Question 1

The philosopher Heraclitus

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A) was a materialist like Thales. 
B) followed idealism like Pythagoras. 
C) established the first dialectical form of reasoning. 
D) found truth in a stable universe. 
A) was a materialist like Thales. 
B) followed idealism like Pythagoras. 
C) established the first dialectical form of reasoning. 
D) found truth in a stable universe.

Question 2

The philosopher Heraclitus pioneered a philosophic tradition based on

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A) the understanding that everything was composed of numbers. 
B) the belief that everything was composed of water. 
C) finding truth in constant change. 
D) the concept that reason can understand the natural order. 
A) the understanding that everything was composed of numbers. 
B) the belief that everything was composed of water. 
C) finding truth in constant change. 
D) the concept that reason can understand the natural order.

Question 3

A major victory of the Persians during the Persian Wars was at the battle of

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A) Thermopylae. 
B) Marathon. 
C) Salamis. 
D) Plataea. 
A) Thermopylae. 
B) Marathon. 
C) Salamis. 
D) Plataea.

Question 4

Among the following Greek deities,which did the Greeks consider to be the leader?

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A) Hermes 
B) Zeus 
C) Athena 
D) Apollo 
A) Hermes 
B) Zeus 
C) Athena 
D) Apollo

Question 5

An oligarchy is

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A) government by the few. 
B) similar to a democracy. 
C) rule by a king. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) government by the few. 
B) similar to a democracy. 
C) rule by a king. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

The significance of the Persian Wars was that they

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A) meant the triumph of the East over the West. 
B) ended the Golden Age of Greece. 
C) allowed Greek democratic institutions and humanistic values to continue to develop. 
D) led Greece to experience a century of peace. 
A) meant the triumph of the East over the West. 
B) ended the Golden Age of Greece. 
C) allowed Greek democratic institutions and humanistic values to continue to develop. 
D) led Greece to experience a century of peace.

Question 7

Describe a typical Doric temple,and name and identify its chief features.

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A typical Doric temple is a rectangular

Question 8

Why is the Greek period after the Mycenaeans known as the "Dark Age"?

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A) Most of the technological and intellectual developments of the Mycenaeans were lost. 
B) Little is known about it. 
C) The age was subject to almost constant warfare. 
D) Greece fell under control of foreign powers. 
A) Most of the technological and intellectual developments of the Mycenaeans were lost. 
B) Little is known about it. 
C) The age was subject to almost constant warfare. 
D) Greece fell under control of foreign powers.

Question 9

What was the "Mediterranean triad" of crops?

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A) dried meats,grapes,apples 
B) cereal grains,wheat,dried meats 
C) wheat,rice,olives 
D) olives,grapes,and cereal grains
Essay Questions 
A) dried meats,grapes,apples 
B) cereal grains,wheat,dried meats 
C) wheat,rice,olives 
D) olives,grapes,and cereal grains
Essay Questions

Question 10

Who is the originator of the major conventions of epic literature?

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A) Homer 
B) Hesiod 
C) Sappho 
D) Archilocus 
A) Homer 
B) Hesiod 
C) Sappho 
D) Archilocus

Question 11

In Archaic Greece,a tyrant was a person

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A) given extraordinary power to solve specific problems. 
B) who usually represented a foreign power. 
C) whom the Greeks came to trust above all others. 
D) who guided citizens of the polis in religious festivals. 
A) given extraordinary power to solve specific problems. 
B) who usually represented a foreign power. 
C) whom the Greeks came to trust above all others. 
D) who guided citizens of the polis in religious festivals.

Question 12

The "humanities" are the

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A) things that human beings do in any culture. 
B) beliefs that arise out of religious worship. 
C) original artistic and literary forms of the Greeks. 
D) attitudes and practices that make human beings more sympathetic to others. 
A) things that human beings do in any culture. 
B) beliefs that arise out of religious worship. 
C) original artistic and literary forms of the Greeks. 
D) attitudes and practices that make human beings more sympathetic to others.

Question 13

Greeks of the Archaic Age were NOT bound together by a

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A) common language. 
B) unified state. 
C) shared tradition of heroic stories and folk tales. 
D) standard set of myths and religious practices. 
A) common language. 
B) unified state. 
C) shared tradition of heroic stories and folk tales. 
D) standard set of myths and religious practices.

Question 14

Solon was

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A) the leader of the Spartans in the Persian Wars. 
B) an Athenian admiral during the Persian Wars. 
C) an aristocrat who reformed the Athenian economy and social orders. 
D) one of the early Greek playwrights. 
A) the leader of the Spartans in the Persian Wars. 
B) an Athenian admiral during the Persian Wars. 
C) an aristocrat who reformed the Athenian economy and social orders. 
D) one of the early Greek playwrights.

Question 15

What were the three key political developments of Archaic Greece?

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The three key political developments of

The philosopher Heraclitus

The philosopher Heraclitus pioneered a philosophic tradition based on

A major victory of the Persians during the Persian Wars was at the battle of

Among the following Greek deities,which did the Greeks consider to be the leader?

An oligarchy is

The significance of the Persian Wars was that they

Describe a typical Doric temple,and name and identify its chief features.

Why is the Greek period after the Mycenaeans known as the "Dark Age"?

What was the "Mediterranean triad" of crops?

Who is the originator of the major conventions of epic literature?

In Archaic Greece,a tyrant was a person

The "humanities" are the

Greeks of the Archaic Age were NOT bound together by a

Solon was

What were the three key political developments of Archaic Greece?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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Exam 2: The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

The philosopher Heraclitus

The philosopher Heraclitus pioneered a philosophic tradition based on

A major victory of the Persians during the Persian Wars was at the battle of

Among the following Greek deities,which did the Greeks consider to be the leader?

An oligarchy is

The significance of the Persian Wars was that they

Describe a typical Doric temple,and name and identify its chief features.

Why is the Greek period after the Mycenaeans known as the "Dark Age"?

What was the "Mediterranean triad" of crops?

Who is the originator of the major conventions of epic literature?

In Archaic Greece,a tyrant was a person

The "humanities" are the

Greeks of the Archaic Age were NOT bound together by a

Solon was

What were the three key political developments of Archaic Greece?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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