Question 1

Which of the following would describe a typical male Spartan after the new system emerged in the late sixth century b.c.e.

Accepted Answer

A) controlled and regimented 
B) carefree and extravagant 
C) literary and cultured 
D) predestined but lighthearted 
A) controlled and regimented 
B) carefree and extravagant 
C) literary and cultured 
D) predestined but lighthearted

Question 2

Evaluate both the benefits and drawbacks to tyrannical rule as demonstrated in Greek society.What other options could have achieved the same,or further,success without the negative outcomes? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

Accepted Answer

Tyrannical rule in Greek society had bot

Question 3

A Greek traitor showed the Persians where a hidden ________ was located,so they could attack the Greeks from behind.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Greek traitor showed the Persians where...

Question 4

The priests of ________ preached moderation,including two famous sayings: "Know thyself" and "Nothing in excess."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The priests of ________ preached moderation,including two...

Question 5

Which of the following was a result of the First Messenian War?

Accepted Answer

A) Messenians were reduced to the status of serfs. 
B) Spartans were reduced to the status of serfs. 
C) Messenians did not need to work the land that supported them. 
D) Spartans lost land to the Messenians. 
A) Messenians were reduced to the status of serfs. 
B) Spartans were reduced to the status of serfs. 
C) Messenians did not need to work the land that supported them. 
D) Spartans lost land to the Messenians.

Question 6

A magistrate named ________ was elected as an archon in 594 b.c.e.and reformed the economics,politics,and constitution of Athens.

Accepted Answer

A) Pisistratus 
B) Solon 
C) Hippias 
D) Clisthenes 
A) Pisistratus 
B) Solon 
C) Hippias 
D) Clisthenes

Question 7

Crete was the site of the earliest Bronze Age settlement,and modern scholars have called the civilization that arose there ________ after the legendary king of Crete.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Crete was the site of the earliest...

Question 8

The Spartan assembly consisted of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) all males over twenty 
B) nobles aged forty and older 
C) all males over thirty 
D) all land-owning males 
A) all males over twenty 
B) nobles aged forty and older 
C) all males over thirty 
D) all land-owning males

Question 9

The new civilization on Crete was a cultural bridge from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Roman culture 
B) the Stone Age 
C) the Bronze Age 
D) older civilizations of Greece,Egypt,and Asia 
A) Roman culture 
B) the Stone Age 
C) the Bronze Age 
D) older civilizations of Greece,Egypt,and Asia

Question 10

The principal reason the agora-a marketplace and civic center-became the heart of Greek social life was because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) popular games were played there 
B) conversation and argument were carried on in the open air 
C) musicians played music there 
D) dances and concerts were held there each night 
A) popular games were played there 
B) conversation and argument were carried on in the open air 
C) musicians played music there 
D) dances and concerts were held there each night

Question 11

Explain how the Greek territory expanded.What distinguishing features determined the settlement of Greek colonization? What could account for the gaps and disconnected colonization within the Greek world?

Accepted Answer

The Greek territory expanded through a p

Question 12

The highest virtue in Homeric society was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The highest virtue in Homeric society was...

Question 13

About 725 b.c.e. ,the pressure of population and hunger led ________,located on the Peloponnesus,to launch a war of conquest against its western neighbor:

Accepted Answer

A) Messenia 
B) Sparta 
C) Athens 
D) Troy 
A) Messenia 
B) Sparta 
C) Athens 
D) Troy

Question 14

Which of the following poleis is located in Attica?

Accepted Answer

A) Athens 
B) Sparta 
C) Corinth 
D) Thebes 
A) Athens 
B) Sparta 
C) Corinth 
D) Thebes

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the tyrant of Miletus,Aristagoras?

Accepted Answer

A) He urged a Persian expedition against the island of Naxos. 
B) He turned to the mainland states for help. 
C) He organized the Ionian rebellion of 499 b.C.e. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) He urged a Persian expedition against the island of Naxos. 
B) He turned to the mainland states for help. 
C) He organized the Ionian rebellion of 499 b.C.e. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 16

At Plataea,in the summer of 479 b.c.e. ,the ________ suffered a decisive defeat.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At Plataea,in the summer of 479 b.c.e....

Question 17

The Acropolis in Athens is an example of a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) tholos 
B) agora 
C) public bathhouse 
D) citadel 
A) tholos 
B) agora 
C) public bathhouse 
D) citadel

Question 18

The first record of the Olympics dates back to 776 b.c.e.and was held at Olympia in honor of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first record of the Olympics dates...

Question 19

An effect of Draco's special authority to codify and publish laws for the first time was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) granting of rights of habeas corpus 
B) granting of the right of the accused to face their accuser 
C) publication of set laws that applied to all of the lower classes 
D) publication of laws strengthening the hand of the state against powerful nobles 
A) granting of rights of habeas corpus 
B) granting of the right of the accused to face their accuser 
C) publication of set laws that applied to all of the lower classes 
D) publication of laws strengthening the hand of the state against powerful nobles

Question 20

The marketplace and civic center of the polis was called an ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The marketplace and civic center of the...

Exam 2: The Rise of Greek Civilization

Which of the following would describe a typical male Spartan after the new system emerged in the late sixth century b.c.e.

Evaluate both the benefits and drawbacks to tyrannical rule as demonstrated in Greek society.What other options could have achieved the same,or further,success without the negative outcomes? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

A Greek traitor showed the Persians where a hidden ________ was located,so they could attack the Greeks from behind.

The priests of ________ preached moderation,including two famous sayings: "Know thyself" and "Nothing in excess."

Which of the following was a result of the First Messenian War?

A magistrate named ________ was elected as an archon in 594 b.c.e.and reformed the economics,politics,and constitution of Athens.

Crete was the site of the earliest Bronze Age settlement,and modern scholars have called the civilization that arose there ________ after the legendary king of Crete.

The Spartan assembly consisted of ________.

The new civilization on Crete was a cultural bridge from ________.

The principal reason the agora-a marketplace and civic center-became the heart of Greek social life was because ________.

Explain how the Greek territory expanded.What distinguishing features determined the settlement of Greek colonization? What could account for the gaps and disconnected colonization within the Greek world?

The highest virtue in Homeric society was ________.

About 725 b.c.e. ,the pressure of population and hunger led ________,located on the Peloponnesus,to launch a war of conquest against its western neighbor:

Which of the following poleis is located in Attica?

Which of the following is true of the tyrant of Miletus,Aristagoras?

At Plataea,in the summer of 479 b.c.e. ,the ________ suffered a decisive defeat.

The Acropolis in Athens is an example of a(n)________.

The first record of the Olympics dates back to 776 b.c.e.and was held at Olympia in honor of ________.

An effect of Draco's special authority to codify and publish laws for the first time was the ________.

The marketplace and civic center of the polis was called an ________.

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