Question 1

What were the major features of the civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans, and how did they create a foundation for classical Greece?

Accepted Answer

The civilizations of the Minoans and Myc

Question 2

Which Greek dramatist was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations?

Accepted Answer

A) Aeschylus 
B) Sophocles 
C) Euripides 
D) Aristophanes 
E) Hesiod 
A) Aeschylus 
B) Sophocles 
C) Euripides 
D) Aristophanes 
E) Hesiod

Question 3

Why did the Spartans make the army the center of their society?

Accepted Answer

A) They loved killing and mayhem. 
B) They feared a naval attack by Athens. 
C) They feared a naval attack by Persia. 
D) They feared an uprising by their helots. 
E) Thebes appeared to be a looming threat. 
A) They loved killing and mayhem. 
B) They feared a naval attack by Athens. 
C) They feared a naval attack by Persia. 
D) They feared an uprising by their helots. 
E) Thebes appeared to be a looming threat.

Question 4

During the Age of Pericles

Accepted Answer

A) government expenditures were reduced, canceling all public building projects. 
B) the power of the aristocrats was enhanced. 
C) Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system. 
D) imperialism was abandoned. 
E) participation in government was encouraged of women. 
A) government expenditures were reduced, canceling all public building projects. 
B) the power of the aristocrats was enhanced. 
C) Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system. 
D) imperialism was abandoned. 
E) participation in government was encouraged of women.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek colonization?

Accepted Answer

A) Those enriched through colonization desired new political privileges, which fueled political crises in many Greek states. 
B) Colonies contributed to the expansion of Greek culture through the Mediterranean basin. 
C) Colonization promoted increased trade and industry. 
D) Greek colonies were trading posts rather than permanent settlements. 
E) Greek colonists became more aware of their own linguistic and cultural similarities. 
A) Those enriched through colonization desired new political privileges, which fueled political crises in many Greek states. 
B) Colonies contributed to the expansion of Greek culture through the Mediterranean basin. 
C) Colonization promoted increased trade and industry. 
D) Greek colonies were trading posts rather than permanent settlements. 
E) Greek colonists became more aware of their own linguistic and cultural similarities.

Question 6

Which statement is closest to the Greek definition of a tyrant?

Accepted Answer

A) A cruel and oppressive ruler 
B) A ruler who seizes power by force and is not subject to the law 
C) A man of noble birth and great ambitions 
D) A leader of a political faction or party 
E) A ruler who is denied the typical high social status of his position 
A) A cruel and oppressive ruler 
B) A ruler who seizes power by force and is not subject to the law 
C) A man of noble birth and great ambitions 
D) A leader of a political faction or party 
E) A ruler who is denied the typical high social status of his position

Question 7

The English archeologist who discovered and named Minoan civilization on Crete was Sir Arthur Evans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
helots

Accepted Answer

Helots were a class of unfree laborers i

What were the major features of the civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans, and how did they create a foundation for classical Greece?

Which Greek dramatist was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations?

Why did the Spartans make the army the center of their society?

During the Age of Pericles

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek colonization?

Which statement is closest to the Greek definition of a tyrant?

The English archeologist who discovered and named Minoan civilization on Crete was Sir Arthur Evans.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. helots

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Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

What were the major features of the civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans, and how did they create a foundation for classical Greece?

Which Greek dramatist was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations?

Why did the Spartans make the army the center of their society?

During the Age of Pericles

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek colonization?

Which statement is closest to the Greek definition of a tyrant?

The English archeologist who discovered and named Minoan civilization on Crete was Sir Arthur Evans.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. helots

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

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

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

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