Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-gerousia and ephors

Accepted Answer

The Gerousia and the Ephors were two imp

Question 2

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

Accepted Answer

A)  was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history. 
B)  exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. 
C)  devoted much of his writing to economic history. 
D)  was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. 
E)  never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters. 
A)  was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history. 
B)  exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not. 
C)  devoted much of his writing to economic history. 
D)  was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. 
E)  never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters.

Question 3

Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as

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A)  the people became complacent due to the egalitarian nature of Greek society. 
B)  the response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies. 
C)  the religious beliefs of the Greeks collapsed. 
D)  the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius. 
E)  a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor. 
A)  the people became complacent due to the egalitarian nature of Greek society. 
B)  the response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies. 
C)  the religious beliefs of the Greeks collapsed. 
D)  the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius. 
E)  a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor.

Question 4

Plato, in The Republic, imagines a perfect society ruled by

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A)  warriors. 
B)  workers. 
C)  women. 
D)  philosopher-kings. 
E)  poets. 
A)  warriors. 
B)  workers. 
C)  women. 
D)  philosopher-kings. 
E)  poets.

Question 5

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

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A)  superior horsemanship. 
B)  individual acts of valor. 
C)  speed and mobility. 
D)  discipline and teamwork. 
E)  fortified wine. 
A)  superior horsemanship. 
B)  individual acts of valor. 
C)  speed and mobility. 
D)  discipline and teamwork. 
E)  fortified wine.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Greek Dark Age

Accepted Answer

The Greek Dark Age was a period of decli

Question 7

The Greek dramatist who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was

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A)  Aeschylus. 
B)  Sophocles. 
C)  Euripides. 
D)  Aristophanes. 
E)  Hesiod. 
A)  Aeschylus. 
B)  Sophocles. 
C)  Euripides. 
D)  Aristophanes. 
E)  Hesiod.

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea

Accepted Answer

Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea are t

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

Accepted Answer

Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann wer

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Parthenon

Accepted Answer

The Parthenon is a famous ancient Greek

Question 11

Typical of Greek culture in the archaic age was

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A)  Homeric epic poetry. 
B)  the symposium, the sophisticated drinking party uniting all ranks of society. 
C)  lyric poetry as found in the works of Sappho. 
D)  the poetry of Hesiod emphasizing the superiority of the aristocratic class. 
E)  the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. 
A)  Homeric epic poetry. 
B)  the symposium, the sophisticated drinking party uniting all ranks of society. 
C)  lyric poetry as found in the works of Sappho. 
D)  the poetry of Hesiod emphasizing the superiority of the aristocratic class. 
E)  the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Question 12

In general, separate early Greek communities

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A)  developed close ties and cooperated with one another. 
B)  exchanged diplomatic representatives only. 
C)  avoided all contact to appease their city gods. 
D)  established formal federations early in Greece's history. 
E)  became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself. 
A)  developed close ties and cooperated with one another. 
B)  exchanged diplomatic representatives only. 
C)  avoided all contact to appease their city gods. 
D)  established formal federations early in Greece's history. 
E)  became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself.

Question 13

The Greek Parthenon

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A)  was dedicated to Zeus, chief of the Greek gods. 
B)  is considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture. 
C)  was designed by the Greek architect, Doryphoros. 
D)  was destroyed during the Peloponnesian War. 
E)  a and b 
A)  was dedicated to Zeus, chief of the Greek gods. 
B)  is considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture. 
C)  was designed by the Greek architect, Doryphoros. 
D)  was destroyed during the Peloponnesian War. 
E)  a and b

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Knossus

Accepted Answer

Knossos is an ancient archaeological sit

Question 15

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the typical Greek polis?

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A)  It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications. 
B)  Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens. 
C)  Each polis was autonomous from all other poleis. 
D)  The strength of the community came through cooperation. 
E)  Most Greek women were restricted largely to the home. 
A)  It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications. 
B)  Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens. 
C)  Each polis was autonomous from all other poleis. 
D)  The strength of the community came through cooperation. 
E)  Most Greek women were restricted largely to the home.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of Greece from the eighth century B.C.?

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A)  It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. 
B)  The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. 
C)  The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. 
D)  It was a period of incessant warfare. 
E)  It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles. 
A)  It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. 
B)  The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. 
C)  The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. 
D)  It was a period of incessant warfare. 
E)  It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-tyrant

Accepted Answer

A tyrant is a ruler who exercises absolu

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-helots

Accepted Answer

Helots were a class of unfree people in

Question 19

The vast majority of scholars do believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sir Arthur Evans. 
B)  Heinrich Schliemann. 
C)  Gertrude Bell. 
D)  Mary Leakey. 
E)  Richard Leakey. 
A)  Sir Arthur Evans. 
B)  Heinrich Schliemann. 
C)  Gertrude Bell. 
D)  Mary Leakey. 
E)  Richard Leakey.

Exam 3: the Civilization of the Greeks

IDENTIFICATIONS -gerousia and ephors

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as

Plato, in The Republic, imagines a perfect society ruled by

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

IDENTIFICATIONS -Greek Dark Age

The Greek dramatist who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea

IDENTIFICATIONS -Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Parthenon

Typical of Greek culture in the archaic age was

In general, separate early Greek communities

The Greek Parthenon

IDENTIFICATIONS -Knossus

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the typical Greek polis?

Which of the following is true of Greece from the eighth century B.C.?

IDENTIFICATIONS -tyrant

IDENTIFICATIONS -helots

The vast majority of scholars do believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

the Hellenistic World

the Roman Republic

the Roman Empire

late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

european Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

the Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

the Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

the Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

state Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

the Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

the Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

a Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

the Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

an Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

mass Society in an "Age of Progress," 1871-1894

an Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

the Beginning of the Twentieth-century Crisis: War and Revolution

the Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

the Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

after the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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