Question 1

Colonization encouraged trade,industry,and the manufacturing of items such as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) weapons,pottery,silks,and leather products 
B) pottery,silks,weapons,and fine artistic metalwork 
C) fine artistic metalwork,tools,pottery,and silks 
D) tools,weapons,pottery,and fine artistic metalwork 
A) weapons,pottery,silks,and leather products 
B) pottery,silks,weapons,and fine artistic metalwork 
C) fine artistic metalwork,tools,pottery,and silks 
D) tools,weapons,pottery,and fine artistic metalwork

Question 2

The earliest Bronze Age settlements were ________.

Accepted Answer

A) at the mainland site of Mycenae 
B) at the coastal site of Miletus 
C) on the islands of the Aegean Sea 
D) on the island of Crete 
A) at the mainland site of Mycenae 
B) at the coastal site of Miletus 
C) on the islands of the Aegean Sea 
D) on the island of Crete

Question 3

Explain how the traditional translation of the word polis is misleading.

Accepted Answer

The traditional translation of the word

Question 4

Which of the following is a long-lasting contribution that tyranny made to the development of Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) increased communication with the rest of the Mediterranean world 
B) cultivated arts and literature 
C) broke the grip of the aristocracy and gave power to talented citizens 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) increased communication with the rest of the Mediterranean world 
B) cultivated arts and literature 
C) broke the grip of the aristocracy and gave power to talented citizens 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Aristotle argued that humans can be either the best of animals or the most dangerous of animals depending on whether or not they have ________.

Accepted Answer

A) food and housing 
B) educated leaders 
C) caring parents 
D) law and justice 
A) food and housing 
B) educated leaders 
C) caring parents 
D) law and justice

Question 6

Solon changed the constitution of Athens so that citizenship,currently the privilege of males whose fathers were citizens,was extended to include ________.

Accepted Answer

A) females whose fathers were citizens 
B) all males,even if their fathers were not citizens 
C) immigrants who were tradesmen and merchants 
D) whoever lived there at the time the constitution was changed 
A) females whose fathers were citizens 
B) all males,even if their fathers were not citizens 
C) immigrants who were tradesmen and merchants 
D) whoever lived there at the time the constitution was changed

Question 7

Although the twelve Olympian Gods were superhuman,all behaved like mortals except for their leader,Zeus,who ________.

Accepted Answer

A) showed mercy to the poor 
B) cared about the old 
C) helped the ill recover 
D) was a source of human justice 
A) showed mercy to the poor 
B) cared about the old 
C) helped the ill recover 
D) was a source of human justice

Question 8

The Spartan constitution contained which element(s)of government?

Accepted Answer

A) monarchy 
B) democracy 
C) tyranny 
D) monarchy,oligarchy,and democracy 
A) monarchy 
B) democracy 
C) tyranny 
D) monarchy,oligarchy,and democracy

Question 9

Like most ancient peoples,the Greeks were ________,and religion played an important part in their lives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Like most ancient peoples,the Greeks were ________,and...

Question 10

The Greek polis was thought of as a community of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Greek polis was thought of as...

Question 11

Although Greek ships were fewer and slower than Persian ships,the Greeks won a decisive sea battle by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) staying out of sight and making sudden surprise attacks 
B) placing combat soldiers,instead of supplies,on their ships 
C) employing Archimedes-style weapons that reached great distances 
D) strategizing to follow then attack the Persians from behind 
A) staying out of sight and making sudden surprise attacks 
B) placing combat soldiers,instead of supplies,on their ships 
C) employing Archimedes-style weapons that reached great distances 
D) strategizing to follow then attack the Persians from behind

Question 12

When Spartans defeated Tegea,instead of taking away land and subjugating them,they let them keep their land and their freedom in exchange for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) paying an annual fee in grains and oil 
B) following the Spartan lead in foreign affairs and supplying soldiers on demand 
C) converting to the Spartan religious and cultural traditions 
D) educating their children with Spartan customs and swearing Spartan allegiance 
A) paying an annual fee in grains and oil 
B) following the Spartan lead in foreign affairs and supplying soldiers on demand 
C) converting to the Spartan religious and cultural traditions 
D) educating their children with Spartan customs and swearing Spartan allegiance

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a program of public works achieved by tyrants?

Accepted Answer

A) They broadened education and programs for adult literacy. 
B) They cared for the water supply. 
C) They erected temples and strengthened city walls. 
D) They sponsored the arts and supported poets and artisans. 
A) They broadened education and programs for adult literacy. 
B) They cared for the water supply. 
C) They erected temples and strengthened city walls. 
D) They sponsored the arts and supported poets and artisans.

Question 14

How does the Iliad reveal the powers of the king,the noblemen,and the common soldiers in government during the Greek Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem at

Question 15

In 480 b.c.e. ,Athens had well over 200 ships and hundreds of Greek states.Only thirty-one of the states were willing to fight the Persians.What strategy did Themistocles use? What happened to King Leonidas of Sparta at Thermopylae? What did the Persian army do after they forced the Greek navy to withdraw? Discuss how Greece ultimately defeated the Persians.

Accepted Answer

In 480 B.C.E., Athens had well over 200

Question 16

Which of the following describes the typical Greek colony-mother city relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) hostile 
B) friendly 
C) submissive 
D) domineering 
A) hostile 
B) friendly 
C) submissive 
D) domineering

Question 17

The fall of the advanced Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations,virtually ending trade with the old civilizations of the Near East,caused the Greeks to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) bond together with other communities in order to survive 
B) form a new government 
C) turn inward,with each community left to its own devices 
D) open up trade with other neighbors,such as Attica 
A) bond together with other communities in order to survive 
B) form a new government 
C) turn inward,with each community left to its own devices 
D) open up trade with other neighbors,such as Attica

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the Athenians?

Accepted Answer

A) They refused to attack Sardis. 
B) They were related to the Ionians and shared close ties of religion and tradition with them. 
C) The thought of leaving their homeland undefended against the Spartans alarmed them. 
D) Before the Ionian rebellion they controlled both sides of the Hellespont. 
A) They refused to attack Sardis. 
B) They were related to the Ionians and shared close ties of religion and tradition with them. 
C) The thought of leaving their homeland undefended against the Spartans alarmed them. 
D) Before the Ionian rebellion they controlled both sides of the Hellespont.

Question 19

Which of the following ended the calm rule of Ionia by Greece,stirring the Ionian Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A) the Athenian victory at Marathon 
B) the suicide of Cambyses 
C) the death of the Persian king Cyrus the Great 
D) the private troubles of the ambitious tyrant of Miletus,Aristagoras 
A) the Athenian victory at Marathon 
B) the suicide of Cambyses 
C) the death of the Persian king Cyrus the Great 
D) the private troubles of the ambitious tyrant of Miletus,Aristagoras

Question 20

Although Mycenaean palaces were destroyed and its towns abandoned by 1100 b.c.e. ,following a massive volcanic explosion around 1200 b.c.e. ,this natural disaster does not explain the end of this civilization because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the palaces were attacked by neighboring enemies 
B) some towns were still intact after the volcanic explosion 
C) most people had left the area when the volcano erupted 
D) most people moved out of the towns to do farming 
A) the palaces were attacked by neighboring enemies 
B) some towns were still intact after the volcanic explosion 
C) most people had left the area when the volcano erupted 
D) most people moved out of the towns to do farming

Exam 2: The Rise of Greek Civilization

Colonization encouraged trade,industry,and the manufacturing of items such as ________.

The earliest Bronze Age settlements were ________.

Explain how the traditional translation of the word polis is misleading.

Which of the following is a long-lasting contribution that tyranny made to the development of Greek civilization?

Aristotle argued that humans can be either the best of animals or the most dangerous of animals depending on whether or not they have ________.

Solon changed the constitution of Athens so that citizenship,currently the privilege of males whose fathers were citizens,was extended to include ________.

Although the twelve Olympian Gods were superhuman,all behaved like mortals except for their leader,Zeus,who ________.

The Spartan constitution contained which element(s)of government?

Like most ancient peoples,the Greeks were ________,and religion played an important part in their lives.

The Greek polis was thought of as a community of ________.

Although Greek ships were fewer and slower than Persian ships,the Greeks won a decisive sea battle by ________.

When Spartans defeated Tegea,instead of taking away land and subjugating them,they let them keep their land and their freedom in exchange for ________.

Which of the following is NOT a program of public works achieved by tyrants?

How does the Iliad reveal the powers of the king,the noblemen,and the common soldiers in government during the Greek Middle Ages?

Which of the following describes the typical Greek colony-mother city relationship?

The fall of the advanced Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations,virtually ending trade with the old civilizations of the Near East,caused the Greeks to ________.

Which of the following is true of the Athenians?

Which of the following ended the calm rule of Ionia by Greece,stirring the Ionian Rebellion?

Although Mycenaean palaces were destroyed and its towns abandoned by 1100 b.c.e. ,following a massive volcanic explosion around 1200 b.c.e. ,this natural disaster does not explain the end of this civilization because ________.

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