Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Spartan helots

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A) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. 
B) were captives of war. 
C) declared war on the perioikoi every year. 
D) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E. 
E) comprised the elite class of Spartan society. 
A) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. 
B) were captives of war. 
C) declared war on the perioikoi every year. 
D) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E. 
E) comprised the elite class of Spartan society.

Question 3

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

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

Question 4

In classical Athens, male homosexuality

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A) after initial toleration became increasingly subject to moral and philosophical attack as a threat to the aristocratic family. 
B) was a practice only associated with actors and priests, never gaining public acceptance. 
C) was totally outlawed, and practicing homosexuals were publicly executed. 
D) became an important subject in many tragic plays. 
E) was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature men instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage. 
A) after initial toleration became increasingly subject to moral and philosophical attack as a threat to the aristocratic family. 
B) was a practice only associated with actors and priests, never gaining public acceptance. 
C) was totally outlawed, and practicing homosexuals were publicly executed. 
D) became an important subject in many tragic plays. 
E) was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature men instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage.

Question 5

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 6

The Peloponnesian War resulted in

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A) the defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire. 
B) the defeat of Sparta, leading to its permanent decline. 
C) the unification of the Greek city-states under Thebes. 
D) the consolidation of Pericles' power. 
E) Athenian control of Sicily. 
A) the defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire. 
B) the defeat of Sparta, leading to its permanent decline. 
C) the unification of the Greek city-states under Thebes. 
D) the consolidation of Pericles' power. 
E) Athenian control of Sicily.

Question 7

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 8

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

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

Question 9

The Spartans made the army the center of their society because

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A) they feared a naval attack by Athens. 
B) they feared a naval attack by Persia. 
C) Spartans did not possess any fertile land for farming. 
D) Thebes appeared to be a looming threat. 
E) they feared an uprising by their helots. 
A) they feared a naval attack by Athens. 
B) they feared a naval attack by Persia. 
C) Spartans did not possess any fertile land for farming. 
D) Thebes appeared to be a looming threat. 
E) they feared an uprising by their helots.

Question 10

The classical age of Greece is known for its literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. In what ways do Greek history, drama, art, and philosophy celebrate Greek accomplishments and values, and in what ways does Greek culture explore more universal human concerns and ideals?

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The classical age of Greece is indeed kn

Question 11

Talk about:
-Magna Graecia

Accepted Answer

Magna Graecia, which means "Great Greece

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Talk about:
-hoplites

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-hoplites...

Question 14

Talk about:
-Dorians

Accepted Answer

Dorians were an ancient Greek tribe that

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Talk about:
-​perioikoi

Accepted Answer

Perioikoi were free inhabitants of ancie

Question 17

Talk about:
-Peloponnesian War

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnesian War was a protracted c

Question 18

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

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

Question 19

The Sophists

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A) had as their chief spokesman Socrates. 
B) questioned traditional Greek religion and, instead, worshiped the Egyptian goddess Isis. 
C) were professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies. 
D) were expelled from Athens at the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., never to return. 
E) were led by Plato and emphasized rote memory in education. 
A) had as their chief spokesman Socrates. 
B) questioned traditional Greek religion and, instead, worshiped the Egyptian goddess Isis. 
C) were professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies. 
D) were expelled from Athens at the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., never to return. 
E) were led by Plato and emphasized rote memory in education.

Question 20

Talk about:
-Sappho

Accepted Answer

Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet w

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

Spartan helots

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

In classical Athens, male homosexuality

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

The Peloponnesian War resulted in

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

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

The Spartans made the army the center of their society because

The classical age of Greece is known for its literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. In what ways do Greek history, drama, art, and philosophy celebrate Greek accomplishments and values, and in what ways does Greek culture explore more universal human concerns and ideals?

Talk about: -Magna Graecia

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

Talk about: -hoplites

Talk about: -Dorians

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

Talk about: -perioikoi

Talk about: -Peloponnesian War

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

The Sophists

Talk about: -Sappho

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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

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State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

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

Spartan helots

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

In classical Athens, male homosexuality

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

The Peloponnesian War resulted in

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

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

The Spartans made the army the center of their society because

The classical age of Greece is known for its literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. In what ways do Greek history, drama, art, and philosophy celebrate Greek accomplishments and values, and in what ways does Greek culture explore more universal human concerns and ideals?

Talk about: -Magna Graecia

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

Talk about: -hoplites

Talk about: -Dorians

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

Talk about: -​perioikoi

Talk about: -Peloponnesian War

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

The Sophists

Talk about: -Sappho

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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Talk about: -perioikoi