Question 1

Which of the following best summarizes Aristotle's fears the deterioration of forms of government?

Accepted Answer

A) monarchy to anarchy, aristocracy to tyranny, and constitutional government to oligarchy. 
B) monarchy to oligarchy, aristocracy to anarchy, and constitutional government to tyranny. 
C) monarchy to tyranny, aristocracy to oligarchy, and constitutional government to anarchy. 
D) aristocracy to democracy, oligarchy to anarchy, and constitutional government to tyranny. 
E) tyranny to oligarchy to monarchy. 
A) monarchy to anarchy, aristocracy to tyranny, and constitutional government to oligarchy. 
B) monarchy to oligarchy, aristocracy to anarchy, and constitutional government to tyranny. 
C) monarchy to tyranny, aristocracy to oligarchy, and constitutional government to anarchy. 
D) aristocracy to democracy, oligarchy to anarchy, and constitutional government to tyranny. 
E) tyranny to oligarchy to monarchy.

Question 2

Foreign influences on early Greek culture included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the adoption of new gods and goddesses. 
B) the importance of Middle Eastern monotheism. 
C) the importance of new myths. 
D) artistic examples from Egypt in sculpture. 
E) foreign motifs were employed in Greek pottery. 
A) the adoption of new gods and goddesses. 
B) the importance of Middle Eastern monotheism. 
C) the importance of new myths. 
D) artistic examples from Egypt in sculpture. 
E) foreign motifs were employed in Greek pottery.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Macedonia and Philip 2

Accepted Answer

Macedonia, also known as Macedon, was an

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Epicurus

Accepted Answer

Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosophe

Question 5

​For Sophist philosophers, the most important aspect of knowledge was

Accepted Answer

A) ​creating the strongest argument through rhetoric 
B) ​using analysis to understand the way the universe works. 
C) ​pay attention to higher issues of "right" and "wrong" 
D) ​being able to see the ideal form 
E) ​allowing due credit to the gods. 
A) ​creating the strongest argument through rhetoric 
B) ​using analysis to understand the way the universe works. 
C) ​pay attention to higher issues of "right" and "wrong" 
D) ​being able to see the ideal form 
E) ​allowing due credit to the gods.

Question 6

Spartan society

Accepted Answer

A) secluded women and forbade them to appear in public. 
B) was the first ancient society to attempt to save all premature and crippled infants. 
C) adopted democracy a century earlier than in Athens. 
D) was organized as a military state. 
E) passed the Lycurgan reforms, which made all women voters. 
A) secluded women and forbade them to appear in public. 
B) was the first ancient society to attempt to save all premature and crippled infants. 
C) adopted democracy a century earlier than in Athens. 
D) was organized as a military state. 
E) passed the Lycurgan reforms, which made all women voters.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Aristophanes

Accepted Answer

Aristophanes (circa 446-386 BCE) was a p

Question 8

All of the following are correct about warfare in ancient Greece except

Accepted Answer

A) the use of light infantry in battle because of greater mobility. 
B) the use of excellent weapons and armor. 
C) the employment of citizen-soldiers in battle. 
D) a willingness to engage the enemy head-on, thus deciding a battle quickly. 
E) the use of heavy infantry. 
A) the use of light infantry in battle because of greater mobility. 
B) the use of excellent weapons and armor. 
C) the employment of citizen-soldiers in battle. 
D) a willingness to engage the enemy head-on, thus deciding a battle quickly. 
E) the use of heavy infantry.

Question 9

Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) Athens. 
B) Alexandria. 
C) Thebes. 
D) Isfahan. 
E) Persepolis. 
A) Athens. 
B) Alexandria. 
C) Thebes. 
D) Isfahan. 
E) Persepolis.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-oracle at Delphi

Accepted Answer

The Oracle at Delphi was a priestess at

Question 11

How did ​Aristotle's scientific philosophy differed from his teacher Plato's?

Accepted Answer

A) ​He believed there was an ideal form of all material objects that most cannot see. 
B) He believed in universal principles that did not exist on a separate level of reality. 
C) ​He believed that all things were made of atoms, and these were drawn together randomly. 
D) ​He believed that humans were incapable of achieving sufficient intellect to understand the world around them. 
E) ​None of these. 
A) ​He believed there was an ideal form of all material objects that most cannot see. 
B) He believed in universal principles that did not exist on a separate level of reality. 
C) ​He believed that all things were made of atoms, and these were drawn together randomly. 
D) ​He believed that humans were incapable of achieving sufficient intellect to understand the world around them. 
E) ​None of these.

Question 12

​The moral of Sophocles' play Oedipus was

Accepted Answer

A) ​that although one cannot avoid the fate of the gods, one's own actions bear personal responsibility. 
B) ​adhering to a "higher law" to bury her brother meant that Antigone had to break Athenian law. 
C) evil acts breed evil deeds, and Orestes was not wrong to avenge his father. 
D) ​women should be granted more legal rights and status, or Medea would not have harmed her children. 
E) ​that Lysistrata could organize women and show the foolishness of war. 
A) ​that although one cannot avoid the fate of the gods, one's own actions bear personal responsibility. 
B) ​adhering to a "higher law" to bury her brother meant that Antigone had to break Athenian law. 
C) evil acts breed evil deeds, and Orestes was not wrong to avenge his father. 
D) ​women should be granted more legal rights and status, or Medea would not have harmed her children. 
E) ​that Lysistrata could organize women and show the foolishness of war.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Darius and Xerxes

Accepted Answer

Darius and Xerxes were both powerful kin

Question 14

The Palace at Knossos shared similar technology with dwellings in Mohenjo-Daro.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

Accepted Answer

A) Marathon. 
B) Mycenae. 
C) Messenia. 
D) Macedonia. 
E) Persepolis. 
A) Marathon. 
B) Mycenae. 
C) Messenia. 
D) Macedonia. 
E) Persepolis.

Question 16

One of the weaknesses of Hellenistic civilization is that there was no international language or dialect that could unite the various cultures and societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who was Homer? Why has his historicity been questioned? To what degree did ideas contained in Homer's writings influence later Greek civilization? Why do you think as you do?

Accepted Answer

Homer is traditionally considered to be

Question 18

The Olympic games were held to honor

Accepted Answer

A) Delphia. 
B) Zeus. 
C) Athena. 
D) Apollo. 
E) Aphrodite. 
A) Delphia. 
B) Zeus. 
C) Athena. 
D) Apollo. 
E) Aphrodite.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-the Parthenon

Accepted Answer

The Parthenon is a famous ancient Greek

Question 20

​Solon's Reforms included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) ​land redistribution to the poor 
B) ​cancellation of land debts 
C) ​outlawing new loans with humans as collateral 
D) ​freeing people under debt slavery 
E) ​none of these 
A) ​land redistribution to the poor 
B) ​cancellation of land debts 
C) ​outlawing new loans with humans as collateral 
D) ​freeing people under debt slavery 
E) ​none of these

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Which of the following best summarizes Aristotle's fears the deterioration of forms of government?

Foreign influences on early Greek culture included all of the following except

Identify the following terms. -Macedonia and Philip 2

Identify the following terms. -Epicurus

​For Sophist philosophers, the most important aspect of knowledge was

Spartan society

Identify the following terms. -Aristophanes

All of the following are correct about warfare in ancient Greece except

Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

Identify the following terms. -oracle at Delphi

How did ​Aristotle's scientific philosophy differed from his teacher Plato's?

​The moral of Sophocles' play Oedipus was

Identify the following terms. -Darius and Xerxes

The Palace at Knossos shared similar technology with dwellings in Mohenjo-Daro.​

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

One of the weaknesses of Hellenistic civilization is that there was no international language or dialect that could unite the various cultures and societies.

Who was Homer? Why has his historicity been questioned? To what degree did ideas contained in Homer's writings influence later Greek civilization? Why do you think as you do?

The Olympic games were held to honor

Identify the following terms. -the Parthenon

​Solon's Reforms included all of the following EXCEPT

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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For Sophist philosophers, the most important aspect of knowledge was

How did Aristotle's scientific philosophy differed from his teacher Plato's?

The moral of Sophocles' play Oedipus was

The Palace at Knossos shared similar technology with dwellings in Mohenjo-Daro.

Solon's Reforms included all of the following EXCEPT