Question 1

define the following term:
-hetairai and symposium

Accepted Answer

Hetairai were a class of highly educated

Question 2

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 3

Homer's Iliad points out the

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A) honor and courage of Greek aristocratic heroes in battle. 
B) exalted position of women in Greek society. 
C) absolute abhorrence of violence by the Greeks. 
D) Greeks' rejection of slavery. 
E) superiority of the military phalanx over the aristocratic cavalry. 
A) honor and courage of Greek aristocratic heroes in battle. 
B) exalted position of women in Greek society. 
C) absolute abhorrence of violence by the Greeks. 
D) Greeks' rejection of slavery. 
E) superiority of the military phalanx over the aristocratic cavalry.

Question 4

The geography of Greece is characterized by smooth, well-watered plains and fields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

define the following term:
-Troy

Accepted Answer

Troy is an ancient city located in what

Question 6

The polis was the Greek name for

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A) county. 
B) police. 
C) people. 
D) city-state. 
E) culture. 
A) county. 
B) police. 
C) people. 
D) city-state. 
E) culture.

Question 7

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

The Great Peloponnesian War was a confli

Question 8

define the following term:
-Magna Graecia

Accepted Answer

Magna Graecia, which means "Great Greece

Question 9

What were the causes, results, and the turning points of the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Wars were a series of confli

Question 10

define the following term:
-Pericles' Funeral Oration

Accepted Answer

Pericles' Funeral Oration is a famous sp

Question 11

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

Accepted Answer

A) was unconcerned with divine forces as a factor in history. 
B) exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. 
C) devoted much of his writing to economic history. 
D) was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. 
E) never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters. 
A) was unconcerned with divine forces as a factor in history. 
B) exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. 
C) devoted much of his writing to economic history. 
D) was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. 
E) never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters.

Question 12

define the following term:
-the Parthenon

Accepted Answer

The Parthenon is a famous ancient Greek

Question 13

What do historians mean by the phrase "The Age of Pericles?" What were the characteristics of this period that made it distinct?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "The Age of Pericles" refers

Question 14

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

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A) moral failure of cowards. 
B) essential virtues of ordinary women. 
C) duties of a citizen. 
D) the striving for excellence. 
E) avoidance of destructive competition. 
A) moral failure of cowards. 
B) essential virtues of ordinary women. 
C) duties of a citizen. 
D) the striving for excellence. 
E) avoidance of destructive competition.

Question 15

define the following term:
-Sappho

Accepted Answer

Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet w

Question 16

define the following term:
-Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

Accepted Answer

Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides are

Question 17

define the following term:
-Peloponnesian War

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnesian War was a protracted c

Question 18

The Greek philosopher who proposed the concept of a higher world of eternal and unchanging Ideal Forms was Aristotle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

define the following term:
-Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Orders

Accepted Answer

The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders

Question 20

The development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by

Accepted Answer

A) fostering a sense of disunity among commoners. 
B) dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states. 
C) discouraging the development of polytheistic religion. 
D) retarding democracy in the organization of civic governments. 
E) limiting the development of Greek artistic and intellectual accomplishments. 
A) fostering a sense of disunity among commoners. 
B) dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states. 
C) discouraging the development of polytheistic religion. 
D) retarding democracy in the organization of civic governments. 
E) limiting the development of Greek artistic and intellectual accomplishments.

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

define the following term: -hetairai and symposium

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

Homer's Iliad points out the

The geography of Greece is characterized by smooth, well-watered plains and fields.

define the following term: -Troy

The polis was the Greek name for

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

define the following term: -Magna Graecia

What were the causes, results, and the turning points of the Persian Wars?

define the following term: -Pericles' Funeral Oration

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

define the following term: -the Parthenon

What do historians mean by the phrase "The Age of Pericles?" What were the characteristics of this period that made it distinct?

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

define the following term: -Sappho

define the following term: -Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

define the following term: -Peloponnesian War

The Greek philosopher who proposed the concept of a higher world of eternal and unchanging Ideal Forms was Aristotle.

define the following term: -Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Orders

The development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by

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