Question 1

The best men or aristoi of early Greece modeled their behavior on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Babylonian military class. 
B)  wealthy Phoenician traders. 
C)  the heroes of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 
D)  the heroes of the Epic of Gilgamesh. 
E)  Persian soldiers. 
A)  the Babylonian military class. 
B)  wealthy Phoenician traders. 
C)  the heroes of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 
D)  the heroes of the Epic of Gilgamesh. 
E)  Persian soldiers.

Question 2

Archaic Athens was the leading commercial city of Greece.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Greek symposiums excluded all women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Sophist claim that "man is the measure of all things" means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  mathematics is the key to the secrets of the universe. 
B)  architecture should be proportioned to the human form. 
C)  goodness, truth, and justice are not absolutes, but vary according to the needs and interests of human beings. 
D)  nature is unknowable; only human beings can be understood. 
E)  all human measurements of the universe are relative to the individual making the measurement. 
A)  mathematics is the key to the secrets of the universe. 
B)  architecture should be proportioned to the human form. 
C)  goodness, truth, and justice are not absolutes, but vary according to the needs and interests of human beings. 
D)  nature is unknowable; only human beings can be understood. 
E)  all human measurements of the universe are relative to the individual making the measurement.

Question 5

Homosocial relationships between men of the aristocratic class in Ancient Greece were part of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ritual religious practices. 
B)  a mentoring process for young men. 
C)  military bonding rituals. 
D)  a Greek movement to embrace more liberal sexual practices. 
E)  a protest to end the Peloponnesian War. 
A)  ritual religious practices. 
B)  a mentoring process for young men. 
C)  military bonding rituals. 
D)  a Greek movement to embrace more liberal sexual practices. 
E)  a protest to end the Peloponnesian War.

Question 6

Democracy originated in Greece from the idea of the demos,which literally means:

Accepted Answer

A)  the mob. 
B)  neighborhood. 
C)  clan. 
D)  tribe. 
E)  family. 
A)  the mob. 
B)  neighborhood. 
C)  clan. 
D)  tribe. 
E)  family.

Question 7

The Corinthian League was the first political and religious confederation of independent poleis pledged to support each other in times of need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Greek polis was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a collective group organized around an agora. 
B)  a well-armed militia of all adult men aged twenty-one to sixty. 
C)  a central marketplace close to the harbor. 
D)  a protected area around the temple. 
E)  the highest fortified ground within a city. 
A)  a collective group organized around an agora. 
B)  a well-armed militia of all adult men aged twenty-one to sixty. 
C)  a central marketplace close to the harbor. 
D)  a protected area around the temple. 
E)  the highest fortified ground within a city.

Question 9

Which sentence best describes the structure of the Spartan government circa 600 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sparta was organized and led by a core of military generals who were elected annually before the spring campaigns. 
B)  Sparta was ruled by a citizen assembly, a council of elders, and two kings. 
C)  Sparta was a democracy modeled after the government of its rival, Athens. 
D)  Sparta was ruled by a cadre of military officers. 
E)  Sparta was an oligarchy ruled by a small group of wealthy merchants. 
A)  Sparta was organized and led by a core of military generals who were elected annually before the spring campaigns. 
B)  Sparta was ruled by a citizen assembly, a council of elders, and two kings. 
C)  Sparta was a democracy modeled after the government of its rival, Athens. 
D)  Sparta was ruled by a cadre of military officers. 
E)  Sparta was an oligarchy ruled by a small group of wealthy merchants.

Question 10

Why was the Peloponnesian War deadlocked for an extended period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Athenian Plague was used as a form of early "germ warfare" against Sparta. 
B)  Athens could not defeat Persia on land, and Persia could not defeat Athens at sea. 
C)  Athens could not defeat Sparta on land, and Sparta could not defeat Athens at sea. 
D)  The philosophy of the Pythagoreans and the Sophists contradicted each other. 
E)  The leadership of Pericles throughout the war allowed Athens to hold out against the superior Spartan Army. 
A)  The Athenian Plague was used as a form of early "germ warfare" against Sparta. 
B)  Athens could not defeat Persia on land, and Persia could not defeat Athens at sea. 
C)  Athens could not defeat Sparta on land, and Sparta could not defeat Athens at sea. 
D)  The philosophy of the Pythagoreans and the Sophists contradicted each other. 
E)  The leadership of Pericles throughout the war allowed Athens to hold out against the superior Spartan Army.

Question 11

All Greek poleis except Athens and Sparta immediately surrendered to Xerxes' invasion forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "Ionian revolution in thought," epitomized by Xenophanes and other philosophers from Miletus,can best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  communism. 
B)  cynicism. 
C)  relativism. 
D)  philosophical universalism. 
E)  Neoplatonism. 
A)  communism. 
B)  cynicism. 
C)  relativism. 
D)  philosophical universalism. 
E)  Neoplatonism.

Question 13

"Hellenism" led to political cooperation between the poleis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hubris is _________ ,which was punished by the gods.

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive pride 
B)  excessive wealth 
C)  excessive strength 
D)  excessive wrath 
E)  excessive beauty 
A)  excessive pride 
B)  excessive wealth 
C)  excessive strength 
D)  excessive wrath 
E)  excessive beauty

Question 15

Greek sculpture evolved from the rather stiff likenesses resembling Egyptian statuary to a style labeled as:

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalism. 
B)  realism. 
C)  mannerism. 
D)  objective abstraction. 
E)  magical realism. 
A)  naturalism. 
B)  realism. 
C)  mannerism. 
D)  objective abstraction. 
E)  magical realism.

Question 16

Although the history of Greece before the rise of the polis is largely undocumented and therefore difficult to study thoroughly,it seems clear that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  population of mainland Greece rose steadily throughout the period. 
B)  early Greeks had no developed concept of heroic ideals or epic poetry. 
C)  early Greeks had little interest in religion or the gods. 
D)  early Greeks were living in a period of cultural isolation and economic stasis. 
E)  early Greeks traded extensively with the rest of the ancient world. 
A)  population of mainland Greece rose steadily throughout the period. 
B)  early Greeks had no developed concept of heroic ideals or epic poetry. 
C)  early Greeks had little interest in religion or the gods. 
D)  early Greeks were living in a period of cultural isolation and economic stasis. 
E)  early Greeks traded extensively with the rest of the ancient world.

Question 17

What were the effects of hoplite warfare on the Greek poleis?

Accepted Answer

The adaptation of hoplite tactics by the

Question 18

Sparta:

Accepted Answer

A)  required all citizens to do manual labor in order to preserve equality between them. 
B)  depended on the enslaved labor of helots. 
C)  relied on an elite, professional, mercenary army. 
D)  relied on its navy for self-defense. 
E)  devoted itself to the arts and to the preservation of the culture of the past. 
A)  required all citizens to do manual labor in order to preserve equality between them. 
B)  depended on the enslaved labor of helots. 
C)  relied on an elite, professional, mercenary army. 
D)  relied on its navy for self-defense. 
E)  devoted itself to the arts and to the preservation of the culture of the past.

Question 19

The Peloponnesian War was a response to Athenian oppression,superiority,and aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What were the effects of depopulation on early Greece?

Accepted Answer

The depopulation at the beginning of the

Exam 3: The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The best men or aristoi of early Greece modeled their behavior on:

Archaic Athens was the leading commercial city of Greece.

Greek symposiums excluded all women.

The Sophist claim that "man is the measure of all things" means that:

Homosocial relationships between men of the aristocratic class in Ancient Greece were part of:

Democracy originated in Greece from the idea of the demos,which literally means:

The Corinthian League was the first political and religious confederation of independent poleis pledged to support each other in times of need.

The Greek polis was:

Which sentence best describes the structure of the Spartan government circa 600 B.C.E.?

Why was the Peloponnesian War deadlocked for an extended period of time?

All Greek poleis except Athens and Sparta immediately surrendered to Xerxes' invasion forces.

The "Ionian revolution in thought," epitomized by Xenophanes and other philosophers from Miletus,can best be described as:

"Hellenism" led to political cooperation between the poleis.

Hubris is _________ ,which was punished by the gods.

Greek sculpture evolved from the rather stiff likenesses resembling Egyptian statuary to a style labeled as:

Although the history of Greece before the rise of the polis is largely undocumented and therefore difficult to study thoroughly,it seems clear that the:

What were the effects of hoplite warfare on the Greek poleis?

Sparta:

The Peloponnesian War was a response to Athenian oppression,superiority,and aggression.

What were the effects of depopulation on early Greece?

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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