Question 1

Mycenaean Civilization

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A)  first developed in eastern Asia Minor. 
B)  had its major trading center on the island of Crete. 
C)  was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E. 
D)  reached its high point between 2100 and 1800 B.C.E. 
E)  was destroyed by the Ionian Greeks 
A)  first developed in eastern Asia Minor. 
B)  had its major trading center on the island of Crete. 
C)  was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E. 
D)  reached its high point between 2100 and 1800 B.C.E. 
E)  was destroyed by the Ionian Greeks

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Darius and Xerxes

Accepted Answer

Darius and Xerxes were prominent Persian

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Greek Dark Age

Accepted Answer

The Greek Dark Age, also known as the Ho

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Plato's ideal forms

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Plato's ideal forms, also known as Plato

Question 5

Assess the influence of geography on the development of early Greek civilization. Was it the most important factor influencing this development? Why or why not?

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The influence of geography on the develo

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
helots

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Helots were a subjugated population in a

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
women in Sparta

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The term that refers to women in Sparta

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hellenistic

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The term "Hellenistic" refers to the per

Question 9

Socrates

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A)  was a popular hero of the Peloponnesian War. 
B)  was a merchant prince by trade. 
C)  employed a question-and-answer method of learning. 
D)  wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War . 
E)  was a student of Plato. 
A)  was a popular hero of the Peloponnesian War. 
B)  was a merchant prince by trade. 
C)  employed a question-and-answer method of learning. 
D)  wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War . 
E)  was a student of Plato.

Question 10

Which statement is accurate of 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 11

If one lives in a way that is harmonious with the natural law, or is submissive to the will of God, then one is living a life of virtue. The preceding statement is a position advocated by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Epicureans. 
B)  Stoics. 
C)  Hellenists. 
D)  mystery religions. 
E)  Zoroastrians. 
A)  Epicureans. 
B)  Stoics. 
C)  Hellenists. 
D)  mystery religions. 
E)  Zoroastrians.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
polis

Accepted Answer

The term "polis" refers to a city-state

Question 13

Which statement is accurate of Spartan women?

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A)  They had more freedom to move around than their husbands. 
B)  They could not own land. 
C)  They could not inherit property or supervise their estates. 
D)  They wished their husbndswould not participate in war. 
E)  They had less power than other women in Greece. 
A)  They had more freedom to move around than their husbands. 
B)  They could not own land. 
C)  They could not inherit property or supervise their estates. 
D)  They wished their husbndswould not participate in war. 
E)  They had less power than other women in Greece.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
hoplites

Accepted Answer

Hoplites were citizen-soldiers of Ancien

Question 15

Which statement about the Peloponnesian War is FALSE ?

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A)  The foundation of Athenian strategy, initially, was the exploitation of its naval power. 
B)  The foundation of Spartan strategy was to draw its enemies into open, face-to-face military battles on land. 
C)  A plague killed one-third of the population of Athens. 
D)  The ultimate result of the war was a unified Greece headed by the city by Thebes. 
E)  Athenians were defeated and their city walls torn down. 
A)  The foundation of Athenian strategy, initially, was the exploitation of its naval power. 
B)  The foundation of Spartan strategy was to draw its enemies into open, face-to-face military battles on land. 
C)  A plague killed one-third of the population of Athens. 
D)  The ultimate result of the war was a unified Greece headed by the city by Thebes. 
E)  Athenians were defeated and their city walls torn down.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Herodotus

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Herodotus is often referred to as the "F

Question 17

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 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Archimedes

Accepted Answer

Archimedes (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was a

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
battle of Chaeronea

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Chaeronea took place in 33

Question 20

In ancient Athens many slaves and women had no political rights, despite Athenian political democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Mycenaean Civilization

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Darius and Xerxes

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Greek Dark Age

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Plato's ideal forms

Assess the influence of geography on the development of early Greek civilization. Was it the most important factor influencing this development? Why or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). helots

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). women in Sparta

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hellenistic

Socrates

Which statement is accurate of classical Greek architecture?

If one lives in a way that is harmonious with the natural law, or is submissive to the will of God, then one is living a life of virtue. The preceding statement is a position advocated by the

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). polis

Which statement is accurate of Spartan women?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). hoplites

Which statement about the Peloponnesian War is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Herodotus

In The Republic , Plato

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Archimedes

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). battle of Chaeronea

In ancient Athens many slaves and women had no political rights, despite Athenian political democracy.

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The Roman World Empire

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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

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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

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The West on the Eve of a New World Order

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

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Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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