Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-phalanx

Accepted Answer

The term "phalanx" has multiple meanings

Question 2

​The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius. 
B) ​Invasion of Marathan by Darius 
C) ​Battle of Themopylae by Xerxes 
D) ​Battle of Charonaea by Philip II 
E) ​Burning of Athens by Pericles 
A) ​Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius. 
B) ​Invasion of Marathan by Darius 
C) ​Battle of Themopylae by Xerxes 
D) ​Battle of Charonaea by Philip II 
E) ​Burning of Athens by Pericles

Question 3

​The political structure in Sparta contained

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A) ​two kings 
B) ​a council of ephors 
C) ​a council of elders 
D) ​a general assembly 
E) ​all of these 
A) ​two kings 
B) ​a council of ephors 
C) ​a council of elders 
D) ​a general assembly 
E) ​all of these

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Olympic Games and Zeus

Accepted Answer

The Olympic Games are a major internatio

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Athens

Accepted Answer

Athens is the capital and largest city o

Question 6

Socrates

Accepted Answer

A) was a popular hero of the Peloponnesian War. 
B) was a merchant prince by trade. 
C) employed a question-and-answer method by which students' reasoning helped them to learn. 
D) wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War. 
E) was a student of Plato. 
A) was a popular hero of the Peloponnesian War. 
B) was a merchant prince by trade. 
C) employed a question-and-answer method by which students' reasoning helped them to learn. 
D) wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War. 
E) was a student of Plato.

Question 7

Homer's The Iliad and the Odyssey​ describe the social conditions of the Dark Ages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The comedy writer who criticized the Peloponnesian War in his Lysistrata was Aeschylus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Thucydides believed that

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A) the past held no lessons for understanding the present. 
B) there was an exact pattern of repetition in all human affairs. 
C) human nature showed no signs of order. 
D) historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual. 
E) truth was virtue. 
A) the past held no lessons for understanding the present. 
B) there was an exact pattern of repetition in all human affairs. 
C) human nature showed no signs of order. 
D) historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual. 
E) truth was virtue.

Question 10

Are the ideas and influences of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle still the ultimate basis of Western society? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The ideas and influences of Socrates, Pl

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Iliad and Odyssey

Accepted Answer

The Iliad and the Odyssey are two epic p

Question 12

In spite of his hopes, Alexander lost the Battle of the Hydaspes River, and thus he was never able to set foot in India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Greek geography

Accepted Answer

Greek geography refers to the physical a

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Minoan

Accepted Answer

The term "Minoan" refers to an ancient c

Question 15

The legacy of Alexander the Great

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A) was entirely cultural in nature. 
B) included an historic change in world development, as elements of Latin culture immediately spread to the Middle East. 
C) embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures. 
D) did not outlast his own lifetime. 
E) was overshadowed by Ptolemy in Macedonia. 
A) was entirely cultural in nature. 
B) included an historic change in world development, as elements of Latin culture immediately spread to the Middle East. 
C) embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures. 
D) did not outlast his own lifetime. 
E) was overshadowed by Ptolemy in Macedonia.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-helots

Accepted Answer

Helots were a class of unfree people in

Question 17

​How did Greek dependence on philosophy instead of religion for explanations of the world compare to the Chinese philosophies for understanding?

Accepted Answer

The Greek dependence on philosophy inste

Question 18

One of the Hellenistic kingdom that succeeded Alexander was that of the

Accepted Answer

A) Seleucids in Egypt. 
B) Attalid Kingdom of Pergamum in Persia and the East. 
C) Ptolemies in northeastern Asia Minor. 
D) Ptolemies in Egypt. 
E) Etruscans in Italy. 
A) Seleucids in Egypt. 
B) Attalid Kingdom of Pergamum in Persia and the East. 
C) Ptolemies in northeastern Asia Minor. 
D) Ptolemies in Egypt. 
E) Etruscans in Italy.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-tyrants

Accepted Answer

The term "tyrants" historically refers t

Question 20

Which of the following statements is not a correct observation of Greek-Macedonian affairs?

Accepted Answer

A) The rapid spread of Macedonian control under Philip II provoked the Greeks to resist. 
B) Philip II permitted the Greek city-states to control their domestic affairs, but he took over the control of all foreign developments. 
C) Philip II's assassination ended all Greek involvement in a Macedonian-led invasion of the Persian Empire. 
D) Alexander ended the Greek rebellion that developed after the assassination of Philip II. 
E) Greece influenced Macedonia culturally and Macedonian dominated Greece militarily. 
A) The rapid spread of Macedonian control under Philip II provoked the Greeks to resist. 
B) Philip II permitted the Greek city-states to control their domestic affairs, but he took over the control of all foreign developments. 
C) Philip II's assassination ended all Greek involvement in a Macedonian-led invasion of the Persian Empire. 
D) Alexander ended the Greek rebellion that developed after the assassination of Philip II. 
E) Greece influenced Macedonia culturally and Macedonian dominated Greece militarily.

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Identify the following terms. -phalanx

​The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?

​The political structure in Sparta contained

Identify the following terms. -Olympic Games and Zeus

Identify the following terms. -Athens

Socrates

Homer's The Iliad and the Odyssey​ describe the social conditions of the Dark Ages.

The comedy writer who criticized the Peloponnesian War in his Lysistrata was Aeschylus.

Thucydides believed that

Are the ideas and influences of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle still the ultimate basis of Western society? Why or why not?

Identify the following terms. -Iliad and Odyssey

In spite of his hopes, Alexander lost the Battle of the Hydaspes River, and thus he was never able to set foot in India.

Identify the following terms. -Greek geography

Identify the following terms. -Minoan

The legacy of Alexander the Great

Identify the following terms. -helots

​How did Greek dependence on philosophy instead of religion for explanations of the world compare to the Chinese philosophies for understanding?

One of the Hellenistic kingdom that succeeded Alexander was that of the

Identify the following terms. -tyrants

Which of the following statements is not a correct observation of Greek-Macedonian affairs?

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The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?

The political structure in Sparta contained

Homer's The Iliad and the Odyssey describe the social conditions of the Dark Ages.

How did Greek dependence on philosophy instead of religion for explanations of the world compare to the Chinese philosophies for understanding?