Question 1

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

Accepted Answer

A) Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis . 
B) Hellenistic philosophy was more political than classical philosophy. 
C) Classical philosophy dealt primarily with ethics and human behavior. 
D) Classical philosophy was centered in Athens; Hellenistic philosophy in Corinth. 
E) Hellenistic philosophy advocated divine right monarchy. 
A) Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis . 
B) Hellenistic philosophy was more political than classical philosophy. 
C) Classical philosophy dealt primarily with ethics and human behavior. 
D) Classical philosophy was centered in Athens; Hellenistic philosophy in Corinth. 
E) Hellenistic philosophy advocated divine right monarchy.

Question 2

Talk about:
-Philippics

Accepted Answer

The Philippics were a series of speeches

Question 3

Shortly after taking the throne, Alexander dealt swiftly and harshly with a Greek rebellion by sacking the city of

Accepted Answer

A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Alexandria. 
A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Alexandria.

Question 4

The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world

Accepted Answer

A) were completely foreign and thus unacceptable to the Greeks. 
B) helped pave the way for the success of Christianity. 
C) never achieved widespread popularity due to their inability to fulfill people's spiritual needs. 
D) lacked an emotional initiation experience, unlike the Greek civic cults. 
E) became the state religions of the various Hellenistic kingdoms. 
A) were completely foreign and thus unacceptable to the Greeks. 
B) helped pave the way for the success of Christianity. 
C) never achieved widespread popularity due to their inability to fulfill people's spiritual needs. 
D) lacked an emotional initiation experience, unlike the Greek civic cults. 
E) became the state religions of the various Hellenistic kingdoms.

Question 5

Talk about:
-Archimedes

Accepted Answer

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, ph

Question 6

Talk about:
-Celts

Accepted Answer

The Celts were a group of ancient people

Question 7

Talk about:
-Philip II

Accepted Answer

Philip II, also known as Philip II of Ma

Question 8

At the Battle of Chaeronea (338 B.C.E.), Philip II

Accepted Answer

A) was killed, leaving Alexander in control of Greece. 
B) drove the Persian navy out of the Aegean Sea. 
C) unified Macedon for the first time in its history. 
D) suffered a humiliating defeat. 
E) defeated the Greek poleis, ending their independence. 
A) was killed, leaving Alexander in control of Greece. 
B) drove the Persian navy out of the Aegean Sea. 
C) unified Macedon for the first time in its history. 
D) suffered a humiliating defeat. 
E) defeated the Greek poleis, ending their independence.

Question 9

Talk about:
-mystery cults

Accepted Answer

Mystery cults were religious groups in t

Question 10

Talk about:
-upper-class women in Hellenistic society

Accepted Answer

Upper-class women in Hellenistic society

Question 11

Talk about:
-syncretism

Accepted Answer

Syncretism is the blending or reconcilia

Question 12

Talk about:
-Alexander the Great

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great was a renowned ancie

Question 13

Talk about:
-Theocritus

Accepted Answer

Theocritus was a Greek poet who lived in

Question 14

Talk about:
-Eratosthenes

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Eratosthenes...

Question 15

Talk about:
-Battles of the Granicus River and Issus

Accepted Answer

The Battles of the Granicus River and Is

Question 16

Talk about:
-Battle of Gaugamela

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Gaugamela, also known as t

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizens who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery. 
B) Children were sold into slavery by their parents. 
C) Prisoners of war became slaves of their captors. 
D) Persons kidnapped by pirates could be auctioned off as slaves. 
E) Persons whose parents were slaves became slaves. 
A) Citizens who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery. 
B) Children were sold into slavery by their parents. 
C) Prisoners of war became slaves of their captors. 
D) Persons kidnapped by pirates could be auctioned off as slaves. 
E) Persons whose parents were slaves became slaves.

Question 18

Talk about:
-Zeno

Accepted Answer

Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek ph

Question 19

Talk about:
-Menander

Accepted Answer

Menander was an ancient Greek playwright

Question 20

The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse, was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) uniting the disciplines of science and philosophy. 
B) designing military devices to thwart siege attackers. 
C) creating the science of hydrostatics. 
D) establishing the value of the mathematical constant pi. 
E) work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders. 
A) uniting the disciplines of science and philosophy. 
B) designing military devices to thwart siege attackers. 
C) creating the science of hydrostatics. 
D) establishing the value of the mathematical constant pi. 
E) work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders.

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

Talk about: -Philippics

Shortly after taking the throne, Alexander dealt swiftly and harshly with a Greek rebellion by sacking the city of

The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world

Talk about: -Archimedes

Talk about: -Celts

Talk about: -Philip II

At the Battle of Chaeronea (338 B.C.E.), Philip II

Talk about: -mystery cults

Talk about: -upper-class women in Hellenistic society

Talk about: -syncretism

Talk about: -Alexander the Great

Talk about: -Theocritus

Talk about: -Eratosthenes

Talk about: -Battles of the Granicus River and Issus

Talk about: -Battle of Gaugamela

Which of the following was NOT a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

Talk about: -Zeno

Talk about: -Menander

The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse, was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

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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Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

Talk about: -Philippics

Shortly after taking the throne, Alexander dealt swiftly and harshly with a Greek rebellion by sacking the city of

The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world

Talk about: -Archimedes

Talk about: -Celts

Talk about: -Philip II

At the Battle of Chaeronea (338 B.C.E.), Philip II

Talk about: -mystery cults

Talk about: -upper-class women in Hellenistic society

Talk about: -syncretism

Talk about: -Alexander the Great

Talk about: -Theocritus

Talk about: -Eratosthenes

Talk about: -Battles of the Granicus River and Issus

Talk about: -Battle of Gaugamela

Which of the following was NOT a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

Talk about: -Zeno

Talk about: -Menander

The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse, was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

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

Filters