Exam 4: From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

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Which of the following kingdoms or empires likely posed the greatest threat of potential invasion and conquering to the Ptolemaic kingdom?

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Athens's return to economic health benefited from which of the following?

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How did Alexander the Great rule the territories he conquered?

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Question 23

What political view did Plato and Aristotle share?

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What did Plato mean by the "Forms"?

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The King's Peace (386 B.C.E.) represented which of the following?

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Though non-Greeks came to occupy important positions in the administration of the Hellenistic kingdoms, they were rarely admitted to the highest rungs of Hellenistic society because

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How did the Peloponnesian War affect moderately well-off women who lost male family members during the war? How did these women cope with their changed circumstances?

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Which of Plato's beliefs established the concept of dualism?

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The Hellenistic era inaugurated widespread social and political changes in the eastern Mediterranean world, including

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How did the lives of the local populations change once Alexander expanded his empire from mainland Greece to Persia?

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Why did the Athenians ally with the Spartans in the battle of Mantinea (362 B.C.E.)?

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Historians generally consider the Hellenistic period the golden age of ancient science. Advancements were made in the fields of geometry and mathematics, astronomy, military technology, and medicine. Provide an example of an advancement made by a Hellenistic scientist in each of the categories just listed.

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Why was Socrates put on trial by his fellow citizens in 399 B.C.E.?

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What was one reason that Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 B.C.E.) was able to inspire his soldiers?

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Where did Alexander's troops finally mutiny?

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Which of the following statements demonstrates the importance of Jews in the Hellenistic world?

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Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the poorer local populations in Hellenistic kingdoms?

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What historical evidence suggests that the average Athenian workingman had a very poor standard of living?

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Which of the following statements characterizes the political state of the Greek world by the 350s B.C.E.?

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Exam 4: From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

Which of the following kingdoms or empires likely posed the greatest threat of potential invasion and conquering to the Ptolemaic kingdom? ​ ​

Athens's return to economic health benefited from which of the following?

How did Alexander the Great rule the territories he conquered?

What political view did Plato and Aristotle share?

What did Plato mean by the "Forms"?

The King's Peace (386 B.C.E.) represented which of the following?

Though non-Greeks came to occupy important positions in the administration of the Hellenistic kingdoms, they were rarely admitted to the highest rungs of Hellenistic society because

How did the Peloponnesian War affect moderately well-off women who lost male family members during the war? How did these women cope with their changed circumstances?

Which of Plato's beliefs established the concept of dualism?

The Hellenistic era inaugurated widespread social and political changes in the eastern Mediterranean world, including

How did the lives of the local populations change once Alexander expanded his empire from mainland Greece to Persia?

Why did the Athenians ally with the Spartans in the battle of Mantinea (362 B.C.E.)?

Why was Socrates put on trial by his fellow citizens in 399 B.C.E.?

What was one reason that Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 B.C.E.) was able to inspire his soldiers?

Where did Alexander's troops finally mutiny?

Which of the following statements demonstrates the importance of Jews in the Hellenistic world?

Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the poorer local populations in Hellenistic kingdoms?

What historical evidence suggests that the average Athenian workingman had a very poor standard of living?

Which of the following statements characterizes the political state of the Greek world by the 350s B.C.E.?

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The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

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