Question 1

Why were oligarchies thought to be more stable than rule by aristocracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because oligarchies were formed by men of wealth took look after the economy 
B)  Because aristocrats were only looking after their own interests 
C)  Because women were allowed to voice their opinions in political matters 
D)  Because new members joined the assembly and prevented it from becoming politically stagnant 
E)  Because different geographic regions of the city elected them 
A)  Because oligarchies were formed by men of wealth took look after the economy 
B)  Because aristocrats were only looking after their own interests 
C)  Because women were allowed to voice their opinions in political matters 
D)  Because new members joined the assembly and prevented it from becoming politically stagnant 
E)  Because different geographic regions of the city elected them

Question 2

Describe the lives of women in Ancient Greece and whether class or geography contributed to significant changes in their rights.

Accepted Answer

Women were largely in a subordinate stat

Question 3

The victory of the Greeks at Salamis was largely due to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a coalition of forces b1y thirty different polis under Spartan direction 
B)  the superior Athenian army. 
C)  the so-called wooden walls of the navy 
D)  Spartan use of helots to fill their ranks 
E)  Persian desertion of the Emperor Xerxes 
A)  a coalition of forces b1y thirty different polis under Spartan direction 
B)  the superior Athenian army. 
C)  the so-called wooden walls of the navy 
D)  Spartan use of helots to fill their ranks 
E)  Persian desertion of the Emperor Xerxes

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Herodotus

Accepted Answer

Author, during the 4

Question 5

Which Greek philosopher provided the origin of our atomic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thales 
B)  Democritus 
C)  Pythagoras 
D)  Heraclitus 
E)  Logos 
A)  Thales 
B)  Democritus 
C)  Pythagoras 
D)  Heraclitus 
E)  Logos

Question 6

People's status in Greek society was largely determined by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth 
B)  in what part of the polis they lived 
C)  the right to vote 
D)  family and kinship 
E)  property ownership 
A)  wealth 
B)  in what part of the polis they lived 
C)  the right to vote 
D)  family and kinship 
E)  property ownership

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-The Iliad

Accepted Answer

Epic poem

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Thales

Accepted Answer

Greek philosopher of the early

Question 9

The growing discontent of the wealthy merchants was caused by the fact that they ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  could not join the army 
B)  could not participate in government 
C)  could not own property 
D)  felt they were too heavily taxed 
E)  were conscripted into the military 
A)  could not join the army 
B)  could not participate in government 
C)  could not own property 
D)  felt they were too heavily taxed 
E)  were conscripted into the military

Question 10

In Golden Age Greek tragedies, the plays almost always affirmed that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lovers were destined to remain apart 
B)  people could not escape their destiny 
C)  whoever failed to obey the gods would suffer greatly 
D)  a citizen's worst punishment was exile from the polis 
E)  dishonor of one's family would bring death 
A)  lovers were destined to remain apart 
B)  people could not escape their destiny 
C)  whoever failed to obey the gods would suffer greatly 
D)  a citizen's worst punishment was exile from the polis 
E)  dishonor of one's family would bring death

Question 11

Solon's reforms included all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  revising the constitution of Athens 
B)  ending debt slavery 
C)  reapportioning land allocations to the peasantry 
D)  instituting a system of weights and measures to stimulate trade 
E)  broadening the base of citizens to include foreigners 
A)  revising the constitution of Athens 
B)  ending debt slavery 
C)  reapportioning land allocations to the peasantry 
D)  instituting a system of weights and measures to stimulate trade 
E)  broadening the base of citizens to include foreigners

Question 12

Which of the following is not a unique feature of Sparta?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was located inland. 
B)  It did not participate in much trade. 
C)  It had a powerful navy. 
D)  It maintained kings long after most other polis. 
E)  Its economy was primarily agricultural. 
A)  It was located inland. 
B)  It did not participate in much trade. 
C)  It had a powerful navy. 
D)  It maintained kings long after most other polis. 
E)  Its economy was primarily agricultural.

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-polis

Accepted Answer

Greek city-state and

Question 14

What are the three styles of Greek columns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doric, Athenian, Ionic 
B)  Doric, Corinthian, Spartan 
C)  Spartan, Athenian, Ionic 
D)  Corinthian, Doric, Ionic 
E)  Doric, Spartan, Athenian 
A)  Doric, Athenian, Ionic 
B)  Doric, Corinthian, Spartan 
C)  Spartan, Athenian, Ionic 
D)  Corinthian, Doric, Ionic 
E)  Doric, Spartan, Athenian

Question 15

Compare the approaches to history writing by Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon, and discuss which of the three is considered the true "father of history."

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Herodotus wrote exten

Question 16

What was the Socratic method?

Accepted Answer

A)  A method of scientific discovery by analysis 
B)  A rhetorical form that used questions and answers to come to a conclusion 
C)  Terms dictated by Socrates of his philosophy, which were universally accepted as true 
D)  The argument that there was an ideal metaphysical form that was beyond the understanding of most people 
E)  A rigorous solution of geometric proofs 
A)  A method of scientific discovery by analysis 
B)  A rhetorical form that used questions and answers to come to a conclusion 
C)  Terms dictated by Socrates of his philosophy, which were universally accepted as true 
D)  The argument that there was an ideal metaphysical form that was beyond the understanding of most people 
E)  A rigorous solution of geometric proofs

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-oligarchy

Accepted Answer

Constitutional form

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Plato

Accepted Answer

Athenian philosopher of the ea

Question 19

The year 776 B.C.E. is significant for the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  end of the Trojan War 
B)  first Olympics in honor of Zeus 
C)  first meeting of the Athenian assembly 
D)  start of the Persian Wars 
E)  destruction of Crete 
A)  end of the Trojan War 
B)  first Olympics in honor of Zeus 
C)  first meeting of the Athenian assembly 
D)  start of the Persian Wars 
E)  destruction of Crete

Question 20

In the Archaic period, the Greeks soon established dominance of trade in the Mediterranean by seizing control from the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Persians 
B)  Phoenicians 
C)  Romans 
D)  Scythians 
E)  Israelites 
A)  Persians 
B)  Phoenicians 
C)  Romans 
D)  Scythians 
E)  Israelites

Exam 3: The Rise of Greek Civilization

Why were oligarchies thought to be more stable than rule by aristocracies?

Describe the lives of women in Ancient Greece and whether class or geography contributed to significant changes in their rights.

The victory of the Greeks at Salamis was largely due to ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Herodotus

Which Greek philosopher provided the origin of our atomic theory?

People's status in Greek society was largely determined by ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -The Iliad

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Thales

The growing discontent of the wealthy merchants was caused by the fact that they ______________.

In Golden Age Greek tragedies, the plays almost always affirmed that ______________.

Solon's reforms included all of the following except ______________.

Which of the following is not a unique feature of Sparta?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -polis

What are the three styles of Greek columns?

Compare the approaches to history writing by Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon, and discuss which of the three is considered the true "father of history."

What was the Socratic method?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -oligarchy

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Plato

The year 776 B.C.E. is significant for the ______________.

In the Archaic period, the Greeks soon established dominance of trade in the Mediterranean by seizing control from the ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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