Question 1

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except

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A) extensive open plains. 
B) bays and harbors. 
C) mountains. 
D) valleys. 
E) long seacoast. 
A) extensive open plains. 
B) bays and harbors. 
C) mountains. 
D) valleys. 
E) long seacoast.

Question 2

define the following term:
-Aristotle

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The answer of define the following term:
-Aristotle...

Question 3

The vast majority of scholars do believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

define the following term:
-Minoan Crete

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Minoan Crete was a Bronze Age civilizati

Question 5

How did Greek males regard Greek females? What opportunities did Greek society and culture offer to women for self-expression?

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Greek males generally regarded Greek fem

Question 6

How did social status and gender affect the life experiences of those who resided in ancient Athens?

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Social status and gender had a significa

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of Greek colonization?

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

Question 8

Greek colonization throughout the Mediterranean was a major development of the Archaic Age.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

define the following term:
-Sparta

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Sparta was a prominent city-state in anc

Question 10

Greek culture in the Archaic Age was represented in life-size stone statues of nude males known as kouros figures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hesiod's famous poem about the pleasures of ordinary work is titled

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A) Labor and Rest . 
B) Work to Rest . 
C) Work of the Gods . 
D) The Republic . 
E) Works and Days. 
A) Labor and Rest . 
B) Work to Rest . 
C) Work of the Gods . 
D) The Republic . 
E) Works and Days.

Question 12

"The unexamined life is not worth living" is a cornerstone of the philosophy of

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A) Socrates. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Plato. 
D) Pythagoras. 
E) Zeno. 
A) Socrates. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Plato. 
D) Pythagoras. 
E) Zeno.

Question 13

define the following term:
-Socrates

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Socrates was an ancient Greek philosophe

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

define the following term:
-the geography of the Greek peninsula

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The Greek peninsula is located in southe

Question 16

define the following term:
-oracle at Delphi

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The Oracle at Delphi was a priestess at

Question 17

The neighbors of the Spartans who were free inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were

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A) helots. 
B) hoplites. 
C) ephors. 
D) kouros. 
E) perioikoi. 
A) helots. 
B) hoplites. 
C) ephors. 
D) kouros. 
E) perioikoi.

Question 18

Unlike the women of most other Greek cities, Spartan women were expected to

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A) fight in the army alongside the men. 
B) remain secluded at home for most of their lives. 
C) stay physically fit to bear healthy children. 
D) become proficient in poetry and philosophy. 
E) rule the city in their husbands' absence. 
A) fight in the army alongside the men. 
B) remain secluded at home for most of their lives. 
C) stay physically fit to bear healthy children. 
D) become proficient in poetry and philosophy. 
E) rule the city in their husbands' absence.

Question 19

define the following term:
-Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

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Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are two of the

Question 20

The board of ten officials known as strategoi in Athens consisted of

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A) legislators. 
B) trial lawyers. 
C) judges. 
D) priests. 
E) generals. 
A) legislators. 
B) trial lawyers. 
C) judges. 
D) priests. 
E) generals.

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except

define the following term: -Aristotle

The vast majority of scholars do believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.

define the following term: -Minoan Crete

How did Greek males regard Greek females? What opportunities did Greek society and culture offer to women for self-expression?

How did social status and gender affect the life experiences of those who resided in ancient Athens?

Which of the following is not true of Greek colonization?

Greek colonization throughout the Mediterranean was a major development of the Archaic Age.

define the following term: -Sparta

Greek culture in the Archaic Age was represented in life-size stone statues of nude males known as kouros figures.

Hesiod's famous poem about the pleasures of ordinary work is titled

"The unexamined life is not worth living" is a cornerstone of the philosophy of

define the following term: -Socrates

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

define the following term: -the geography of the Greek peninsula

define the following term: -oracle at Delphi

The neighbors of the Spartans who were free inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were

Unlike the women of most other Greek cities, Spartan women were expected to

define the following term: -Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

The board of ten officials known as strategoi in Athens consisted of

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