Question 1

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

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The Peloponnesian War was a protracted c

Question 2

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Locate and clearly label Sparta and Athens.

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I'm sorry for the confusion, but as an A

Question 3

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

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Who? - Ostracism can be experienced by a

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Trace and explain the political history of Athens, paying special attention to Athenian democracy.

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The political history of Athens is a ric

Question 5

All of the following are true of the Minoans except

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A) they created the earliest Greek-speaking civilization. 
B) though centered on the island of Crete, the influence of the Minoan civilization on mainland Greece was enduring. 
C) their civilization was centered on palace complexes such as the one at Knossos. 
D) they were a peaceful society whose art showed a sensitivity to beauty. 
E) they engaged in extensive overseas trade. 
A) they created the earliest Greek-speaking civilization. 
B) though centered on the island of Crete, the influence of the Minoan civilization on mainland Greece was enduring. 
C) their civilization was centered on palace complexes such as the one at Knossos. 
D) they were a peaceful society whose art showed a sensitivity to beauty. 
E) they engaged in extensive overseas trade.

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain how civilization in Greece preceded Hellenic Greece.

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Civilization in Greece preceded Hellenic

Question 7

The effects of the Peloponnesian War included

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A) the shattering of the spiritual foundation of Hellenic society. 
B) the triumph of selfish individualism over civic duty. 
C) the replacement of moderation with extremism. 
D) civil wars between oligarchs and democrats. 
E) All of these 
A) the shattering of the spiritual foundation of Hellenic society. 
B) the triumph of selfish individualism over civic duty. 
C) the replacement of moderation with extremism. 
D) civil wars between oligarchs and democrats. 
E) All of these

Question 8

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

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Who? Achilles is a central character in

Question 9

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

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Isonomy is not a commonly used term in c

Question 10

The surviving biographical information about Demosthenes, the greatest of Greek orators, reveals that

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A) he began his career as a very awkward and ineffective orator. 
B) for ten years, he exhorted his fellow Greeks to unite before the growing Macedonian threat. 
C) he witnessed the Greek defeat at Chaeronea in 338 B.C.but was not forced to commit suicide until after the death of Alexander in 323 B.C. 
D) his speeches have inspired orators into modern times. 
E) All of these 
A) he began his career as a very awkward and ineffective orator. 
B) for ten years, he exhorted his fellow Greeks to unite before the growing Macedonian threat. 
C) he witnessed the Greek defeat at Chaeronea in 338 B.C.but was not forced to commit suicide until after the death of Alexander in 323 B.C. 
D) his speeches have inspired orators into modern times. 
E) All of these

Question 11

In the revival that came after the Dark Age, all the following occurred except

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A) a dramatic rise in population that led to extensive Greek colonization as far away as Italy and the Black Sea. 
B) a spectacular rise in overseas trade and the use of metals. 
C) rapid urbanization. 
D) the rise of rationalism gradually eliminated the gods from Greek culture. 
E) growing social complexity and new social tensions. 
A) a dramatic rise in population that led to extensive Greek colonization as far away as Italy and the Black Sea. 
B) a spectacular rise in overseas trade and the use of metals. 
C) rapid urbanization. 
D) the rise of rationalism gradually eliminated the gods from Greek culture. 
E) growing social complexity and new social tensions.

Question 12

The author believes that the tyrant Pisistratus' greatest achievement was

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A) promoting culture, making it accessible to common people and helping to make Athens the eventual cultural capital of Greece. 
B) increasing the Athenian water supply. 
C) the overthrow of the oligarchy. 
D) his help for the poor as evidence in the redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants. 
E) his long, almost twenty-year rule. 
A) promoting culture, making it accessible to common people and helping to make Athens the eventual cultural capital of Greece. 
B) increasing the Athenian water supply. 
C) the overthrow of the oligarchy. 
D) his help for the poor as evidence in the redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants. 
E) his long, almost twenty-year rule.

Question 13

The activities of Heinrich Schliemann and Arthur Evans resulted in

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A) the confirmation of references by Homer to civilizations in Greece prior to the 8th Century B.C. 
B) the earliest translations of Homeric works. 
C) an understanding of the route of Dorian invasions. 
D) a more critical understanding of Athenian democracy. 
E) a better understanding of the tragedy of the Peloponnesian War. 
A) the confirmation of references by Homer to civilizations in Greece prior to the 8th Century B.C. 
B) the earliest translations of Homeric works. 
C) an understanding of the route of Dorian invasions. 
D) a more critical understanding of Athenian democracy. 
E) a better understanding of the tragedy of the Peloponnesian War.

Question 14

Which of the following states emerged as a first-rate military power in the fourth century B.C.?

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A) Sparta 
B) Syracuse 
C) Macedonia 
D) Thebes 
E) Argos 
A) Sparta 
B) Syracuse 
C) Macedonia 
D) Thebes 
E) Argos

Question 15

After about 800 B.C., the Greeks borrowed all of the following from the Near East except

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A) the Phoenician writing system. 
B) the political system of the democratic polis or city-state. 
C) artistic imagery and craft skills. 
D) religious practices. 
E) mythological tales. 
A) the Phoenician writing system. 
B) the political system of the democratic polis or city-state. 
C) artistic imagery and craft skills. 
D) religious practices. 
E) mythological tales.

Question 16

Athenian democratic theory did not produce which of the following?

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A) The principle that law is made by the community 
B) Confidence that average citizens could effectively administer their state 
C) The belief that excellence meant good citizenship -a concern for the good of the community that outweighed personal interests 
D) The notion of natural or inalienable human rights for all people 
E) Democracy includes tolerance of various lifestyles and behaviors even those that some may find objectionable 
A) The principle that law is made by the community 
B) Confidence that average citizens could effectively administer their state 
C) The belief that excellence meant good citizenship -a concern for the good of the community that outweighed personal interests 
D) The notion of natural or inalienable human rights for all people 
E) Democracy includes tolerance of various lifestyles and behaviors even those that some may find objectionable

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Compare and contrast the rhetoric and practice of democracy in Athens with modern notions and practices of democracy.

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The rhetoric and practice of democracy i

Question 18

Mount Olympus was famous as

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A) the home of the Greek gods. 
B) the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C) a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D) Agamemnon's home. 
E) the site of the ancient Olympics. 
A) the home of the Greek gods. 
B) the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C) a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D) Agamemnon's home. 
E) the site of the ancient Olympics.

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the importance of Homer and the Homeric epics to Greek civilization.

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Homer and the Homeric epics played a cru

Question 20

Considered a garrison state, Sparta could take credit for all the following except

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A) admiration from other Greeks for the courage, discipline, respect for law, physical training, and military prowess of its citizens. 
B) the successful long-term enslavement of the Messenians though the latter out-numbered Sparta ten to one. 
C) the use of the Peloponnesian League, which it led, for defense rather than aggression. 
D) the heroic victory of three hundred Spartans at Thermopylae against the vast invading Persian army. 
E) its victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War and its refusal to massacre the vanquished Athenians. 
A) admiration from other Greeks for the courage, discipline, respect for law, physical training, and military prowess of its citizens. 
B) the successful long-term enslavement of the Messenians though the latter out-numbered Sparta ten to one. 
C) the use of the Peloponnesian League, which it led, for defense rather than aggression. 
D) the heroic victory of three hundred Spartans at Thermopylae against the vast invading Persian army. 
E) its victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War and its refusal to massacre the vanquished Athenians.

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Locate and clearly label Sparta and Athens.

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Trace and explain the political history of Athens, paying special attention to Athenian democracy.

All of the following are true of the Minoans except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain how civilization in Greece preceded Hellenic Greece.

The effects of the Peloponnesian War included

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

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

The surviving biographical information about Demosthenes, the greatest of Greek orators, reveals that

In the revival that came after the Dark Age, all the following occurred except

The author believes that the tyrant Pisistratus' greatest achievement was

The activities of Heinrich Schliemann and Arthur Evans resulted in

Which of the following states emerged as a first-rate military power in the fourth century B.C.?

After about 800 B.C., the Greeks borrowed all of the following from the Near East except

Athenian democratic theory did not produce which of the following?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare and contrast the rhetoric and practice of democracy in Athens with modern notions and practices of democracy.

Mount Olympus was famous as

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the importance of Homer and the Homeric epics to Greek civilization.

Considered a garrison state, Sparta could take credit for all the following except

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? -Peloponnesian War

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Locate and clearly label Sparta and Athens.

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Trace and explain the political history of Athens, paying special attention to Athenian democracy.

All of the following are true of the Minoans except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain how civilization in Greece preceded Hellenic Greece.

The effects of the Peloponnesian War included

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

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

The surviving biographical information about Demosthenes, the greatest of Greek orators, reveals that

In the revival that came after the Dark Age, all the following occurred except

The author believes that the tyrant Pisistratus' greatest achievement was

The activities of Heinrich Schliemann and Arthur Evans resulted in

Which of the following states emerged as a first-rate military power in the fourth century B.C.?

After about 800 B.C., the Greeks borrowed all of the following from the Near East except

Athenian democratic theory did not produce which of the following?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare and contrast the rhetoric and practice of democracy in Athens with modern notions and practices of democracy.

Mount Olympus was famous as

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the importance of Homer and the Homeric epics to Greek civilization.

Considered a garrison state, Sparta could take credit for all the following except

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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