Question 1

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 2

The civilization of Minoan Crete

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A) declined after the Sea Peoples conquered Crete. 
B) was known as a great military power. 
C) was poor and isolated. 
D) developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in their great palaces. 
E) flourished after 1450 B.C.E. 
A) declined after the Sea Peoples conquered Crete. 
B) was known as a great military power. 
C) was poor and isolated. 
D) developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in their great palaces. 
E) flourished after 1450 B.C.E.

Question 3

The Greek Parthenon

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A) is considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture. 
B) was destroyed during the Peloponnesian War. 
C) was the venue for the greatest Greek athletic competition, the Olympics. 
D) was dedicated to Zeus, chief of the Greek gods. 
E) was designed by the Greek architect Doryphoros. 
A) is considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture. 
B) was destroyed during the Peloponnesian War. 
C) was the venue for the greatest Greek athletic competition, the Olympics. 
D) was dedicated to Zeus, chief of the Greek gods. 
E) was designed by the Greek architect Doryphoros.

Question 4

The term wanax refers to Mycenaean

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A) priests. 
B) temples. 
C) women. 
D) slaves. 
E) kings. 
A) priests. 
B) temples. 
C) women. 
D) slaves. 
E) kings.

Question 5

Early Greek philosophy attempted to

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

Question 6

The polis was the Greek name for

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

Question 7

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 8

Plato, in The Republic , imagines a perfect society ruled by

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A) women. 
B) poets. 
C) workers. 
D) warriors. 
E) philosopher-kings. 
A) women. 
B) poets. 
C) workers. 
D) warriors. 
E) philosopher-kings.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Darius and Xerxes

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Darius and Xerxes were both powerful kin

Question 10

What significant philosophical differences separated Plato and Aristotle?

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Plato and Aristotle, two of the most inf

Question 11

Talk about:
-phalanx

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The term "phalanx" has multiple meanings

Question 12

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

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A) untrammeled private enterprise. 
B) cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare. 
C) military conquest of neighboring poleis. 
D) the protection of its citizens' individual rights. 
E) cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good. 
A) untrammeled private enterprise. 
B) cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare. 
C) military conquest of neighboring poleis. 
D) the protection of its citizens' individual rights. 
E) cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good.

Question 13

Talk about:
-the Parthenon

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The Parthenon is a famous ancient Greek

Question 14

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Mycenaeans?

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A) They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E. 
B) They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E. 
C) They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E. 
D) They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood. 
E) They were a non-Greek speaking people on the island of Crete. 
A) They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E. 
B) They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E. 
C) They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E. 
D) They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood. 
E) They were a non-Greek speaking people on the island of Crete.

Question 15

Talk about:
-oracle at Delphi

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The Oracle at Delphi was a priestess at

Question 16

Talk about:
-Olympian gods

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The Olympian gods were a group of twelve

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

The Lycurgan reforms resulted in

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A) the Peloponnesian War. 
B) the establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta. 
C) revolt among Spartan slaves. 
D) more constitutional rights for Spartans. 
E) outlawing religion in Sparta. 
A) the Peloponnesian War. 
B) the establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta. 
C) revolt among Spartan slaves. 
D) more constitutional rights for Spartans. 
E) outlawing religion in Sparta.

Question 19

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 20

Talk about:
-Plato's Republic

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Plato's Republic is a philosophical work

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

The civilization of Minoan Crete

The Greek Parthenon

The term wanax refers to Mycenaean

Early Greek philosophy attempted to

The polis was the Greek name for

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

Plato, in The Republic , imagines a perfect society ruled by

Talk about: -Darius and Xerxes

What significant philosophical differences separated Plato and Aristotle?

Talk about: -phalanx

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

Talk about: -the Parthenon

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Mycenaeans?

Talk about: -oracle at Delphi

Talk about: -Olympian gods

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

The Lycurgan reforms resulted in

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

Talk about: -Plato's Republic

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

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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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Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

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

The civilization of Minoan Crete

The Greek Parthenon

The term wanax refers to Mycenaean

Early Greek philosophy attempted to

The polis was the Greek name for

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

Plato, in The Republic , imagines a perfect society ruled by

Talk about: -Darius and Xerxes

What significant philosophical differences separated Plato and Aristotle?

Talk about: -phalanx

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

Talk about: -the Parthenon

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Mycenaeans?

Talk about: -oracle at Delphi

Talk about: -Olympian gods

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

The Lycurgan reforms resulted in

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

Talk about: -Plato's Republic

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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