Question 1

By the time he died,at the age of thirty-two,Alexander had conquered all except

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A)  western Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. 
B)  ancient Mesopotamia, including Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis. 
C)  northern India as far east as modern Pakistan. 
D)  modern-day Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Israel and other areas. 
E)  central Gaul. 
A)  western Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. 
B)  ancient Mesopotamia, including Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis. 
C)  northern India as far east as modern Pakistan. 
D)  modern-day Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Israel and other areas. 
E)  central Gaul.

Question 2

In The Republic,Plato

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A)  prepared a blueprint for democracy. 
B)  created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes. 
C)  established a theoretical structure for rigid gender distinctions. 
D)  bitterly attacked the people of Sparta. 
E)  advocated laissez-faire capitalism. 
A)  prepared a blueprint for democracy. 
B)  created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes. 
C)  established a theoretical structure for rigid gender distinctions. 
D)  bitterly attacked the people of Sparta. 
E)  advocated laissez-faire capitalism.

Question 3

Under Pericles,

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A)  Sparta dominated the Greek world. 
B)  Thucydides developed the first comedy. 
C)  Athenian democracy became less democratic. 
D)  the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism. 
E)  Athens conquered Sparta. 
A)  Sparta dominated the Greek world. 
B)  Thucydides developed the first comedy. 
C)  Athenian democracy became less democratic. 
D)  the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism. 
E)  Athens conquered Sparta.

Question 4

The earliest Aegean civilization was located

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A)  in the Peloponnesus. 
B)  on the island of Delos. 
C)  in Attica. 
D)  on Crete. 
E)  in Macedonia. 
A)  in the Peloponnesus. 
B)  on the island of Delos. 
C)  in Attica. 
D)  on Crete. 
E)  in Macedonia.

Question 5

Greek geography

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A)  helped to produce a civilization that was composed of cooperative and peaceful communities. 
B)  contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity. 
C)  prohibited a relationship with the sea that produced colonization. 
D)  encouraged industrialization 
E)  discouraged emigration. 
A)  helped to produce a civilization that was composed of cooperative and peaceful communities. 
B)  contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity. 
C)  prohibited a relationship with the sea that produced colonization. 
D)  encouraged industrialization 
E)  discouraged emigration.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-arete

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Arete is a concept in ancient Greek phil

Question 7

Which of the following is an accurate statement about classical Greek architecture?

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A)  It was highly ornate. 
B)  It was decidedly unclear and confusing. 
C)  It was turbulent. 
D)  It reflected calmness, clarity, and freedom from excessive detail. 
E)  It was mainly constructed of wood and iron. 
A)  It was highly ornate. 
B)  It was decidedly unclear and confusing. 
C)  It was turbulent. 
D)  It reflected calmness, clarity, and freedom from excessive detail. 
E)  It was mainly constructed of wood and iron.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Sophocles' Oedipus the King

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Sophocles' "Oedipus the King," also know

Question 9

The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars was

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A)  Herodotus. 
B)  Homer. 
C)  Thucydides. 
D)  Themosticles. 
E)  Philip of Thebes. 
A)  Herodotus. 
B)  Homer. 
C)  Thucydides. 
D)  Themosticles. 
E)  Philip of Thebes.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-oracle at Delphi

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The Oracle at Delphi was a priestess at

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Phoenician alphabet

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The Phoenician alphabet is considered to

Question 12

The plays of Euripides

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A)  were less complex and less realistic than those of other Greek playwrights. 
B)  reflected a skepticism that questioned traditional values. 
C)  had a pro-war flavor. 
D)  were uncontroversial. 
E)  influenced those of Aeschylus. 
A)  were less complex and less realistic than those of other Greek playwrights. 
B)  reflected a skepticism that questioned traditional values. 
C)  had a pro-war flavor. 
D)  were uncontroversial. 
E)  influenced those of Aeschylus.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Athens

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Athens is the capital and largest city o

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-the Parthenon

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The Parthenon is a famous ancient Greek

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Ionians,Aeolians,and Dorians

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The Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians are t

Question 16

The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians

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A)  at the pass of Thermopylae. 
B)  near the island of Salamis. 
C)  at Euboa. 
D)  at Syracuse. 
E)  near Delphi. 
A)  at the pass of Thermopylae. 
B)  near the island of Salamis. 
C)  at Euboa. 
D)  at Syracuse. 
E)  near Delphi.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Thucydides

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Thucydides was an ancient Greek historia

Question 18

What ideas and cultural norms were discussed and developed by Greek dramatists and philosophers? How,and in what ways,did they constitute,or reflect,the major contributions of Greek civilization to world history?

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Greek dramatists and philosophers discus

Question 19

Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

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A)  Athens. 
B)  Alexandria. 
C)  Thebes. 
D)  Isfahan. 
E)  Persepolis. 
A)  Athens. 
B)  Alexandria. 
C)  Thebes. 
D)  Isfahan. 
E)  Persepolis.

Question 20

Foreign influences on early Greek culture included all of the following except

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A)  the adoption of new gods and goddesses. 
B)  the importance of Middle Eastern monotheism. 
C)  the importance of new myths. 
D)  artistic examples from Egypt in sculpture. 
E)  foreign motifs were employed in Greek pottery. 
A)  the adoption of new gods and goddesses. 
B)  the importance of Middle Eastern monotheism. 
C)  the importance of new myths. 
D)  artistic examples from Egypt in sculpture. 
E)  foreign motifs were employed in Greek pottery.

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

By the time he died,at the age of thirty-two,Alexander had conquered all except

In The Republic,Plato

Under Pericles,

The earliest Aegean civilization was located

Greek geography

Identify the following terms. -arete

Which of the following is an accurate statement about classical Greek architecture?

Identify the following terms. -Sophocles' Oedipus the King

The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars was

Identify the following terms. -oracle at Delphi

Identify the following terms. -Phoenician alphabet

The plays of Euripides

Identify the following terms. -Athens

Identify the following terms. -the Parthenon

Identify the following terms. -Ionians,Aeolians,and Dorians

The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians

Identify the following terms. -Thucydides

What ideas and cultural norms were discussed and developed by Greek dramatists and philosophers? How,and in what ways,did they constitute,or reflect,the major contributions of Greek civilization to world history?

Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

Foreign influences on early Greek culture included all of the following except

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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