Question 1

Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian fleet in the battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Persians had a larger number of ground troops, but the Athenians had more ships and could easily defeat the smaller Persian fleet. 
B)  The Greeks had intimate knowledge of the familiar waters and were able to attack at night. 
C)  The Greeks tricked the Persians into entering the narrow strait at Salamis, where smaller Athenian ships could outmaneuver the heavy Persian ships. 
D)  The Greeks forced the Persians to fight in a narrow strait between the island of Salamis and the coast, where their sturdier ships rammed the flimsier Persian ships. 
A)  The Persians had a larger number of ground troops, but the Athenians had more ships and could easily defeat the smaller Persian fleet. 
B)  The Greeks had intimate knowledge of the familiar waters and were able to attack at night. 
C)  The Greeks tricked the Persians into entering the narrow strait at Salamis, where smaller Athenian ships could outmaneuver the heavy Persian ships. 
D)  The Greeks forced the Persians to fight in a narrow strait between the island of Salamis and the coast, where their sturdier ships rammed the flimsier Persian ships.

Question 2

Why did some Athenians criticize democracy and argue in favor of an oligarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that democracies fostered the growth of political parties that corrupted the democratic system. 
B)  They insisted that democracies could not provide the continuity in leadership that a system of hereditary kingship could offer. 
C)  They worried that the poor, who lacked proper education and moral values, would exploit majority rule to pass laws against the wealthy. 
D)  They believed that democracies were more susceptible than oligarchies to the corrupting influence of foreign powers. 
A)  They believed that democracies fostered the growth of political parties that corrupted the democratic system. 
B)  They insisted that democracies could not provide the continuity in leadership that a system of hereditary kingship could offer. 
C)  They worried that the poor, who lacked proper education and moral values, would exploit majority rule to pass laws against the wealthy. 
D)  They believed that democracies were more susceptible than oligarchies to the corrupting influence of foreign powers.

Question 3

Why do historians consider the Greek victory over the far more numerous Persians during the great Persian invasion of 480-479 B.C.E. to have been truly remarkable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Greeks so valued their political freedom that they joined forces to preserve it. 
B)  Spartan tactics overcame the Persians' superior numbers in every battle. 
C)  Athenian naval power proved more decisive than Spartan infantry battles. 
D)  The Greeks had never engaged a foreign invader, and their infantry was largely untrained and inexperienced. 
A)  The Greeks so valued their political freedom that they joined forces to preserve it. 
B)  Spartan tactics overcame the Persians' superior numbers in every battle. 
C)  Athenian naval power proved more decisive than Spartan infantry battles. 
D)  The Greeks had never engaged a foreign invader, and their infantry was largely untrained and inexperienced.

Question 4

In 451 B.C.E., Pericles introduced new legislation on citizenship. How did this new law affect women?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Pericles, a skilled orator and leading Athenian democrat, made a major blunder in the late 450s B.C.E. when he urged Athens to

Accepted Answer

A)  use the Athenian fleet to support an uprising in Egypt against the Persians. 
B)  seek revenge against the Persians by launching an invasion into their territory. 
C)  impose heavy taxes on wealthy Athenians to finance major public building projects. 
D)  launch a war against the Spartans and their allies in the Peloponnesian League. 
A)  use the Athenian fleet to support an uprising in Egypt against the Persians. 
B)  seek revenge against the Persians by launching an invasion into their territory. 
C)  impose heavy taxes on wealthy Athenians to finance major public building projects. 
D)  launch a war against the Spartans and their allies in the Peloponnesian League.

Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian fleet in the battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E.?

Why did some Athenians criticize democracy and argue in favor of an oligarchy?

Why do historians consider the Greek victory over the far more numerous Persians during the great Persian invasion of 480-479 B.C.E. to have been truly remarkable?

In 451 B.C.E., Pericles introduced new legislation on citizenship. How did this new law affect women?

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Exam 3: The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian fleet in the battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E.?

Why did some Athenians criticize democracy and argue in favor of an oligarchy?

Why do historians consider the Greek victory over the far more numerous Persians during the great Persian invasion of 480-479 B.C.E. to have been truly remarkable?

In 451 B.C.E., Pericles introduced new legislation on citizenship. How did this new law affect women?

Pericles, a skilled orator and leading Athenian democrat, made a major blunder in the late 450s B.C.E. when he urged Athens to

Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

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

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

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

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World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s-1989

A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

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