Question 1

____________________ was the condition of slavery under Spartan domination.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the condition of slavery under...

Question 2

The Dark Age of Greece was probably precipitated by the ____________________ invasions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dark Age of Greece was probably...

Question 3

Term for identification: Homer

Accepted Answer

The term "Homer" can refer to several di

Question 4

Term for identification: Persian Wars

Accepted Answer

The Persian Wars refer to a series of co

Question 5

What was the goal of the Athenians at the start of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

A) Athens wanted to use its navy to defeat all of the other city-states. 
B) Athens wanted to create alliances with all their willing neighbors. 
C) Athens wanted to conquer territory in Greece and the surrounding areas. 
D) Athens wanted to demonstrate its strong military training. 
E) Athens wanted to defeat Sparta's navy. 
A) Athens wanted to use its navy to defeat all of the other city-states. 
B) Athens wanted to create alliances with all their willing neighbors. 
C) Athens wanted to conquer territory in Greece and the surrounding areas. 
D) Athens wanted to demonstrate its strong military training. 
E) Athens wanted to defeat Sparta's navy.

Question 6

What battle marked the Greek poleis becoming a province of Macedonia?

Accepted Answer

A) Messenia 
B) Marathon 
C) Thermopylae 
D) Chaeronea 
E) Platea 
A) Messenia 
B) Marathon 
C) Thermopylae 
D) Chaeronea 
E) Platea

Question 7

The majority of Greeks during the Hellenic Period belonged to which class of people?

Accepted Answer

A) wealthy and politically influential citizens 
B) prosperous merchants 
C) skilled artisans 
D) professional warriors 
E) common peasants 
A) wealthy and politically influential citizens 
B) prosperous merchants 
C) skilled artisans 
D) professional warriors 
E) common peasants

Question 8

Compare and contrast the political and military situation in Greece during the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War. Address how the Greeks reacted to an external threat and how the outcomes triggered the fall of the classical Greek civilization.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include Athens, Sparta, Gr

Question 9

What was the Spartan view of culture and public life?

Accepted Answer

A) practicing democracy 
B) promoting individualism 
C) total obedience to the state 
D) fostering the arts 
E) supporting education for both males and females 
A) practicing democracy 
B) promoting individualism 
C) total obedience to the state 
D) fostering the arts 
E) supporting education for both males and females

Question 10

What was an Athenian town meeting of all the free males called?

Accepted Answer

A) oligarchy 
B) ostracism 
C) boule 
D) deme 
E) ekklesia 
A) oligarchy 
B) ostracism 
C) boule 
D) deme 
E) ekklesia

Question 11

How did Alexander encourage Greek immigrants to solidify relationships with the people in newly-conquered territories?

Accepted Answer

A) stopped collecting taxes 
B) showed mercy to prisoners of war 
C) chose a general to stay and supervise each newly defeated city-state 
D) to follow his example and intermarry with local women 
E) used bribes to get local compliance 
A) stopped collecting taxes 
B) showed mercy to prisoners of war 
C) chose a general to stay and supervise each newly defeated city-state 
D) to follow his example and intermarry with local women 
E) used bribes to get local compliance

Question 12

Why did Alexander turn back after conquering India?

Accepted Answer

A) He fell ill. 
B) His army could not cross the mountain ranges to go into China. 
C) India was as far as he wanted to go. 
D) His army mutinied and refused to go any further. 
E) Civil war in Greece forced him to return. 
A) He fell ill. 
B) His army could not cross the mountain ranges to go into China. 
C) India was as far as he wanted to go. 
D) His army mutinied and refused to go any further. 
E) Civil war in Greece forced him to return.

Question 13

____________________ was a Greek word that meant rule by a dictator who had seized power illegally.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was a Greek word that meant...

Question 14

The Spartan state was headed by a group of elected officials called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spartan state was headed by a...

Question 15

Term for identification: Hellenistic Kingdoms

Accepted Answer

The term "Hellenistic Kingdoms" refers t

Question 16

The independent-minded Greek poleis tended to unite only when confronted by what sort of political or military conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) A rival polis showed unexpected economic prosperity. 
B) They wished to spread their empire to Egypt. 
C) They were confronted with threats from Roman imperialism. 
D) They viewed a particular polis or external enemy as a common threat. 
E) They wanted to plunder foreign lands much like pirates would do. 
A) A rival polis showed unexpected economic prosperity. 
B) They wished to spread their empire to Egypt. 
C) They were confronted with threats from Roman imperialism. 
D) They viewed a particular polis or external enemy as a common threat. 
E) They wanted to plunder foreign lands much like pirates would do.

Question 17

After Alexander's death, the territories he conquered were divided by his generals into a series of kingdo ms called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Hellenisti

Question 18

Which of these groups was NOT excluded from full citizenship in the Greek polis?

Accepted Answer

A) women 
B) freemen under the age of twenty-five 
C) slaves 
D) freemen over the age of twenty-five 
E) resident aliens 
A) women 
B) freemen under the age of twenty-five 
C) slaves 
D) freemen over the age of twenty-five 
E) resident aliens

Question 19

Explain the ways in which geography shaped the ancient Greek civilization in terms of economic, political, and military developments.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the Mediterranean

Question 20

Term for identification: polis

Accepted Answer

The term "polis" refers to an ancient Gr

Exam 8: The Greek Adventure

____________________ was the condition of slavery under Spartan domination.

The Dark Age of Greece was probably precipitated by the ____________________ invasions.

Term for identification: Homer

Term for identification: Persian Wars

What was the goal of the Athenians at the start of the Peloponnesian War?

What battle marked the Greek poleis becoming a province of Macedonia?

The majority of Greeks during the Hellenic Period belonged to which class of people?

Compare and contrast the political and military situation in Greece during the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War. Address how the Greeks reacted to an external threat and how the outcomes triggered the fall of the classical Greek civilization.

What was the Spartan view of culture and public life?

What was an Athenian town meeting of all the free males called?

How did Alexander encourage Greek immigrants to solidify relationships with the people in newly-conquered territories?

Why did Alexander turn back after conquering India?

____________________ was a Greek word that meant rule by a dictator who had seized power illegally.

The Spartan state was headed by a group of elected officials called ____________________.

Term for identification: Hellenistic Kingdoms

The independent-minded Greek poleis tended to unite only when confronted by what sort of political or military conditions?

After Alexander's death, the territories he conquered were divided by his generals into a series of kingdo ms called the ____________________.

Which of these groups was NOT excluded from full citizenship in the Greek polis?

Explain the ways in which geography shaped the ancient Greek civilization in terms of economic, political, and military developments.

Term for identification: polis

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