Question 1

Talk about:
-Aristophanes

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Aristophanes (circa 446-386 BCE) was a p

Question 2

Talk about:
-Cleisthenes

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Cleisthenes was an ancient Athenian stat

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek colonization?

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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 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Talk about:
-hetairai and symposium

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Hetairai were a class of highly educated

Question 6

Talk about:
-kouros

Accepted Answer

Kouros refers to a type of ancient Greek

Question 7

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must rather regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Accepted Answer

A) Plato 
B) Xenophanes 
C) Socrates 
D) Aristotle 
E) Pythagoras 
A) Plato 
B) Xenophanes 
C) Socrates 
D) Aristotle 
E) Pythagoras

Question 8

Talk about:
-Hesiod's Works and Days

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Hesiod's Works and Days is a didactic po

Question 9

Talk about:
-Thucydides

Accepted Answer

Thucydides was an ancient Greek historia

Question 10

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

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

Question 11

Talk about:
-Troy

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Troy is an ancient city located in what

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as

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A) the religious beliefs of the Greeks collapsed. 
B) the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius. 
C) the response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies. 
D) a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor. 
E) the people became complacent due to the egalitarian nature of Greek society. 
A) the religious beliefs of the Greeks collapsed. 
B) the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius. 
C) the response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies. 
D) a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor. 
E) the people became complacent due to the egalitarian nature of Greek society.

Question 14

Homer's Iliad points out the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the typical Greek polis ?

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A) Each polis was autonomous from all other poleis . 
B) Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens. 
C) The strength of the community came through cooperation. 
D) Most Greek women were restricted largely to the home. 
E) It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications. 
A) Each polis was autonomous from all other poleis . 
B) Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens. 
C) The strength of the community came through cooperation. 
D) Most Greek women were restricted largely to the home. 
E) It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications.

Question 16

Talk about:
-polis

Accepted Answer

The term "polis" refers to the city-stat

Question 17

Talk about:
-Thebes

Accepted Answer

Thebes is an ancient city in Greece that

Question 18

Talk about:
-Peloponnesus

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnese is a large peninsula loc

Question 19

One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War was

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A) Athens' entry into an alliance with the Persians. 
B) the fear of another Persian invasion. 
C) Sparta's fear of the power of Athens and its maritime empire. 
D) an attack by Corinth and Megara on Sparta. 
E) Athens' fear of Spartan imperialism. 
A) Athens' entry into an alliance with the Persians. 
B) the fear of another Persian invasion. 
C) Sparta's fear of the power of Athens and its maritime empire. 
D) an attack by Corinth and Megara on Sparta. 
E) Athens' fear of Spartan imperialism.

Question 20

What were the characteristics of the Greek polis ? How did it differ from the Sumerian city-state?

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The Greek polis was a city-state charact

Talk about: -Aristophanes

Talk about: -Cleisthenes

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek colonization?

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

Talk about: -hetairai and symposium

Talk about: -kouros

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must rather regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Talk about: -Hesiod's Works and Days

Talk about: -Thucydides

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

Talk about: -Troy

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

Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as

Homer's Iliad points out the

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the typical Greek polis ?

Talk about: -polis

Talk about: -Thebes

Talk about: -Peloponnesus

One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War was

What were the characteristics of the Greek polis ? How did it differ from the Sumerian city-state?

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Talk about: -Aristophanes

Talk about: -Cleisthenes

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek colonization?

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

Talk about: -hetairai and symposium

Talk about: -kouros

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must rather regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Talk about: -Hesiod's Works and Days

Talk about: -Thucydides

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

Talk about: -Troy

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

Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as

Homer's Iliad points out the

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the typical Greek polis ?

Talk about: -polis

Talk about: -Thebes

Talk about: -Peloponnesus

One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War was

What were the characteristics of the Greek polis ? How did it differ from the Sumerian city-state?

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

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