Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-helots

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Helots were a class of unfree people in

Question 2

The ultimate result of the Oresteia is the triumph of

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A)  escaping punishment. 
B)  reason and law over the forces of evil. 
C)  evil over good. 
D)  personal justice. 
E)  Athenian democracy. 
A)  escaping punishment. 
B)  reason and law over the forces of evil. 
C)  evil over good. 
D)  personal justice. 
E)  Athenian democracy.

Question 3

The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians

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A)  at the pass of Thermopylae. 
B)  near the island of Salamis. 
C)  at Euboa. 
D)  at Syracuse. 
E)  near Delphi. 
A)  at the pass of Thermopylae. 
B)  near the island of Salamis. 
C)  at Euboa. 
D)  at Syracuse. 
E)  near Delphi.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-women in Sparta

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Women in Sparta, known as Spartan women

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Greek geography

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Greek geography refers to the physical a

Question 6

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

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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 7

Homer's legacy to the Greeks was

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A)  an accurate historical record of past Greek events. 
B)  important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor. 
C)  a foundation of egalitarianism in Greek politics. 
D)  actually written by a Phoenician trader. 
E)  the first work to use the Cyrillic alphabet. 
A)  an accurate historical record of past Greek events. 
B)  important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor. 
C)  a foundation of egalitarianism in Greek politics. 
D)  actually written by a Phoenician trader. 
E)  the first work to use the Cyrillic alphabet.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Pericles

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Who? Pericles was an influential statesm

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Hellenistic

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Hellenistic...

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Mycenaeans

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Who?
The Mycenaeans were an ancient civi

Question 11

All of the following were true about the Spartan assembly except that

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A)  it was composed of all male citizens of Sparta. 
B)  it was elected by the gerousia and the military commanders. 
C)  it dealt only with the issues that the council of elders wanted it to deal with. 
D)  its role was a limited one, since it could not discuss issues, but merely vote on them. 
E)  it was reserved for males. 
A)  it was composed of all male citizens of Sparta. 
B)  it was elected by the gerousia and the military commanders. 
C)  it dealt only with the issues that the council of elders wanted it to deal with. 
D)  its role was a limited one, since it could not discuss issues, but merely vote on them. 
E)  it was reserved for males.

Question 12

What are the relationships between the accomplishments of the Golden Age of Greece in the fifth century B.C.E.and its subsequent decline? Was that decline inevitable? Why and/or why not?

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The accomplishments of the Golden Age of

Question 13

Archimedes

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A)  worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi. 
B)  observed gravity through water displacement. 
C)  determined the value of karma,, in its role as a constant in mathematics. 
D)  affected global location through the use of levers. 
E)  discovered the moon's impact upon the tides. 
A)  worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi. 
B)  observed gravity through water displacement. 
C)  determined the value of karma,, in its role as a constant in mathematics. 
D)  affected global location through the use of levers. 
E)  discovered the moon's impact upon the tides.

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

It was Pericles who claimed that Athens was the "school of Greece."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

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A)  limit commercial opportunities throughout the region. 
B)  create a cultural alliance of equal and independent city-states in Asia Minor. 
C)  make Athens the dominant city-state in the region. 
D)  foster closer ties with Sparta. 
E)  strengthen trade ties with the Persians. 
A)  limit commercial opportunities throughout the region. 
B)  create a cultural alliance of equal and independent city-states in Asia Minor. 
C)  make Athens the dominant city-state in the region. 
D)  foster closer ties with Sparta. 
E)  strengthen trade ties with the Persians.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-battle of Chaeronea

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The Battle of Chaeronea took place in 33

Question 18

Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

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A)  It was a male-dominated environment that used slaves, was predominantly agricultural, employed a limited number of craftsmen, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality. 
B)  It was an environment in which total egalitarianism, wage labor, industrial production, a socialistic family structures, and female homosexuality were predominant. 
C)  It was a society in which men ruled, women were impotent in all areas of social life, international trade was nonexistent, and there were no public works programs. 
D)  It was a society emphasizing militarism, which secluded its young men at a relatively young age in order to "harden" them for war. 
E)  It was ruled by philosopher kings. 
A)  It was a male-dominated environment that used slaves, was predominantly agricultural, employed a limited number of craftsmen, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality. 
B)  It was an environment in which total egalitarianism, wage labor, industrial production, a socialistic family structures, and female homosexuality were predominant. 
C)  It was a society in which men ruled, women were impotent in all areas of social life, international trade was nonexistent, and there were no public works programs. 
D)  It was a society emphasizing militarism, which secluded its young men at a relatively young age in order to "harden" them for war. 
E)  It was ruled by philosopher kings.

Question 19

Arthur Evans discovered Mycenaean civilization on the Greek mainland and Heinrich Schliemann discovered Minoan civilization on Crete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Greek philosophy

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A)  was characterized by a lack of leading thinkers. 
B)  contained thinkers holding only absolutist views. 
C)  has not made as lasting an impact as that of Mesopotamia. 
D)  was distinguished by the ideas of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. 
E)  is perhaps best known today for the ideas contained in the work of Polyclitus. 
A)  was characterized by a lack of leading thinkers. 
B)  contained thinkers holding only absolutist views. 
C)  has not made as lasting an impact as that of Mesopotamia. 
D)  was distinguished by the ideas of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. 
E)  is perhaps best known today for the ideas contained in the work of Polyclitus.

Identify the following terms. -helots

The ultimate result of the Oresteia is the triumph of

The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians

Identify the following terms. -women in Sparta

Identify the following terms. -Greek geography

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

Homer's legacy to the Greeks was

Identify the following terms. -Pericles

Identify the following terms. -Hellenistic

Identify the following terms. -Mycenaeans

All of the following were true about the Spartan assembly except that

What are the relationships between the accomplishments of the Golden Age of Greece in the fifth century B.C.E.and its subsequent decline? Was that decline inevitable? Why and/or why not?

Archimedes

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

It was Pericles who claimed that Athens was the "school of Greece."

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

Identify the following terms. -battle of Chaeronea

Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

Arthur Evans discovered Mycenaean civilization on the Greek mainland and Heinrich Schliemann discovered Minoan civilization on Crete.

Greek philosophy

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

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Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Identify the following terms. -helots

The ultimate result of the Oresteia is the triumph of

The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians

Identify the following terms. -women in Sparta

Identify the following terms. -Greek geography

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

Homer's legacy to the Greeks was

Identify the following terms. -Pericles

Identify the following terms. -Hellenistic

Identify the following terms. -Mycenaeans

All of the following were true about the Spartan assembly except that

What are the relationships between the accomplishments of the Golden Age of Greece in the fifth century B.C.E.and its subsequent decline? Was that decline inevitable? Why and/or why not?

Archimedes

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

It was Pericles who claimed that Athens was the "school of Greece."

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

Identify the following terms. -battle of Chaeronea

Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

Arthur Evans discovered Mycenaean civilization on the Greek mainland and Heinrich Schliemann discovered Minoan civilization on Crete.

Greek philosophy

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

Filters