Question 1

According to the text, the political history of the Greeks during the period of the polis reveals that

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A) rationalism weakened the fear of the gods, but it strengthened respect for the law. 
B) the creation and maintenance of a rational society was extremely difficult, and success was not guaranteed. 
C) the development of rational thought produced an appreciation of universal human rights, but it did not guarantee democracy as we understand it today. 
D) rationalism inevitably produces the most effective social and political systems, ones that still inspire the West. 
E) rationalism never aided the development of the polis . 
A) rationalism weakened the fear of the gods, but it strengthened respect for the law. 
B) the creation and maintenance of a rational society was extremely difficult, and success was not guaranteed. 
C) the development of rational thought produced an appreciation of universal human rights, but it did not guarantee democracy as we understand it today. 
D) rationalism inevitably produces the most effective social and political systems, ones that still inspire the West. 
E) rationalism never aided the development of the polis .

Question 2

Minoan civilization centered around

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A) a series of large urban areas. 
B) palace complexes. 
C) the rural environment. 
D) its single massive religious temple. 
E) the new Greek unit of the city-state. 
A) a series of large urban areas. 
B) palace complexes. 
C) the rural environment. 
D) its single massive religious temple. 
E) the new Greek unit of the city-state.

Question 3

The Athenian statesman Solon aimed to

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A) restore aristocracy. 
B) concentrate wealth in the hands of a few to facilitate tax collection. 
C) balance the interests of the wealthy aristocrats and ordinary Athenians. 
D) establish order in Athens with a law code mandating very harsh punishments. 
E) lay the groundwork for democracy. 
A) restore aristocracy. 
B) concentrate wealth in the hands of a few to facilitate tax collection. 
C) balance the interests of the wealthy aristocrats and ordinary Athenians. 
D) establish order in Athens with a law code mandating very harsh punishments. 
E) lay the groundwork for democracy.

Question 4

Mount Olympus was famous as

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A) the home of the Greek gods. 
B) the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C) a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D) Agamemnon's home. 
E) the site of the ancient Olympics. 
A) the home of the Greek gods. 
B) the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C) a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D) Agamemnon's home. 
E) the site of the ancient Olympics.

Question 5

Before their conquest by the Philip II, the most Greeks regarded the Macedonians as

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A) fellow Greeks. 
B) a formidable and imminent threat. 
C) little different from other non-Greeks , whom they called barbarians. 
D) Greeks but enemies of Athens. 
E) potential unifiers of Greece. 
A) fellow Greeks. 
B) a formidable and imminent threat. 
C) little different from other non-Greeks , whom they called barbarians. 
D) Greeks but enemies of Athens. 
E) potential unifiers of Greece.

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

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The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations w

Question 7

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

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Achilles is a legendary Greek hero and t

Question 8

After about 800 B.C., the Greeks borrowed all of the following from the Near East EXCEPT

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A) the Phoenician writing system. 
B) the political system of the democratic polis, or city-state. 
C) artistic imagery and craft skills. 
D) religious practices. 
E) mythological tales. 
A) the Phoenician writing system. 
B) the political system of the democratic polis, or city-state. 
C) artistic imagery and craft skills. 
D) religious practices. 
E) mythological tales.

Question 9

The history of the Delian League demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

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A) it was impossible to clear the Aegean Sea of pirates and the Persians. 
B) Athens was willing to transform the League into an instrument of Athenian domination. 
C) Athens saw no conflict between democracy and imperialism. 
D) resentment against Athenian domination would grow despite Athenian claims that the other city-states benefitted from Athenian leadership. 
E) the Athenians believed that strong states have a natural right to dominate weaker ones. 
A) it was impossible to clear the Aegean Sea of pirates and the Persians. 
B) Athens was willing to transform the League into an instrument of Athenian domination. 
C) Athens saw no conflict between democracy and imperialism. 
D) resentment against Athenian domination would grow despite Athenian claims that the other city-states benefitted from Athenian leadership. 
E) the Athenians believed that strong states have a natural right to dominate weaker ones.

Question 10

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 ​Council of 500

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The Council of 500 was a governing body

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Homeric epics shape Greek civilization? What values did the epics establish as important to ancient Greek civilization?

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The Homeric epics, consisting of the Ili

Question 12

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

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The term "Dark Age" refers to a period o

Question 13

The practice of religion in ancient Greece

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A) involved an official creed with established doctrines. 
B) included consultation of oracles. 
C) had little to do with everyday life. 
D) included an official body of priests who ruled religious matters. 
E) rejected the Near Eastern practices of prayer and ritual offerings. 
A) involved an official creed with established doctrines. 
B) included consultation of oracles. 
C) had little to do with everyday life. 
D) included an official body of priests who ruled religious matters. 
E) rejected the Near Eastern practices of prayer and ritual offerings.

Question 14

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

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Homeric epics refer to the two major anc

Question 15

As a young man, Philip II spent three years as a hostage in

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A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Ionia. 
A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Ionia.

Question 16

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

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Rationalism is a philosophical doctrine

Question 17

The central theme of the Iliad is

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A) the dangers of uncontrolled women: Helen of Troy caused ten years of war. 
B) the fatal wrath which brings epic suffering: Achilles' anger with Agamemnon leads to the death of many, including Achilles' dearest friend Patroclus. 
C) the opportunities created by war can make even ordinary men into heroes: an ordinary Achaean killed the Trojan prince Hector. 
D) the advantage of cunning over brute force: only the trick of the Trojan Horse ended a war that has lasted ten years. 
E) the folly of angering the gods: Odysseus' offense against Poseidon prevented a swift homecoming. 
A) the dangers of uncontrolled women: Helen of Troy caused ten years of war. 
B) the fatal wrath which brings epic suffering: Achilles' anger with Agamemnon leads to the death of many, including Achilles' dearest friend Patroclus. 
C) the opportunities created by war can make even ordinary men into heroes: an ordinary Achaean killed the Trojan prince Hector. 
D) the advantage of cunning over brute force: only the trick of the Trojan Horse ended a war that has lasted ten years. 
E) the folly of angering the gods: Odysseus' offense against Poseidon prevented a swift homecoming.

Question 18

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Athens in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.?

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A) Hereditary kings continued to dominate political life. 
B) Power was wrestled from hereditary kings by aristocrats. 
C) Merchants, enjoying profits, were satisfied with the system of law. 
D) The Draconian system introduced moderation into the legal system. 
E) Enslavement for non-payment of debt ceased to be a problem for the peasants. 
A) Hereditary kings continued to dominate political life. 
B) Power was wrestled from hereditary kings by aristocrats. 
C) Merchants, enjoying profits, were satisfied with the system of law. 
D) The Draconian system introduced moderation into the legal system. 
E) Enslavement for non-payment of debt ceased to be a problem for the peasants.

Question 19

Athens' mature democracy included

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A) the right of all citizens to participate in person in the Assembly whose decisions became law. 
B) a Council of Five Hundred, chosen by lot to manage state properties, such as the ports and military installations, as well as to set the Assembly's agenda. 
C) the introduction of pay for government officials. 
D) about 350 magistrates who performed various administrative duties and were chosen by lot. 
E) all of the above 
A) the right of all citizens to participate in person in the Assembly whose decisions became law. 
B) a Council of Five Hundred, chosen by lot to manage state properties, such as the ports and military installations, as well as to set the Assembly's agenda. 
C) the introduction of pay for government officials. 
D) about 350 magistrates who performed various administrative duties and were chosen by lot. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

With regard to religion, the Greek city-states

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A) showed the same respect as Near Eastern civilizations for the gods who directly or indirectly ruled the state. 
B) moved away from theocracy toward a secular, rational state. 
C) thoroughly rejected the mythological tradition. 
D) took as a core principle the separation between religious and political life. 
E) believed worship of the gods was an obstacle to patriotism. 
A) showed the same respect as Near Eastern civilizations for the gods who directly or indirectly ruled the state. 
B) moved away from theocracy toward a secular, rational state. 
C) thoroughly rejected the mythological tradition. 
D) took as a core principle the separation between religious and political life. 
E) believed worship of the gods was an obstacle to patriotism.

Exam 3: The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

According to the text, the political history of the Greeks during the period of the polis reveals that

Minoan civilization centered around

The Athenian statesman Solon aimed to

Mount Olympus was famous as

Before their conquest by the Philip II, the most Greeks regarded the Macedonians as

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

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

After about 800 B.C., the Greeks borrowed all of the following from the Near East EXCEPT

The history of the Delian League demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? ​Council of 500

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Homeric epics shape Greek civilization? What values did the epics establish as important to ancient Greek civilization?

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

The practice of religion in ancient Greece

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

As a young man, Philip II spent three years as a hostage in

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

The central theme of the Iliad is

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Athens in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.?

Athens' mature democracy included

With regard to religion, the Greek city-states

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? Council of 500