Question 1

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 ostracism

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Who: Ostracism was a practice used in an

Question 2

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 Hubris

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Hubris is excessive pride or self-confid

Question 3

During its Dark Age, Greece experienced

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A) extensive migrations of Greek tribes from the mountain to the plains, the Aegean Islands, and Asia Minor. 
B) a complete collapse of the palace systems of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans. 
C) insecurity, warfare, poverty, and isolation. 
D) the disappearance of a literate culture . 
E) all of the above 
A) extensive migrations of Greek tribes from the mountain to the plains, the Aegean Islands, and Asia Minor. 
B) a complete collapse of the palace systems of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans. 
C) insecurity, warfare, poverty, and isolation. 
D) the disappearance of a literate culture . 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Homer's profound impact on the Greek outlook and character is evident in

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A) the importance he placed on honor and excellence even in the face of suffering and death. 
B) his poetic appreciation for the orderliness of the universe. 
C) the complexity of his characters' motives and the intensity of their emotions. 
D) his recognition of war's tragic character. 
E) all of the above 
A) the importance he placed on honor and excellence even in the face of suffering and death. 
B) his poetic appreciation for the orderliness of the universe. 
C) the complexity of his characters' motives and the intensity of their emotions. 
D) his recognition of war's tragic character. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Though barred from the Assembly, Athenian women could, as a rule

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A) hold some public offices and represent themselves in court. 
B) retain children after a divorce. 
C) dine with their husbands and join them at the theatre. 
D) attend to household chores including doing the shopping. 
E) none of the  above 
A) hold some public offices and represent themselves in court. 
B) retain children after a divorce. 
C) dine with their husbands and join them at the theatre. 
D) attend to household chores including doing the shopping. 
E) none of the  above

Question 6

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Locate and label the locations of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 7

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 Minoans

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The Minoans were an ancient civilization

Question 8

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 cult of Dionysus

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The cult of Dionysus was a religious gro

Question 9

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 isonomy

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Isonomy is the principle of equality bef

Question 10

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Peloponnesian War

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The Peloponnesian War was a protracted c

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The authors stress the importance of the Greeks and the Hebrews as two sources of Western civilization. Based on the information present to this point, compare and contrast the contribution of each. (Please note that Chapter 3 only begins to discuss this topic.)

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The Greeks and the Hebrews both made sig

Question 12

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 ​Persian Wars

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The Persian Wars were a series of confli

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The Greeks developed an understanding of what it means to be human that had a lasting impact on the Western tradition. Explain that vision of humanity. (Please note that Chapter 3 only begins to discuss this topic.)

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The Greeks had a profound understanding

Question 14

The reputation of Cleisthenes rests upon his work as

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A) a demagogue who rallied Athens against the Spartans. 
B) the father of Athenian democracy. 
C) the oracle at Delphi. 
D) compiler of medical texts. 
E) the founder of Greek drama. 
A) a demagogue who rallied Athens against the Spartans. 
B) the father of Athenian democracy. 
C) the oracle at Delphi. 
D) compiler of medical texts. 
E) the founder of Greek drama.

Question 15

The text states that the tyrant Pisistratus' greatest achievement was

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A) promoting culture, making it accessible to common people and helping to make Athens the eventual cultural capital of Greece. 
B) increasing the Athenian water supply. 
C) the overthrow of the oligarchy. 
D) his help for the poor as evidence in the redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants. 
E) his long, almost twenty-year rule. 
A) promoting culture, making it accessible to common people and helping to make Athens the eventual cultural capital of Greece. 
B) increasing the Athenian water supply. 
C) the overthrow of the oligarchy. 
D) his help for the poor as evidence in the redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants. 
E) his long, almost twenty-year rule.

Question 16

Ancient and modern criticisms of Athenian democracy include the observation that

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A) government by the common people equaled mob rule. 
B) a system that gives power to people of little talent is bound to fail. 
C) the wealthy, whether aristocrats or merchants, dominated political life. 
D) a system excluding women and grounded in slavery cannot be a true democracy. 
E) all of the   above 
A) government by the common people equaled mob rule. 
B) a system that gives power to people of little talent is bound to fail. 
C) the wealthy, whether aristocrats or merchants, dominated political life. 
D) a system excluding women and grounded in slavery cannot be a true democracy. 
E) all of the   above

Question 17

The city-state of Sparta

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A) earned the admiration from other Greeks for the courage, discipline, respect for law, physical training, and military prowess of its citizens. 
B) came to be viewed as demonstrating the most expansive conception of aretē in the Greek world. 
C) rivaled the Athenians in its support of crafts and artistic life. 
D) established numerous colonies throughout the Aegean. 
E) extended citizenship and political rights to conquered Greeks. 
A) earned the admiration from other Greeks for the courage, discipline, respect for law, physical training, and military prowess of its citizens. 
B) came to be viewed as demonstrating the most expansive conception of aretē in the Greek world. 
C) rivaled the Athenians in its support of crafts and artistic life. 
D) established numerous colonies throughout the Aegean. 
E) extended citizenship and political rights to conquered Greeks.

Question 18

Which period in Greek history of referred to as the Dark Age?

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A) 2600-1700 B.C. 
B) 1700-1450 B.C. 
C) 1400-1230 B.C. 
D) 1100-800 B.C. 
E) 800-500 B.C. 
A) 2600-1700 B.C. 
B) 1700-1450 B.C. 
C) 1400-1230 B.C. 
D) 1100-800 B.C. 
E) 800-500 B.C.

Question 19

All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT

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A) they were a Greek-speaking people strongly influenced by the Minoans. 
B) like the Minoans, they engaged in extensive trade. 
C) their greatest strength was unity among the various Mycenaean centers of civilization. 
D) their kings, who controlled the armed forces, trade, and the judiciary, were assisted by an aristocracy. 
E) the bottom of Mycenaean society consisted of slaves, most of whom had been captured in war. 
A) they were a Greek-speaking people strongly influenced by the Minoans. 
B) like the Minoans, they engaged in extensive trade. 
C) their greatest strength was unity among the various Mycenaean centers of civilization. 
D) their kings, who controlled the armed forces, trade, and the judiciary, were assisted by an aristocracy. 
E) the bottom of Mycenaean society consisted of slaves, most of whom had been captured in war.

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the political and social values and practices of the city-states of Athens and Sparta.

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The city-states of Athens and Sparta wer

Exam 3: The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? ostracism

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hubris

During its Dark Age, Greece experienced

Homer's profound impact on the Greek outlook and character is evident in

Though barred from the Assembly, Athenian women could, as a rule

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the locations of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Minoans

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? cult of Dionysus

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? isonomy

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Peloponnesian War

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? ​Persian Wars

The reputation of Cleisthenes rests upon his work as

The text states that the tyrant Pisistratus' greatest achievement was

Ancient and modern criticisms of Athenian democracy include the observation that

The city-state of Sparta

Which period in Greek history of referred to as the Dark Age?

All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the political and social values and practices of the city-states of Athens and Sparta.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Persian Wars