Question 1

"The Golden Age of Greece was a direct consequence of the results of the Persian War." Discuss,pro and con.

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Pro: The Golden Age of Greece, also know

Question 2

Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except

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A)  attempting to emulate Achilles, the hero of the Iliad. 
B)  believing that he was descended from the god Heracles. 
C)  being forced to turn back in India because his troops refused to go further. 
D)  taking the titles of pharaoh of Egypt and Great King of the Persians. 
E)  restoring freedom to Greece. 
A)  attempting to emulate Achilles, the hero of the Iliad. 
B)  believing that he was descended from the god Heracles. 
C)  being forced to turn back in India because his troops refused to go further. 
D)  taking the titles of pharaoh of Egypt and Great King of the Persians. 
E)  restoring freedom to Greece.

Question 3

What did the Greeks mean by democracy? In what ways was the Athenian political system a democracy? How would Athenian democracy differ from modern democracies,such as that found in the United States?

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The Greeks defined democracy as a system

Question 4

Macedonia's Philip II gained control of Greece by his victory in 338 B.C.E.at the Battle of

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A)  Marathon. 
B)  Actium. 
C)  Thermopylae. 
D)  Gaugamela. 
E)  Chaeronea. 
A)  Marathon. 
B)  Actium. 
C)  Thermopylae. 
D)  Gaugamela. 
E)  Chaeronea.

Question 5

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 6

Aeschylus

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A)  was the leader of the Sophists. 
B)  was the first known writer of tragedy. 
C)  was the first capital city of Ionia. 
D)  was the name of the basic Spartan army unit. 
E)  wrote The Republic. 
A)  was the leader of the Sophists. 
B)  was the first known writer of tragedy. 
C)  was the first capital city of Ionia. 
D)  was the name of the basic Spartan army unit. 
E)  wrote The Republic.

Question 7

Minoan civilization was strongly influenced by Mycenaean civilization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Under Pericles,

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A)  Sparta dominated the Greek world. 
B)  Thucydides developed the first comedy. 
C)  Athenian democracy became less democratic. 
D)  the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism. 
E)  Athens conquered Sparta. 
A)  Sparta dominated the Greek world. 
B)  Thucydides developed the first comedy. 
C)  Athenian democracy became less democratic. 
D)  the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism. 
E)  Athens conquered Sparta.

Question 9

Serfs in Sparta were known as hoplites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term polis describes

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A)  a province of the Persian Empire. 
B)  the original name of the city of Troy. 
C)  the title of a member of the Council of 500. 
D)  the term for a thirty-man infantry unit. 
E)  a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural and religious activities were performed. 
A)  a province of the Persian Empire. 
B)  the original name of the city of Troy. 
C)  the title of a member of the Council of 500. 
D)  the term for a thirty-man infantry unit. 
E)  a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural and religious activities were performed.

Question 11

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

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

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Ionians,Aeolians,and Dorians

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The Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians are t

Question 13

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

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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 14

In their effort to uncover the will of the gods,the ancient Greeks made use of

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A)  oracles. 
B)  prophets. 
C)  soothsayers. 
D)  shamans. 
E)  spiritualists. 
A)  oracles. 
B)  prophets. 
C)  soothsayers. 
D)  shamans. 
E)  spiritualists.

Question 15

Greek religion was characterized by

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A)  polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals. 
B)  a total lack of spiritual perspective. 
C)  a lack of practicality. 
D)  public apathy. 
E)  a highly personalized basis. 
A)  polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals. 
B)  a total lack of spiritual perspective. 
C)  a lack of practicality. 
D)  public apathy. 
E)  a highly personalized basis.

Question 16

Greek geography

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A)  helped to produce a civilization that was composed of cooperative and peaceful communities. 
B)  contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity. 
C)  prohibited a relationship with the sea that produced colonization. 
D)  encouraged industrialization 
E)  discouraged emigration. 
A)  helped to produce a civilization that was composed of cooperative and peaceful communities. 
B)  contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity. 
C)  prohibited a relationship with the sea that produced colonization. 
D)  encouraged industrialization 
E)  discouraged emigration.

Question 17

Greek colonization

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A)  resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor. 
B)  brought to an end the hopes of those who were prospering from expanded commercial activities. 
C)  ended rule of tyrants who had the support of those opposed to the oligarchic aristocracy. 
D)  failed. 
E)  extended into northern Gaul. 
A)  resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor. 
B)  brought to an end the hopes of those who were prospering from expanded commercial activities. 
C)  ended rule of tyrants who had the support of those opposed to the oligarchic aristocracy. 
D)  failed. 
E)  extended into northern Gaul.

Question 18

The Olympic games were held to honor

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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.
-battles of Thermopylae,Marathon,Salamis,and Plataea

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The battles of Thermopylae, Marathon, Sa

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Socrates and his "Socratic method"

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Socrates was an ancient Greek philosophe

"The Golden Age of Greece was a direct consequence of the results of the Persian War." Discuss,pro and con.

Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except

What did the Greeks mean by democracy? In what ways was the Athenian political system a democracy? How would Athenian democracy differ from modern democracies,such as that found in the United States?

Macedonia's Philip II gained control of Greece by his victory in 338 B.C.E.at the Battle of

The legacy of Alexander the Great

Aeschylus

Minoan civilization was strongly influenced by Mycenaean civilization.

Under Pericles,

Serfs in Sparta were known as hoplites.

The term polis describes

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

Identify the following terms. -Ionians,Aeolians,and Dorians

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

In their effort to uncover the will of the gods,the ancient Greeks made use of

Greek religion was characterized by

Greek geography

Greek colonization

The Olympic games were held to honor

Identify the following terms. -battles of Thermopylae,Marathon,Salamis,and Plataea

Identify the following terms. -Socrates and his "Socratic method"

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

"The Golden Age of Greece was a direct consequence of the results of the Persian War." Discuss,pro and con.

Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except

What did the Greeks mean by democracy? In what ways was the Athenian political system a democracy? How would Athenian democracy differ from modern democracies,such as that found in the United States?

Macedonia's Philip II gained control of Greece by his victory in 338 B.C.E.at the Battle of

The legacy of Alexander the Great

Aeschylus

Minoan civilization was strongly influenced by Mycenaean civilization.

Under Pericles,

Serfs in Sparta were known as hoplites.

The term polis describes

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

Identify the following terms. -Ionians,Aeolians,and Dorians

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

In their effort to uncover the will of the gods,the ancient Greeks made use of

Greek religion was characterized by

Greek geography

Greek colonization

The Olympic games were held to honor

Identify the following terms. -battles of Thermopylae,Marathon,Salamis,and Plataea

Identify the following terms. -Socrates and his "Socratic method"

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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