Question 1

Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

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A) a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind. 
B) the desire to understand how to achieve a good life. 
C) the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards. 
D) the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts. 
E) all of the above 
A) a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind. 
B) the desire to understand how to achieve a good life. 
C) the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards. 
D) the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts. 
E) all of the above

Question 2

The Stoics' concept of ​Logos led them to conclude that

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A) the universe is ruled by natural law. 
B) natural law is knowable and can teach each person what is good and what is evil. 
C) since all people, regardless of conventional distinctions, share in the Logos, all people have dignity and all are fundamentally equal. 
D) living in agreement with nature means conforming to the dictates of reason. 
E) all of the above 
A) the universe is ruled by natural law. 
B) natural law is knowable and can teach each person what is good and what is evil. 
C) since all people, regardless of conventional distinctions, share in the Logos, all people have dignity and all are fundamentally equal. 
D) living in agreement with nature means conforming to the dictates of reason. 
E) all of the above

Question 3

Which was the greatest center of scientific research center in the Hellenistic world?

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A) the Academy at Athens 
B) the Museum and Library at Alexandria 
C) the Library at Pergamum 
D) the Lyceum at Athens 
E) the University at Bologna 
A) the Academy at Athens 
B) the Museum and Library at Alexandria 
C) the Library at Pergamum 
D) the Lyceum at Athens 
E) the University at Bologna

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Epicureanism is a philosophical system f

Question 5

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

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Oikoumene is a term that originates from

Question 6

During the Hellenistic Age, as an institution, the polis

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A) maintained its importance. 
B) lost its power over domestic affairs but retained a large degree of autonomy in foreign policy matters. 
C) continued to be largely self-sufficient communities. 
D) no longer gave people the same degree of security and sense of belonging. 
E) all of the above 
A) maintained its importance. 
B) lost its power over domestic affairs but retained a large degree of autonomy in foreign policy matters. 
C) continued to be largely self-sufficient communities. 
D) no longer gave people the same degree of security and sense of belonging. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

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

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The term "Diaspora" refers to the disper

Question 8

The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander ' s empires included

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A) Pergamum. 
B) the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt. 
C) the Seleucid kingdom stretching from the Mediterranean to the frontiers of India. 
D) the Antigonid kingdom in Macedonia. 
E) all of the above 
A) Pergamum. 
B) the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt. 
C) the Seleucid kingdom stretching from the Mediterranean to the frontiers of India. 
D) the Antigonid kingdom in Macedonia. 
E) all of the above

Question 9

Scholars would agree that the Seleucid Empire

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A) was too widespread to have an absolute monarchy. 
B) founded cities in the East patterned after Greek city-states. 
C) covered Egypt and the Mediterranean area. 
D) was the foremost power in the Hellenistic world. 
E) was the weakest of the Hellenistic powers. 
A) was too widespread to have an absolute monarchy. 
B) founded cities in the East patterned after Greek city-states. 
C) covered Egypt and the Mediterranean area. 
D) was the foremost power in the Hellenistic world. 
E) was the weakest of the Hellenistic powers.

Question 10

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

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Cynicism is a belief that people are mot

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The text emphasizes the importance of Greek civilization in the development of the West. What did the Hellenistic phase of Greek civilization add to that influence?

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The Hellenistic phase of Greek civilizat

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the chief characteristics of the Hellenistic societies, paying attention to their economies, social systems and everyday life, political systems, and the intellectual/religious spheres.

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The Hellenistic period, which began afte

Question 13

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

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Skepticism is the attitude of doubting o

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 natural law

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Natural law is a set of moral principles

Question 15

Which of the following is true of Hellenistic geography?

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A) Interest in geographic research increased as a result of Alexander ' s expeditions. 
B) Mediterranean peoples gained a new sense of the breadth of the earth. 
C) Eratosthenes declared that the oceans are joined. 
D) A method for measuring the earth's circumference was developed. 
E) all of the above 
A) Interest in geographic research increased as a result of Alexander ' s expeditions. 
B) Mediterranean peoples gained a new sense of the breadth of the earth. 
C) Eratosthenes declared that the oceans are joined. 
D) A method for measuring the earth's circumference was developed. 
E) all of the above

Question 16

The text does NOT make which of the following connections?

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A) Alexander the Great's proud, fiery temperament and Alexander's mother 
B) Alexander's ambition/inspiration and the Homeric heroes 
C) Alexander's appreciation of Greek culture and Aristotle 
D) Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus 
E) Alexander's military skills/leadership abilities and Philip II 
A) Alexander the Great's proud, fiery temperament and Alexander's mother 
B) Alexander's ambition/inspiration and the Homeric heroes 
C) Alexander's appreciation of Greek culture and Aristotle 
D) Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus 
E) Alexander's military skills/leadership abilities and Philip II

Exam 5: The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

The Stoics' concept of ​Logos led them to conclude that

Which was the greatest center of scientific research center in the Hellenistic world?

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

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

During the Hellenistic Age, as an institution, the polis

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

The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander ' s empires included

Scholars would agree that the Seleucid Empire

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The text emphasizes the importance of Greek civilization in the development of the West. What did the Hellenistic phase of Greek civilization add to that influence?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the chief characteristics of the Hellenistic societies, paying attention to their economies, social systems and everyday life, political systems, and the intellectual/religious spheres.

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

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? natural law

Which of the following is true of Hellenistic geography?

The text does NOT make which of the following connections?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

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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The Stoics' concept of Logos led them to conclude that