Question 1

The Jewish faction that opposed Hellenism and wanted rigorous enforcement of Jewish law was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sadducees 
B)  the Pharisees 
C)  the Essenes 
D)  the Sanhedrin 
E)  None of these 
A)  the Sadducees 
B)  the Pharisees 
C)  the Essenes 
D)  the Sanhedrin 
E)  None of these

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-mystery cult

Accepted Answer

Form of worship modeled on the

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Archimedes

Accepted Answer

Greek scientist from Syracuse

Question 4

How did a larger sense of the world affect Hellenistic culture?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should r

Question 5

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World affiliated with the Egyptian city of Alexandria was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the lighthouse 
B)  the library at Alexandria 
C)  the Colossus of Rhodes 
D)  the pyramid marking Alexander's grave 
E)  the Hanging Gardens 
A)  the lighthouse 
B)  the library at Alexandria 
C)  the Colossus of Rhodes 
D)  the pyramid marking Alexander's grave 
E)  the Hanging Gardens

Question 6

Compare and contrast Hellenistic Era science and technology with that of Classical Age.

Accepted Answer

The Classical Age philosophers attempted

Question 7

Hero of Alexandria invented ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the first steam engine 
B)  the water clock 
C)  the Anticythera Device 
D)  a screw that could be used for irrigation and which bears his name 
E)  the first keyboard instrument 
A)  the first steam engine 
B)  the water clock 
C)  the Anticythera Device 
D)  a screw that could be used for irrigation and which bears his name 
E)  the first keyboard instrument

Question 8

The influential scientist who proposed that the earth revolves around the sun was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Euclid 
C)  Eratosthenes 
D)  Aristarchus 
E)  Ptolemy 
A)  Aristotle 
B)  Euclid 
C)  Eratosthenes 
D)  Aristarchus 
E)  Ptolemy

Question 9

Syncretism, or fusion between cultures, was demonstrated in the Hellenistic world in which forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion 
B)  Literature 
C)  Architecture 
D)  Art 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Religion 
B)  Literature 
C)  Architecture 
D)  Art 
E)  All of these.

Question 10

What was offered by Hellenistic mystery cults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revenge on barbarian cultures 
B)  Appealing to the gods to cure illness 
C)  The secret to accruing wealth 
D)  A blissful afterlife 
E)  Acceptance into foreign lifestyles 
A)  Revenge on barbarian cultures 
B)  Appealing to the gods to cure illness 
C)  The secret to accruing wealth 
D)  A blissful afterlife 
E)  Acceptance into foreign lifestyles

Question 11

How did the Greeks deal with the loss of their cultural hegemony? What did they do in order to assimilate and become more cosmopolitan?

Accepted Answer

Some Greeks turned to philosophy to find

Question 12

The battle at which Alexander defeated Darius III and was injured was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gordum 
B)  Issus 
C)  Jaffa 
D)  Persepolis 
E)  Gaugamela 
A)  Gordum 
B)  Issus 
C)  Jaffa 
D)  Persepolis 
E)  Gaugamela

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Bactria

Accepted Answer

Modern Afghanistan,

Question 14

Which area did Darius III offer to Alexander as an act of settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  The Jordan River Valley 
C)  Persopolis 
D)  his empire west of the Euphrates 
E)  Armenia 
A)  Egypt 
B)  The Jordan River Valley 
C)  Persopolis 
D)  his empire west of the Euphrates 
E)  Armenia

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Seleucid Dynasty

Accepted Answer

Family that ruled As

Question 16

The main focus of the intellectual and philosophical search for identity was figuring out ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  who was in charge of one's destiny 
B)  what was the proper place of an individual in the world 
C)  what was the meaning of life 
D)  how one could reconcile philosophy and religion 
E)  what would come in the afterlife 
A)  who was in charge of one's destiny 
B)  what was the proper place of an individual in the world 
C)  what was the meaning of life 
D)  how one could reconcile philosophy and religion 
E)  what would come in the afterlife

Question 17

In order to establish Greek presence in the territories he conquered, Alexander established ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  new colonies populated by retired soldiers 
B)  satrapies of deported Greeks 
C)  freedom from slavery for any Greek who would move to his new cities 
D)  trade agreements free of tariffs for Greek merchants 
E)  universities led by Greek philosophers 
A)  new colonies populated by retired soldiers 
B)  satrapies of deported Greeks 
C)  freedom from slavery for any Greek who would move to his new cities 
D)  trade agreements free of tariffs for Greek merchants 
E)  universities led by Greek philosophers

Question 18

A significant reason that the Greeks in the Hellenistic Age felt out of place in cosmopolitan life was that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  their accomplishments seemed insignificant by comparison 
B)  their gods were not seen as being truly comparable to more awesome gods of other cultures 
C)  they felt their culture was no longer the most superior in the world, threatening their sense of identity 
D)  some of the other cultures they encountered were wealthier than Hellenistic ones 
E)  they felt the unification of other nations and empires was a significant political accomplishment 
A)  their accomplishments seemed insignificant by comparison 
B)  their gods were not seen as being truly comparable to more awesome gods of other cultures 
C)  they felt their culture was no longer the most superior in the world, threatening their sense of identity 
D)  some of the other cultures they encountered were wealthier than Hellenistic ones 
E)  they felt the unification of other nations and empires was a significant political accomplishment

Question 19

The most famous Hellenistic inventor was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Archimedes 
B)  Ctesibius 
C)  Aristarchus 
D)  Hero 
E)  Andronicus 
A)  Archimedes 
B)  Ctesibius 
C)  Aristarchus 
D)  Hero 
E)  Andronicus

Question 20

The last Hellenistic kingdom to fall to Rome was that of Pergamum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Jewish faction that opposed Hellenism and wanted rigorous enforcement of Jewish law was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -mystery cult

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Archimedes

How did a larger sense of the world affect Hellenistic culture?

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World affiliated with the Egyptian city of Alexandria was ______________.

Compare and contrast Hellenistic Era science and technology with that of Classical Age.

Hero of Alexandria invented ______________.

The influential scientist who proposed that the earth revolves around the sun was ______________.

Syncretism, or fusion between cultures, was demonstrated in the Hellenistic world in which forms?

What was offered by Hellenistic mystery cults?

How did the Greeks deal with the loss of their cultural hegemony? What did they do in order to assimilate and become more cosmopolitan?

The battle at which Alexander defeated Darius III and was injured was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Bactria

Which area did Darius III offer to Alexander as an act of settlement?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Seleucid Dynasty

The main focus of the intellectual and philosophical search for identity was figuring out ______________.

In order to establish Greek presence in the territories he conquered, Alexander established ______________.

A significant reason that the Greeks in the Hellenistic Age felt out of place in cosmopolitan life was that ______________.

The most famous Hellenistic inventor was ______________.

The last Hellenistic kingdom to fall to Rome was that of Pergamum.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

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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