Question 1

What belief or accomplishment is NOT attributed to Alexander the Great?

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A)   He attempted to emulate Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
B)   He believed he was descended from the god Heracles.
C)   He sparked an era that led to the spread of Greek culture to the Middle East.
D)   He inspired the Romans with his vision of empire
E)   He restores freedom to Greece. E

Question 2

Aeschyluswas the

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

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Aeschylus' Oresteia

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Aeschylus' Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by the ancient playwright Aeschylus. The trilogy consists of three plays: "Agamemnon," "The Libation Bearers" (also known as "Choephoroi"), and "The Eumenides." These plays were first performed in 458 BCE at the Dionysia festival in Athens.

The Oresteia tells the story of the House of Atreus, focusing on King Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War and the subsequent chain of revenge and murder within his family. The narrative arc follows the cycle of bloodshed within the family, starting with Agamemnon's murder by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, followed by the revenge of Agamemnon's son Orestes, who kills his mother and her lover to avenge his father's death.

The trilogy explores themes of justice, revenge, and the transition from personal vendetta to a system of public justice upheld by a court of law. "The Eumenides," the final play, concludes with the establishment of the Areopagus, a court in Athens, which represents the shift from the old cycle of blood vengeance to a civilized legal system.

The Oresteia is the only surviving trilogy of Greek tragedies by one playwright and is considered one of the greatest achievements of Greek drama. It has been influential in the development of the tragedy as a literary and dramatic form and continues to be studied and performed to this day.

Question 4

Which city was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

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A)   Athens
B)   Alexandria
C)   Thebes
D)   Isfahan
E)   Persepolis

Question 5

Who/What were Hoplites?

Accepted Answer

A)   Altars to the Olympian Gods
B)   Spartan temples
C)   Characters in the Greek alphabet
D)   Greek infantry warriors
E)   None of these choices.

Question 6

Historians have recently discovered that Western literary forms have not been derived from Greek poetry and drama.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Heinrich Schliemann

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
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Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
battles of Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea

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battles of...

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Homer

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Question 10

What were the differences in the lifestyles of Athenian and Spartan women? Illustrate with an example.

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The answer of What were the differences in the lifestyles...

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Phoenician alphabet

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Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sophocles

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Question 13

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.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Mycenaeans

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Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Delian League

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Question 16

What was characteristic of Spartan society?

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A)   Women were secluded and forbidden from appearing in public.
B)   Men could only be members of the assembly until they reached age sixty.
C)   Government was run democratically.
D)   Citizens were discouraged from studying philosophy, art or literature.
E)   New laws allowed married women to vote.

Question 17

Women in Sparta had greater power than women in most of the rest of Greece.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By about 700 B.C.E., which group replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare?

Accepted Answer

A)   Helots
B)   Hoplites
C)   Poleis
D)   Mercenaries
E)   Macedonians

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Pericles

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Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
tyrants

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tyrants...

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

What belief or accomplishment is NOT attributed to Alexander the Great?

Aeschyluswas the

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Aeschylus' Oresteia

Which city was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

Who/What were Hoplites?

Historians have recently discovered that Western literary forms have not been derived from Greek poetry and drama.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Heinrich Schliemann

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). battles of Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Homer

What were the differences in the lifestyles of Athenian and Spartan women? Illustrate with an example.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Phoenician alphabet

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sophocles

The legacy of Alexander the Great

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mycenaeans

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Delian League

What was characteristic of Spartan society?

Women in Sparta had greater power than women in most of the rest of Greece.

By about 700 B.C.E., which group replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Pericles

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). tyrants