Question 1

What was another word for satrap?

Accepted Answer

A) king 
B) slave 
C) governor 
D) priest 
E) merchant 
A) king 
B) slave 
C) governor 
D) priest 
E) merchant

Question 2

Which of the following resources did the Ancient Greeks not have to import?

Accepted Answer

A) gold 
B) grain 
C) tin 
D) marble 
E) copper 
A) gold 
B) grain 
C) tin 
D) marble 
E) copper

Question 3

The term Hellenistic Age refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) influence of Asian culture on Greece. 
B) political and cultural influence of Greece over foreign subjects in North Africa and western Asia. 
C) Macedonian Empire during Alexander's reign. 
D) peaceful period within Greece itself. 
E) successful rule of Helen of Troy. 
A) influence of Asian culture on Greece. 
B) political and cultural influence of Greece over foreign subjects in North Africa and western Asia. 
C) Macedonian Empire during Alexander's reign. 
D) peaceful period within Greece itself. 
E) successful rule of Helen of Troy.

Question 4

Early Greek philosophers were principally concerned with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) how the world was created. 
B) what the world is made of. 
C) why changes occur. 
D) disproving divinity. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) how the world was created. 
B) what the world is made of. 
C) why changes occur. 
D) disproving divinity. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

How did geography and natural resources influence the creation of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

The fundamental topographical features o

Question 6

The Greeks added vowel sounds to what system of writing in order to develop the first true alphabet?

Accepted Answer

The Phoeni

Question 7

What was the primary instrument of Athenian naval success?

Accepted Answer

A) the gunboat 
B) the trireme 
C) the astrolabe 
D) the rowers 
E) the lateen sail 
A) the gunboat 
B) the trireme 
C) the astrolabe 
D) the rowers 
E) the lateen sail

Question 8

The emerging middle classes in Greece were constituted by which group of people?

Accepted Answer

A) debt slaves and peasant farmers 
B) craftsmen and merchants 
C) hoplites and teachers 
D) slave traders and fishermen 
E) None of these 
A) debt slaves and peasant farmers 
B) craftsmen and merchants 
C) hoplites and teachers 
D) slave traders and fishermen 
E) None of these

Question 9

The term the Greeks used to describe someone who seized and held power in violation of political norms of the community was .

Accepted Answer

A) oligarch 
B) tyrant 
C) elite 
D) Hellenist 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) oligarch 
B) tyrant 
C) elite 
D) Hellenist 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 10

The Archaic period in Greece began

Accepted Answer

A) because of renewed contacts with Phoenicia. 
B) with the development of communication technologies. 
C) with the end of the Greek civil wars. 
D) with the translation of Linear B. 
E) when Alexander took over. 
A) because of renewed contacts with Phoenicia. 
B) with the development of communication technologies. 
C) with the end of the Greek civil wars. 
D) with the translation of Linear B. 
E) when Alexander took over.

Question 11

What was the name for the section of a Greek urban area where citizens would meet to ratify government decisions or assemble with weapons in times of war?

Accepted Answer

A) Acropolis 
B) Stoa 
C) Oracle 
D) Agora 
E) Amphitheatre 
A) Acropolis 
B) Stoa 
C) Oracle 
D) Agora 
E) Amphitheatre

Question 12

How does the Peloponnesian War reveal an inherent flaw in Greek society?

Accepted Answer

A) The hoplites were unreliable because of their exclusion from politics. 
B) The independent polis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors. 
C) The poor in Greece suffered more severe hardship than in other world societies. 
D) The Greeks refused to abandon their policy of nonviolence. 
E) The rivalry between helots and hoplites caused a breakdown of democracy. 
A) The hoplites were unreliable because of their exclusion from politics. 
B) The independent polis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors. 
C) The poor in Greece suffered more severe hardship than in other world societies. 
D) The Greeks refused to abandon their policy of nonviolence. 
E) The rivalry between helots and hoplites caused a breakdown of democracy.

Question 13

Cyrus and his son ruled their empire by following a practical approach of

Accepted Answer

A) threatening the people with gross injustices. 
B) first marrying into the local nobility. 
C) murdering local priests and nobles. 
D) respecting local priests and native traditions. 
E) outlawing local traditions and strictly enforcing Persian laws. 
A) threatening the people with gross injustices. 
B) first marrying into the local nobility. 
C) murdering local priests and nobles. 
D) respecting local priests and native traditions. 
E) outlawing local traditions and strictly enforcing Persian laws.

Question 14

The Seleucid kingdom, after the death of Alexander, retained which portion of the empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Persian 
B) Macedonian 
C) Egyptian 
D) Greek 
E) Indian 
A) Persian 
B) Macedonian 
C) Egyptian 
D) Greek 
E) Indian

Question 15

The name for the independent political entity common in ancient Greece was called

Accepted Answer

A) agora. 
B) polis. 
C) acropolis. 
D) paradayadam. 
E) hoplite. 
A) agora. 
B) polis. 
C) acropolis. 
D) paradayadam. 
E) hoplite.

Question 16

Early Iranian social organization was

Accepted Answer

A) matrilinear. 
B) patriarchal. 
C) oligarchal. 
D) plebian. 
E) democratic. 
A) matrilinear. 
B) patriarchal. 
C) oligarchal. 
D) plebian. 
E) democratic.

Question 17

How did geography and the environment affect Greek development?

Accepted Answer

Lacking fertile river valleys, Greece de

Question 18

Which of the following most directly contributed to the interconnectedness of the Persian Empire under Darius?

Accepted Answer

A) harsh punishment of subject peoples for disobeying the imperial laws 
B) well-maintained and patrolled roads 
C) a strong navy in the western Mediterranean Sea 
D) a strong alliance with the Greeks 
E) toleration for local religious beliefs 
A) harsh punishment of subject peoples for disobeying the imperial laws 
B) well-maintained and patrolled roads 
C) a strong navy in the western Mediterranean Sea 
D) a strong alliance with the Greeks 
E) toleration for local religious beliefs

Question 19

Which of the following is not a tenet of Zoroastrianism?

Accepted Answer

A) belief in one supreme deity 
B) belief that humans would be rewarded or punished in the afterlife for their deeds 
C) belief that the world was created by Ahuramazda 
D) the triumph of good over evil 
E) belief in reincarnation of the dead 
A) belief in one supreme deity 
B) belief that humans would be rewarded or punished in the afterlife for their deeds 
C) belief that the world was created by Ahuramazda 
D) the triumph of good over evil 
E) belief in reincarnation of the dead

Question 20

The Greek leader who led Athens to a full participatory democracy for all males was .

Accepted Answer

A) Pisistratus 
B) Pericles 
C) Solon 
D) Cyrus 
E) Draco 
A) Pisistratus 
B) Pericles 
C) Solon 
D) Cyrus 
E) Draco

Exam 5: Greece and Iran

What was another word for satrap?

Which of the following resources did the Ancient Greeks not have to import?

The term Hellenistic Age refers to the

Early Greek philosophers were principally concerned with all of the following EXCEPT

How did geography and natural resources influence the creation of the Persian Empire?

The Greeks added vowel sounds to what system of writing in order to develop the first true alphabet?

What was the primary instrument of Athenian naval success?

The emerging middle classes in Greece were constituted by which group of people?

The term the Greeks used to describe someone who seized and held power in violation of political norms of the community was .

The Archaic period in Greece began

What was the name for the section of a Greek urban area where citizens would meet to ratify government decisions or assemble with weapons in times of war?

How does the Peloponnesian War reveal an inherent flaw in Greek society?

Cyrus and his son ruled their empire by following a practical approach of

The Seleucid kingdom, after the death of Alexander, retained which portion of the empire?

The name for the independent political entity common in ancient Greece was called

Early Iranian social organization was

How did geography and the environment affect Greek development?

Which of the following most directly contributed to the interconnectedness of the Persian Empire under Darius?

Which of the following is not a tenet of Zoroastrianism?

The Greek leader who led Athens to a full participatory democracy for all males was .

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