Question 1

Which of the following was not a land donation that obligated the recipient to provide military service?

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A) spear land 
B) chariot land 
C) bow land 
D) horse land 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) spear land 
B) chariot land 
C) bow land 
D) horse land 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 2

An oligarchy is a society in which

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A) all landowners participate politically. 
B) all adult males are allowed to vote. 
C) a hereditary elite control the power. 
D) a monarch has total control. 
E) the wealthy members of society have political power. 
A) all landowners participate politically. 
B) all adult males are allowed to vote. 
C) a hereditary elite control the power. 
D) a monarch has total control. 
E) the wealthy members of society have political power.

Question 3

Irrigation in Iran was different than other areas because of the large desert plain. How did they compensate for this?

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A) Digging long canals to the few interior lakes allowed for transportation of water to crops. 
B) Vertical shafts provided access to underground irrigation. 
C) Construction of the earliest known water wheels moved irrigation across long distances. 
D) They had no agriculture but relied solely on mineral resources. 
E) They built dams and reservoirs to capture the mid-summer monsoonal rains. 
A) Digging long canals to the few interior lakes allowed for transportation of water to crops. 
B) Vertical shafts provided access to underground irrigation. 
C) Construction of the earliest known water wheels moved irrigation across long distances. 
D) They had no agriculture but relied solely on mineral resources. 
E) They built dams and reservoirs to capture the mid-summer monsoonal rains.

Question 4

Darius established the administrative center of his empire in Susa, however, he began an imperial and ceremonial center for the empire in

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A) Persepolis. 
B) Caro. 
C) Babylon. 
D) wherever he was in the empire, traveling with his entourage. 
E) Parsa. 
A) Persepolis. 
B) Caro. 
C) Babylon. 
D) wherever he was in the empire, traveling with his entourage. 
E) Parsa.

Question 5

Iran's mineral resources, though exploited on a limited scale in antiquity, included which of the following?

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A) copper 
B) iron 
C) gold 
D) Silver 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) copper 
B) iron 
C) gold 
D) Silver 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Discuss the development of Greek democracy. Was Greek democracy "democratic"?

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The development of Greek democracy is in

Question 7

was the central ritual of Greek religion.

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A) Purification 
B) Travel 
C) Warfare 
D) Sacrifice 
E) Democracy 
A) Purification 
B) Travel 
C) Warfare 
D) Sacrifice 
E) Democracy

Question 8

Which of the following were not "cosmopolitan" features of Hellenistic societies?

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A) libraries and universities 
B) the cultivation of new scholarship 
C) the cultivation of art and literature 
D) scientific discoveries 
E) homogeneous societies 
A) libraries and universities 
B) the cultivation of new scholarship 
C) the cultivation of art and literature 
D) scientific discoveries 
E) homogeneous societies

Question 9

The Medes were the first Iranian people to

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A) begin settled agriculture in the region. 
B) reach a complex level of political organization. 
C) establish a unique Persian culture. 
D) start a state-sponsored religion. 
E) use maritime sea trade to form the basis for the economy. 
A) begin settled agriculture in the region. 
B) reach a complex level of political organization. 
C) establish a unique Persian culture. 
D) start a state-sponsored religion. 
E) use maritime sea trade to form the basis for the economy.

Question 10

The period of Persian history associated with the rule of Cyrus the Great was known as .

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The answer of The period of Persian history associated with...

Question 11

Which of the following was not one of the Macedonian dynasties that emerged after Alexander's death? three Macedonian dynasties: the Seleucid, the Antigonid, and the .

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A) Persian 
B) Seleucid 
C) Antigonid 
D) Ptolemaic 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Persian 
B) Seleucid 
C) Antigonid 
D) Ptolemaic 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

The Thesmophoria was .

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A) the staple drink of Greek elites 
B) the site of the last battle of the Peloponnesian War 
C) a three-day festival of Athenian women 
D) a special vase for drinking beer and wine 
E) a new empire Alexander hoped to create 
A) the staple drink of Greek elites 
B) the site of the last battle of the Peloponnesian War 
C) a three-day festival of Athenian women 
D) a special vase for drinking beer and wine 
E) a new empire Alexander hoped to create

Question 13

The transition to a literary, rather than orally based, culture is notable in the works of

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A) Socrates. 
B) Aristophanes. 
C) Plato. 
D) Euripides. 
E) Aristotle. 
A) Socrates. 
B) Aristophanes. 
C) Plato. 
D) Euripides. 
E) Aristotle.

Question 14

Despite the adoption of their alphabet system from the Phoenicians, literacy in Greece

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A) was limited only to the priests. 
B) remained elusive for several centuries, relying on oral traditions. 
C) was reserved for business transactions. 
D) was undermined by the diversity of languages in the Greek islands. 
E) divided between Phoenician and Linear B. 
A) was limited only to the priests. 
B) remained elusive for several centuries, relying on oral traditions. 
C) was reserved for business transactions. 
D) was undermined by the diversity of languages in the Greek islands. 
E) divided between Phoenician and Linear B.

Question 15

Which of the following areas did Cyrus not conquer?

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A) Egypt 
B) Media 
C) Lydia 
D) Anatolia 
E) Mesopotamia 
A) Egypt 
B) Media 
C) Lydia 
D) Anatolia 
E) Mesopotamia

Question 16

One of the primary internal rivals to Athenian power was

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A) Sparta. 
B) Persia. 
C) Rome. 
D) Carthage. 
E) Egypt. 
A) Sparta. 
B) Persia. 
C) Rome. 
D) Carthage. 
E) Egypt.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the poleis of Athens and Sparta. How did two such different city-states emerge from the same general geographic region? Why did they end up going to war with one another?

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While in the same "country" (although th

Question 18

Darius' forces were defeated by the Greeks at

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A) Thermopylae. 
B) Marathon. 
C) Ionia. 
D) Plataea. 
E) Salamis. 
A) Thermopylae. 
B) Marathon. 
C) Ionia. 
D) Plataea. 
E) Salamis.

Question 19

Explain Greek intellectual currents using the life of Socrates as an example.

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Athenian wealth supported the arts and s

Question 20

The Greeks believed that their gods gave advice through

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A) their sacred literary texts. 
B) oracles. 
C) the king, who was directly related to God. 
D) shamans. 
E) movements of the stars and planets. 
A) their sacred literary texts. 
B) oracles. 
C) the king, who was directly related to God. 
D) shamans. 
E) movements of the stars and planets.

Exam 5: Greece and Iran

Which of the following was not a land donation that obligated the recipient to provide military service?

An oligarchy is a society in which

Irrigation in Iran was different than other areas because of the large desert plain. How did they compensate for this?

Darius established the administrative center of his empire in Susa, however, he began an imperial and ceremonial center for the empire in

Iran's mineral resources, though exploited on a limited scale in antiquity, included which of the following?

Discuss the development of Greek democracy. Was Greek democracy "democratic"?

was the central ritual of Greek religion.

Which of the following were not "cosmopolitan" features of Hellenistic societies?

The Medes were the first Iranian people to

The period of Persian history associated with the rule of Cyrus the Great was known as .

Which of the following was not one of the Macedonian dynasties that emerged after Alexander's death? three Macedonian dynasties: the Seleucid, the Antigonid, and the .

The Thesmophoria was .

The transition to a literary, rather than orally based, culture is notable in the works of

Despite the adoption of their alphabet system from the Phoenicians, literacy in Greece

Which of the following areas did Cyrus not conquer?

One of the primary internal rivals to Athenian power was

Compare and contrast the poleis of Athens and Sparta. How did two such different city-states emerge from the same general geographic region? Why did they end up going to war with one another?

Darius' forces were defeated by the Greeks at

Explain Greek intellectual currents using the life of Socrates as an example.

The Greeks believed that their gods gave advice through

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