Question 1

In Sparta,the helots were hereditary monarchs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

What was the effect of rising democracy on the position of women in Athens?

Accepted Answer

Rather than leading to greater equality

Question 4

Socrates' most important pupil was:

Accepted Answer

A) Pythagoras. 
B) Plato. 
C) Aristotle. 
D) Isocrates. 
E) Zeno. 
A) Pythagoras. 
B) Plato. 
C) Aristotle. 
D) Isocrates. 
E) Zeno.

Question 5

Why were the Sophists considered to be dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Sophists argued that ideals such as good

Question 6

The relationship of the Archaic Greeks to their gods was:

Accepted Answer

A) one of trust and familial loyalty. 
B) one of suspicion and appeasement. 
C) an impersonal relationship that cultivated independence in the Greek people. 
D) a personal relationship with gods who were considered to be positive forces in Greek culture and individual welfare. 
E) ambivalent as the Greeks never completely accepted the existence of gods. 
A) one of trust and familial loyalty. 
B) one of suspicion and appeasement. 
C) an impersonal relationship that cultivated independence in the Greek people. 
D) a personal relationship with gods who were considered to be positive forces in Greek culture and individual welfare. 
E) ambivalent as the Greeks never completely accepted the existence of gods.

Question 7

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the chaotic,isolated period:

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A) eventually emerged as the Greek aristocracy. 
B) carefully avoided acts of piracy and military confrontation. 
C) founded the first religious temples and rejected the "heroic ideal." 
D) are known to historians today as "pre-Socratic" philosophers. 
E) colonized the islands of the Aegean Sea. 
A) eventually emerged as the Greek aristocracy. 
B) carefully avoided acts of piracy and military confrontation. 
C) founded the first religious temples and rejected the "heroic ideal." 
D) are known to historians today as "pre-Socratic" philosophers. 
E) colonized the islands of the Aegean Sea.

Question 8

How did the Persian Wars change Greek society?

Accepted Answer

Though there was often tension between t

Question 9

Every four years,the Olympic Games were held to honor:

Accepted Answer

A) Zeus. 
B) Hera. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Socrates. 
E) Apollo. 
A) Zeus. 
B) Hera. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Socrates. 
E) Apollo.

Question 10

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

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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 11

Darius believed that a preemptive strike against Athens and Eretria was necessary because:

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A) Athens was planning to launch a military campaign against Persia. 
B) Eretria,aided by Athens,had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians. 
C) Athens and Eretria had executed Persian citizens who were residing in their poleis. 
D) Greek poleis in Asia Minor could always revolt against Persia when they could look for support in this endeavor from Athens,Eretria,and other Greek poleis. 
E) Athens,aided by Eretria,had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians. 
A) Athens was planning to launch a military campaign against Persia. 
B) Eretria,aided by Athens,had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians. 
C) Athens and Eretria had executed Persian citizens who were residing in their poleis. 
D) Greek poleis in Asia Minor could always revolt against Persia when they could look for support in this endeavor from Athens,Eretria,and other Greek poleis. 
E) Athens,aided by Eretria,had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians.

Question 12

Solon was an aristocrat who had made his name and fortune as a hoplite soldier and thus had the respect of every faction in Athenian society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What changes occurred in ninth century b.c.e.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

Accepted Answer

Contacts between the Greeks and Phoenici

Question 14

The origins of Greek democracy can be identified,in part,in the rule of the Athenian aristocrat:

Accepted Answer

A) Areopagus. 
B) Solon. 
C) Drakon. 
D) Hectares. 
E) Peisistratos. 
A) Areopagus. 
B) Solon. 
C) Drakon. 
D) Hectares. 
E) Peisistratos.

Question 15

The Greek historian Herodotus believed:

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A) Persia was a very efficient state and deserved to dominate Greece. 
B) the Greeks were intellectually superior to the Persians and should have easily conquered Persia. 
C) both the Greeks and Persians were great peoples. 
D) Miletus would prosper under Persian control. 
E) war between the Greeks and Persia would be the downfall of Hellenic civilization. 
A) Persia was a very efficient state and deserved to dominate Greece. 
B) the Greeks were intellectually superior to the Persians and should have easily conquered Persia. 
C) both the Greeks and Persians were great peoples. 
D) Miletus would prosper under Persian control. 
E) war between the Greeks and Persia would be the downfall of Hellenic civilization.

In Sparta,the helots were hereditary monarchs.

Sparta:

What was the effect of rising democracy on the position of women in Athens?

Socrates' most important pupil was:

Why were the Sophists considered to be dangerous?

The relationship of the Archaic Greeks to their gods was:

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the chaotic,isolated period:

How did the Persian Wars change Greek society?

Every four years,the Olympic Games were held to honor:

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

Darius believed that a preemptive strike against Athens and Eretria was necessary because:

Solon was an aristocrat who had made his name and fortune as a hoplite soldier and thus had the respect of every faction in Athenian society.

What changes occurred in ninth century b.c.e.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

The origins of Greek democracy can be identified,in part,in the rule of the Athenian aristocrat:

The Greek historian Herodotus believed:

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Exam 3: The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

In Sparta,the helots were hereditary monarchs.

Sparta:

What was the effect of rising democracy on the position of women in Athens?

Socrates' most important pupil was:

Why were the Sophists considered to be dangerous?

The relationship of the Archaic Greeks to their gods was:

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the chaotic,isolated period:

How did the Persian Wars change Greek society?

Every four years,the Olympic Games were held to honor:

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

Darius believed that a preemptive strike against Athens and Eretria was necessary because:

Solon was an aristocrat who had made his name and fortune as a hoplite soldier and thus had the respect of every faction in Athenian society.

What changes occurred in ninth century b.c.e.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

The origins of Greek democracy can be identified,in part,in the rule of the Athenian aristocrat:

The Greek historian Herodotus believed:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes 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

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