Question 1

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

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A) the Athenian hoplites. 
B) the Spartan equals. 
C) the Athenian navy. 
D) the Corinthian archers. 
E) the Persian cavalry. 
A) the Athenian hoplites. 
B) the Spartan equals. 
C) the Athenian navy. 
D) the Corinthian archers. 
E) the Persian cavalry.

Question 2

define the following term:
-Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

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Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann wer

Question 3

Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women?

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A) Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and were always assigned a male guardian. 
B) Women were afforded equal rights with men in city politics. 
C) Women were often allowed to participate in public life, especially through jury service. 
D) Women were not allowed to participate in any religious festivals. 
E) Women exercised in the nude except in Sparta and took part in the Olympic Games. 
A) Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and were always assigned a male guardian. 
B) Women were afforded equal rights with men in city politics. 
C) Women were often allowed to participate in public life, especially through jury service. 
D) Women were not allowed to participate in any religious festivals. 
E) Women exercised in the nude except in Sparta and took part in the Olympic Games.

Question 4

Socrates was condemned to death for

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A) corrupting the youth of Athens. 
B) leading a political coup attempt. 
C) killing one of his followers in a rage. 
D) marrying his cousin and committing bigamy. 
E) opposing the Peloponnesian War. 
A) corrupting the youth of Athens. 
B) leading a political coup attempt. 
C) killing one of his followers in a rage. 
D) marrying his cousin and committing bigamy. 
E) opposing the Peloponnesian War.

Question 5

Typical of Greek culture in the Archaic Age was

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A) Homeric epic poetry. 
B) the symposium, the sophisticated drinking party uniting all ranks of society. 
C) lyric poetry as found in the works of Sappho. 
D) the poetry of Hesiod emphasizing the superiority of the aristocratic class. 
E) the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. 
A) Homeric epic poetry. 
B) the symposium, the sophisticated drinking party uniting all ranks of society. 
C) lyric poetry as found in the works of Sappho. 
D) the poetry of Hesiod emphasizing the superiority of the aristocratic class. 
E) the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Question 6

The poetry of Sappho reflected

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A) an interest in respect for divine forces and human honesty. 
B) a woman's homosexual and heterosexual feelings in a world dominated by males. 
C) the thoughts of an aristocrat who detested the lower ranks of society. 
D) the political biases of a sixth-century political figure. 
E) the Trojan War from the side of the Trojans. 
A) an interest in respect for divine forces and human honesty. 
B) a woman's homosexual and heterosexual feelings in a world dominated by males. 
C) the thoughts of an aristocrat who detested the lower ranks of society. 
D) the political biases of a sixth-century political figure. 
E) the Trojan War from the side of the Trojans.

Question 7

Spartan helots

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A) farmed the land as sharecroppers. 
B) had war declared on them every year. 
C) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E. 
D) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. 
E) a and b 
A) farmed the land as sharecroppers. 
B) had war declared on them every year. 
C) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E. 
D) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. 
E) a and b

Question 8

Early Greek philosophy attempted to

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A) eliminate diversity from the world. 
B) explain the universe on the basis of unifying principles. 
C) undermine traditional aristocratic Greek society. 
D) turn all Greeks away from the world and toward contemplation. 
E) replace the gods and religion in the lives of the Greeks with pure reason. 
A) eliminate diversity from the world. 
B) explain the universe on the basis of unifying principles. 
C) undermine traditional aristocratic Greek society. 
D) turn all Greeks away from the world and toward contemplation. 
E) replace the gods and religion in the lives of the Greeks with pure reason.

Question 9

define the following term:
-Sophists and rhetoric

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Sophists were a group of itinerant teach

Question 10

define the following term:
-Attica

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Attica is a historical region in Greece,

Question 11

Which of the following was not true of Greek religion?

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A) It was polytheistic. 
B) It involved ritual and sacrifice. 
C) Festivals were held to honor the gods. 
D) Myths served no particular social function. 
E) Each city had a chief god or goddess. 
A) It was polytheistic. 
B) It involved ritual and sacrifice. 
C) Festivals were held to honor the gods. 
D) Myths served no particular social function. 
E) Each city had a chief god or goddess.

Question 12

define the following term:
-kouros

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Kouros refers to a type of ancient Greek

Question 13

Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?

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A) It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. 
B) The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. 
C) The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. 
D) It was a period of incessant warfare. 
E) It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles. 
A) It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. 
B) The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. 
C) The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. 
D) It was a period of incessant warfare. 
E) It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles.

Question 14

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

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A) Sir Arthur Evans. 
B) Heinrich Schliemann. 
C) Gertrude Bell. 
D) Mary Leakey. 
E) Richard Leakey. 
A) Sir Arthur Evans. 
B) Heinrich Schliemann. 
C) Gertrude Bell. 
D) Mary Leakey. 
E) Richard Leakey.

Question 15

The immediate cause of the Persian Wars was

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A) a revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor. 
B) the Ionian invasion of Persia. 
C) the capture of the Persian queen by Themistocles. 
D) the Persian defeat of Sparta. 
E) the ambition of Athens to take over Ionia. 
A) a revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor. 
B) the Ionian invasion of Persia. 
C) the capture of the Persian queen by Themistocles. 
D) the Persian defeat of Sparta. 
E) the ambition of Athens to take over Ionia.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Lycurgus

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Lycurgus was a legendary figure in ancie

Question 17

define the following term:
-the Acropolis

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The Acropolis is a famous ancient citade

Question 18

What role did geography play in the evolution of Greek history and the creation of Greek poleis ?

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Geography played a significant role in t

Question 19

define the following term:
-Delian League

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The Delian League was an alliance of Gre

Question 20

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

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A) superior horsemanship. 
B) individual acts of valor. 
C) speed and mobility. 
D) discipline and teamwork. 
E) fortified wine. 
A) superior horsemanship. 
B) individual acts of valor. 
C) speed and mobility. 
D) discipline and teamwork. 
E) fortified wine.

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

define the following term: -Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women?

Socrates was condemned to death for

Typical of Greek culture in the Archaic Age was

The poetry of Sappho reflected

Spartan helots

Early Greek philosophy attempted to

define the following term: -Sophists and rhetoric

define the following term: -Attica

Which of the following was not true of Greek religion?

define the following term: -kouros

Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

The immediate cause of the Persian Wars was

define the following term: -Lycurgus

define the following term: -the Acropolis

What role did geography play in the evolution of Greek history and the creation of Greek poleis ?

define the following term: -Delian League

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

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