. 
C) generally avoided war due to the fact that its government was usually in the hands of its citizens. 
D) possessed a similar type of hereditary rulership even when assemblies of citizens appeared. 
E) tended to be territorially much smaller.

Question 5

The Peloponnesian War was

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A) the Persian invasion of Greece just after 500 B.C. 
B) a war between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League. 
C) the war between Thebes and Sparta. 
D) the Macedonian invasion of southern Greece. 
E) the ongoing hostilities between the helots and the Spartans. 
A) the Persian invasion of Greece just after 500 B.C. 
B) a war between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League. 
C) the war between Thebes and Sparta. 
D) the Macedonian invasion of southern Greece. 
E) the ongoing hostilities between the helots and the Spartans.

Question 6

Though barred from the Assembly, Athenian women could, as a rule

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A) hold some public offices and represent themselves in court. 
B) retain children after a divorce. 
C) dine with their husbands and join them at the theatre. 
D) attend to household chores including doing the shopping. 
E) None of these 
A) hold some public offices and represent themselves in court. 
B) retain children after a divorce. 
C) dine with their husbands and join them at the theatre. 
D) attend to household chores including doing the shopping. 
E) None of these

Question 7

All of the following statements about the ancient Greek concept and humankind are true except

Accepted Answer

A) human beings have a capacity for rational thought and a need for freedom. 
B) nature follows consistent rules that could, and should, be grasped by human reason. 
C) unlike Hebrews, the Greeks found little intrinsic worth either in the individual or in humankind as a whole. 
D) the Greeks stressed human dignity but grounded it in the ability of each individual to think for himself and bear responsibility for his actions. 
E) the Greeks broke with the mythopoeic worldview of older civilizations. 
A) human beings have a capacity for rational thought and a need for freedom. 
B) nature follows consistent rules that could, and should, be grasped by human reason. 
C) unlike Hebrews, the Greeks found little intrinsic worth either in the individual or in humankind as a whole. 
D) the Greeks stressed human dignity but grounded it in the ability of each individual to think for himself and bear responsibility for his actions. 
E) the Greeks broke with the mythopoeic worldview of older civilizations.

Question 8

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Present a brief history of the polis and explain its importance to the history of the West.

Accepted Answer

The polis, or city-state, was a central

Question 9

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Athens in the 8th and 7th centuries B.C.?

Accepted Answer

A) Hereditary kings continued to dominate political life. 
B) Power was wrestled from hereditary kings by aristocrats. 
C) Merchants, enjoying profits, were satisfied with the system of law. 
D) The Draconian system introduced moderation into the legal system. 
E) Enslavement for non-payment of debt ceased to be a problem for the peasants. 
A) Hereditary kings continued to dominate political life. 
B) Power was wrestled from hereditary kings by aristocrats. 
C) Merchants, enjoying profits, were satisfied with the system of law. 
D) The Draconian system introduced moderation into the legal system. 
E) Enslavement for non-payment of debt ceased to be a problem for the peasants.

Question 10

Which period in Greek history of referred to as the Dark Ages?

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A) 2600-1700 B.C. 
B) 1700-1450 B.C. 
C) 1400-1230 B.C. 
D) 1100-800 B.C. 
E) 800-500 B.C. 
A) 2600-1700 B.C. 
B) 1700-1450 B.C. 
C) 1400-1230 B.C. 
D) 1100-800 B.C. 
E) 800-500 B.C.

Question 11

Philip II is credited with all of the following except

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A) helping to end the age of the polis. 
B) uniting the Greeks during the Persian Wars. 
C) making Macedonia into a first-rate military power. 
D) being patient, deceitful, clever and unscrupulous. 
E) pushing Greek civilization on a new trajectory. 
A) helping to end the age of the polis. 
B) uniting the Greeks during the Persian Wars. 
C) making Macedonia into a first-rate military power. 
D) being patient, deceitful, clever and unscrupulous. 
E) pushing Greek civilization on a new trajectory.

Question 12

On the basis of the discussions offered in Chapters Two and Three, it is possible to conclude that both the Greeks and the Hebrews

Accepted Answer

A) demythicized mature. 
B) came to value the worth of the individual. 
C) subordinated women to men. 
D) subjected their governments to the rule of law. 
E) All of these 
A) demythicized mature. 
B) came to value the worth of the individual. 
C) subordinated women to men. 
D) subjected their governments to the rule of law. 
E) All of these

Question 13

During its Dark Age, Greece experienced

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A) extensive migrations of Greek tribes from the mountain to the plains, the Aegean Islands, and Asia Minor. 
B) a complete collapse of the palace systems of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans. 
C) insecurity, warfare, poverty, and isolation. 
D) the disappearance of a literate culture 
E) All of these 
A) extensive migrations of Greek tribes from the mountain to the plains, the Aegean Islands, and Asia Minor. 
B) a complete collapse of the palace systems of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans. 
C) insecurity, warfare, poverty, and isolation. 
D) the disappearance of a literate culture 
E) All of these

Question 14

Which of the following cannot be stated about the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

A) They consisted of two massive invasions of Greece by the Persians after Athens aided a revolt within the Persian Empire. 
B) As the wars progressed, leadership of the Greek forces fell to Greece's most formidable military power: Sparta. 
C) The wars included the burning of an abandoned Athens by the Persians. 
D) The Greek victory brought new unprecedented confidence and pride that accelerated cultural and political developments in Greece. 
E) The Persian Wars ushered in an era of Athenian imperialism. 
A) They consisted of two massive invasions of Greece by the Persians after Athens aided a revolt within the Persian Empire. 
B) As the wars progressed, leadership of the Greek forces fell to Greece's most formidable military power: Sparta. 
C) The wars included the burning of an abandoned Athens by the Persians. 
D) The Greek victory brought new unprecedented confidence and pride that accelerated cultural and political developments in Greece. 
E) The Persian Wars ushered in an era of Athenian imperialism.

Question 15

Homer's profound impact on the Greek outlook and character is evident in

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A) the importance he placed on honor and excellence even in the face of suffering and death. 
B) his poetic appreciation for the orderliness of the universe. 
C) the complexity of his characters' motive and the intensity of their emotion. 
D) his recognition of war's tragic character. 
E) All of these 
A) the importance he placed on honor and excellence even in the face of suffering and death. 
B) his poetic appreciation for the orderliness of the universe. 
C) the complexity of his characters' motive and the intensity of their emotion. 
D) his recognition of war's tragic character. 
E) All of these

Question 16

The practice of religion in ancient Greece

Accepted Answer

A) involved attempts to appease the gods through prayers, offerings, and ritual purification. 
B) included consultation of oracles. 
C) pervaded everyday life and was more social than spiritual. 
D) included ceremonies led by citizens chosen to act as priests. 
E) All of these 
A) involved attempts to appease the gods through prayers, offerings, and ritual purification. 
B) included consultation of oracles. 
C) pervaded everyday life and was more social than spiritual. 
D) included ceremonies led by citizens chosen to act as priests. 
E) All of these

Question 17

The historian Thucydides

Accepted Answer

A) reconstructed Pericles' funeral oration. 
B) lamented that freedom could degenerate into factionalism and civil war. 
C) reported that the Athenian followed the principle of "might makes right" in their foreign policy. 
D) observed how fanaticism helped destroy the sense of civic duty. 
E) All of these 
A) reconstructed Pericles' funeral oration. 
B) lamented that freedom could degenerate into factionalism and civil war. 
C) reported that the Athenian followed the principle of "might makes right" in their foreign policy. 
D) observed how fanaticism helped destroy the sense of civic duty. 
E) All of these

Question 18

During the Dark Age, Greek religion

Accepted Answer

A) developed a canon of writings that systemized religious belief. 
B) largely disappeared as the difficulties of daily life left no time for devotion to the gods. 
C) consisted of a mixture of beliefs and cults inherited from the Mycenaeans and older Indo-European traditions imported from Asia Minor. 
D) was directed by prophets who would become a powerful priestly class in classical Greece. 
E) was already challenged by a growing rational and secular spirit. 
A) developed a canon of writings that systemized religious belief. 
B) largely disappeared as the difficulties of daily life left no time for devotion to the gods. 
C) consisted of a mixture of beliefs and cults inherited from the Mycenaeans and older Indo-European traditions imported from Asia Minor. 
D) was directed by prophets who would become a powerful priestly class in classical Greece. 
E) was already challenged by a growing rational and secular spirit.

Question 19

Athens' direct democracy included

Accepted Answer

A) the right of all citizens to participate in person in the Assembly whose decisions became law. 
B) a Council of Five Hundred, chosen by lot to manage state properties, such as the ports and military installations, as well as to set the Assembly's agenda. 
C) the introduction of pay for government officials. 
D) about 350 magistrates who performed various administrative duties and were chosen by lot. 
E) All of these 
A) the right of all citizens to participate in person in the Assembly whose decisions became law. 
B) a Council of Five Hundred, chosen by lot to manage state properties, such as the ports and military installations, as well as to set the Assembly's agenda. 
C) the introduction of pay for government officials. 
D) about 350 magistrates who performed various administrative duties and were chosen by lot. 
E) All of these

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Who? - The term "Dark Age" refers to a p

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

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of the Greek city-state?

In the Iliad, and the early Greek society it describes, areté

Compared to the states and empires of the Near East, the Greek polis

The Peloponnesian War was

Though barred from the Assembly, Athenian women could, as a rule

All of the following statements about the ancient Greek concept and humankind are true except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Present a brief history of the polis and explain its importance to the history of the West.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Athens in the 8th and 7th centuries B.C.?

Which period in Greek history of referred to as the Dark Ages?

Philip II is credited with all of the following except

On the basis of the discussions offered in Chapters Two and Three, it is possible to conclude that both the Greeks and the Hebrews

During its Dark Age, Greece experienced

Which of the following cannot be stated about the Persian Wars?

Homer's profound impact on the Greek outlook and character is evident in

The practice of religion in ancient Greece

The historian Thucydides

During the Dark Age, Greek religion

Athens' direct democracy included

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

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

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 3: The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

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

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of the Greek city-state?

In the Iliad, and the early Greek society it describes, areté

Compared to the states and empires of the Near East, the Greek polis

The Peloponnesian War was

Though barred from the Assembly, Athenian women could, as a rule

All of the following statements about the ancient Greek concept and humankind are true except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Present a brief history of the polis and explain its importance to the history of the West.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Athens in the 8th and 7th centuries B.C.?

Which period in Greek history of referred to as the Dark Ages?

Philip II is credited with all of the following except

On the basis of the discussions offered in Chapters Two and Three, it is possible to conclude that both the Greeks and the Hebrews

During its Dark Age, Greece experienced

Which of the following cannot be stated about the Persian Wars?

Homer's profound impact on the Greek outlook and character is evident in

The practice of religion in ancient Greece

The historian Thucydides

During the Dark Age, Greek religion

Athens' direct democracy included

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

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

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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