Question 1

Herodotus and Thucydides helped to develop prose as an acceptable literary form by writing:

Accepted Answer

A)  plays. 
B)  poetry. 
C)  history. 
D)  philosophy. 
E)  religious texts. 
A)  plays. 
B)  poetry. 
C)  history. 
D)  philosophy. 
E)  religious texts. C

Question 2

The growing class of aristocrats at the end of the early age of Greece made their wealth by:

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A)  heavy taxation of the temples. 
B)  engaging in trade and commercial enterprises. 
C)  conquest and colonization. 
D)  exploiting the discovery of new silver mines in the highlands. 
E)  piracy and plundering the peasant class. 
A)  heavy taxation of the temples. 
B)  engaging in trade and commercial enterprises. 
C)  conquest and colonization. 
D)  exploiting the discovery of new silver mines in the highlands. 
E)  piracy and plundering the peasant class. B

Question 3

What changes occurred in ninth centuryB.C.E.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

Accepted Answer

Contacts between the Greeks and Phoenicians intensified,bringing the Greeks and the Phoenician alphabet,the artistic and literary traditions of the Near East,and the design for merchant vessels that allowed the Greeks to take up seafaring as a means of trade and piracy.Accompanying this revival in seafaring was a massive population expansion.Both trade and population growth meant that more Greeks began moving back to the seaside cities and making contacts with other islands and Asia Minor,foreshadowing the colonial explosion of the eighth century.The rapidly growing cities necessitated some degree of economic,political,and social cooperation among the inhabitants.The result of this cooperation was the polis: a social collective that provided much needed organization.

Question 4

According to the historian Thucydides,the Peloponnesian War began:

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A)  as a way to permanently remove the Persian threat from the Aegean Sea. 
B)  because Sparta feared the growing power of Athens. 
C)  to facilitate the expansion of Athens into Syracuse (Sicily). 
D)  because Athens failed to support the Delian League. 
E)  when Sparta's imperial ambitions threatened the Greeks north of the Peloponnesus. 
A)  as a way to permanently remove the Persian threat from the Aegean Sea. 
B)  because Sparta feared the growing power of Athens. 
C)  to facilitate the expansion of Athens into Syracuse (Sicily). 
D)  because Athens failed to support the Delian League. 
E)  when Sparta's imperial ambitions threatened the Greeks north of the Peloponnesus.

Question 5

Sparta:

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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 6

What form of government did Sparta impose on the defeated Athenians and their allies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracy 
B)  Oligarchy 
C)  Aristocracy 
D)  Tyranny 
E)  Monarchy 
A)  Democracy 
B)  Oligarchy 
C)  Aristocracy 
D)  Tyranny 
E)  Monarchy

Question 7

The study of philosophy in mainland Greece concerned itself with studying abstractions to understand the essence of the universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Greeks referred to some people with whom they came into contact as barbarians because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  wore their hair long and had beards. 
B)  fought without any regard for the formalities of war. 
C)  worshiped gods different from the Greeks. 
D)  were nomadic peoples. 
E)  did not speak Greek. 
A)  wore their hair long and had beards. 
B)  fought without any regard for the formalities of war. 
C)  worshiped gods different from the Greeks. 
D)  were nomadic peoples. 
E)  did not speak Greek.

Question 9

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 10

The relationship of the Archaic Greeks to their gods was:

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A)  one of trust. 
B)  one of suspicion. 
C)  impersonal. 
D)  personal. 
E)  ambivalent. 
A)  one of trust. 
B)  one of suspicion. 
C)  impersonal. 
D)  personal. 
E)  ambivalent.

Question 11

Why were the Sophists considered to be dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Sophists argued that ideals such as good

Question 12

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 13

The catalyst of the Persian Wars was:

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A)  the imperial concerns of the Persians. 
B)  a revolt instigated by the Ionian Greeks against the Persians. 
C)  the imperial concerns of the Greeks. 
D)  a dispute between Sparta and Athens that the Persians were asked to resolve. 
E)  the unprovoked invasion of Euboea by the Persians. 
A)  the imperial concerns of the Persians. 
B)  a revolt instigated by the Ionian Greeks against the Persians. 
C)  the imperial concerns of the Greeks. 
D)  a dispute between Sparta and Athens that the Persians were asked to resolve. 
E)  the unprovoked invasion of Euboea by the Persians.

Question 14

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 15

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 16

The Spartans failed to come to the aid of the Athenians during the battle of Marathon because they were occupied in putting down a helot rebellion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How can it be said that although Sparta won the Peloponnesian War,they also lost it?

Accepted Answer

Although Sparta gained victory over Athe

Question 18

By the sixth century B.C.E.,the Greeks founded numerous colonies around the Mediterranean basin.The most historically significant colonies were located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  France and North Africa. 
B)  Anatolia and Italy. 
C)  Syria and the Black Sea. 
D)  Egypt and Palestine. 
E)  the Levant and Mesopotamia. 
A)  France and North Africa. 
B)  Anatolia and Italy. 
C)  Syria and the Black Sea. 
D)  Egypt and Palestine. 
E)  the Levant and Mesopotamia.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Rather than leading to greater equality

Question 20

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.

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

Herodotus and Thucydides helped to develop prose as an acceptable literary form by writing:

The growing class of aristocrats at the end of the early age of Greece made their wealth by:

What changes occurred in ninth centuryB.C.E.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

According to the historian Thucydides,the Peloponnesian War began:

Sparta:

What form of government did Sparta impose on the defeated Athenians and their allies?

The study of philosophy in mainland Greece concerned itself with studying abstractions to understand the essence of the universe.

The Greeks referred to some people with whom they came into contact as barbarians because they:

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.

The relationship of the Archaic Greeks to their gods was:

Why were the Sophists considered to be dangerous?

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

The catalyst of the Persian Wars was:

The Greek polis was:

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

The Spartans failed to come to the aid of the Athenians during the battle of Marathon because they were occupied in putting down a helot rebellion.

How can it be said that although Sparta won the Peloponnesian War,they also lost it?

By the sixth century B.C.E.,the Greeks founded numerous colonies around the Mediterranean basin.The most historically significant colonies were located in:

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

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

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