Question 1

Talk about:
-Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea

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Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea are t

Question 2

Talk about:
-Greek Dark Age

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The Greek Dark Age was a period of decli

Question 3

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 4

Cleisthenes' reforms established the Athenian government as

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A) an oligarchy. 
B) a tyranny. 
C) a dictatorship. 
D) a democracy. 
E) a kleptocracy. 
A) an oligarchy. 
B) a tyranny. 
C) a dictatorship. 
D) a democracy. 
E) a kleptocracy.

Question 5

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

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The civilizations of the Minoans and Myc

Question 6

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

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A) Solon - sole archon and political reformer 
B) Cleon - leader of the war party in the Peloponnesian War 
C) Cleisthenes - created the ten tribes and Council of 500 
D) Pisistratus - remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters 
E) Themistocles - developed a navy 
A) Solon - sole archon and political reformer 
B) Cleon - leader of the war party in the Peloponnesian War 
C) Cleisthenes - created the ten tribes and Council of 500 
D) Pisistratus - remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters 
E) Themistocles - developed a navy

Question 7

Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?

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A) It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles. 
B) The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. 
C) It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. 
D) The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. 
E) It was a period of incessant warfare. 
A) It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles. 
B) The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. 
C) It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. 
D) The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. 
E) It was a period of incessant warfare.

Question 8

During the Age of Pericles

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A) government expenditures were reduced, canceling all public building projects. 
B) the power of the aristocrats was enhanced. 
C) Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system. 
D) imperialism was abandoned. 
E) participation in government was encouraged of women. 
A) government expenditures were reduced, canceling all public building projects. 
B) the power of the aristocrats was enhanced. 
C) Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system. 
D) imperialism was abandoned. 
E) participation in government was encouraged of women.

Question 9

In general, separate early Greek communities

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A) exchanged diplomatic representatives only. 
B) established formal federations early in Greece's history. 
C) became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself. 
D) developed close ties and cooperated with one another. 
E) avoided all contact to appease their city gods. 
A) exchanged diplomatic representatives only. 
B) established formal federations early in Greece's history. 
C) became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself. 
D) developed close ties and cooperated with one another. 
E) avoided all contact to appease their city gods.

Question 10

Talk about:
-strategoi

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Strategoi (singular: strategos) were the

Question 11

Talk about:
-the geography of the Greek peninsula

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The Greek peninsula is located in southe

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT true of Greek religion?

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A) It was polytheistic. 
B) Each city had a chief god or goddess. 
C) It involved ritual and sacrifice. 
D) Festivals were held to honor the gods. 
E) Myths served no particular social function. 
A) It was polytheistic. 
B) Each city had a chief god or goddess. 
C) It involved ritual and sacrifice. 
D) Festivals were held to honor the gods. 
E) Myths served no particular social function.

Question 13

Talk about:
-Thales and Pythagoras

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Thales and Pythagoras were both influent

Question 14

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

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

Question 15

The Delian League

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A) was dominated from the beginning by the Spartans. 
B) became an instrument of Athenian imperialism. 
C) had a fluctuating membership, as states were free to join and leave the alliance as they wished. 
D) failed to keep the Greek states in the Aegean free from Persian control. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) was dominated from the beginning by the Spartans. 
B) became an instrument of Athenian imperialism. 
C) had a fluctuating membership, as states were free to join and leave the alliance as they wished. 
D) failed to keep the Greek states in the Aegean free from Persian control. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 16

Talk about:
-Sophists

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The Sophists were a group of ancient Gre

Question 17

Talk about:
-Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

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Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann wer

Question 18

Greek comedy was

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A) insignificant and not very popular. 
B) developed before tragedy. 
C) always under government control and thus no political views were allowed. 
D) used to express political views as evidenced by Aristophanes. 
E) first organized in the festival of Cronos. 
A) insignificant and not very popular. 
B) developed before tragedy. 
C) always under government control and thus no political views were allowed. 
D) used to express political views as evidenced by Aristophanes. 
E) first organized in the festival of Cronos.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Aristotle

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The answer of Talk about:
-Aristotle...

Question 20

During the migrations of the Greek Dark Age, many Ionians

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A) abandoned Attica in favor of the Peloponnesus. 
B) crossed the Aegean Sea to settle in Asia Minor. 
C) took control of the Peloponnesus. 
D) occupied northern Greece. 
E) moved to Crete. 
A) abandoned Attica in favor of the Peloponnesus. 
B) crossed the Aegean Sea to settle in Asia Minor. 
C) took control of the Peloponnesus. 
D) occupied northern Greece. 
E) moved to Crete.

Talk about: -Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea

Talk about: -Greek Dark Age

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

Cleisthenes' reforms established the Athenian government as

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

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?

During the Age of Pericles

In general, separate early Greek communities

Talk about: -strategoi

Talk about: -the geography of the Greek peninsula

Which of the following was NOT true of Greek religion?

Talk about: -Thales and Pythagoras

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

The Delian League

Talk about: -Sophists

Talk about: -Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

Greek comedy was

Talk about: -Aristotle

During the migrations of the Greek Dark Age, many Ionians

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Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

Talk about: -Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea

Talk about: -Greek Dark Age

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

Cleisthenes' reforms established the Athenian government as

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

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?

During the Age of Pericles

In general, separate early Greek communities

Talk about: -strategoi

Talk about: -the geography of the Greek peninsula

Which of the following was NOT true of Greek religion?

Talk about: -Thales and Pythagoras

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

The Delian League

Talk about: -Sophists

Talk about: -Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

Greek comedy was

Talk about: -Aristotle

During the migrations of the Greek Dark Age, many Ionians

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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