Question 1

Minoan civilization transmitted which legacy to Archaic Greece?

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A)  fortress-palaces 
B)  ashlar-style construction 
C)  legends and myths of gods and heroes 
D)  imaginative literature 
A)  fortress-palaces 
B)  ashlar-style construction 
C)  legends and myths of gods and heroes 
D)  imaginative literature C

Question 2

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. C

Question 3

The beauty of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, is the result of all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  graceful columns. 
B)  mathematical proportions. 
C)  a 1:2 ratio of its columns. 
D)  the stylized and abstract quality of its statues. 
A)  graceful columns. 
B)  mathematical proportions. 
C)  a 1:2 ratio of its columns. 
D)  the stylized and abstract quality of its statues. D

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the Greek colonies outside of the Greek mainland?

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A)  They gave the new middle class access to political power. 
B)  They were expected to provide food and resources for their "mother cities". 
C)  They were mostly concentrated in modern-day Turkey and Upper Egypt. 
D)  Greek political institutions largely were not present in the colonies. 
A)  They gave the new middle class access to political power. 
B)  They were expected to provide food and resources for their "mother cities". 
C)  They were mostly concentrated in modern-day Turkey and Upper Egypt. 
D)  Greek political institutions largely were not present in the colonies.

Question 5

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 6

What were the three key political developments of Archaic Greece?

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The three key political developments of

Question 7

A frequent subject in Archaic Greek sculpture was

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A)  portrait busts. 
B)  youths and maidens. 
C)  scenes of everyday life. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  portrait busts. 
B)  youths and maidens. 
C)  scenes of everyday life. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

Minoan religion exhibited which of the following key traits?

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A)  worship of a god of thunder 
B)  human sacrifices 
C)  worship of a mother goddess 
D)  belief in a deity who resides within each human subject 
A)  worship of a god of thunder 
B)  human sacrifices 
C)  worship of a mother goddess 
D)  belief in a deity who resides within each human subject

Question 9

Which of the following characterized the philosophers and scientists of Archaic Greece?

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A)  belief that human reason could understand the natural world 
B)  belief that the deities controlled human events 
C)  belief that the earth and the universe were completely unpredictable 
D)  belief that mathematics was unrelated to the quest for knowledge 
A)  belief that human reason could understand the natural world 
B)  belief that the deities controlled human events 
C)  belief that the earth and the universe were completely unpredictable 
D)  belief that mathematics was unrelated to the quest for knowledge

Question 10

A major political change occurred, in the early Archaic Age, that

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A)  shifted power from the land owners to the peasants. 
B)  made the kings more powerful than ever. 
C)  put power into the hands of the noble families. 
D)  allowed the slaves to serve in the government. 
A)  shifted power from the land owners to the peasants. 
B)  made the kings more powerful than ever. 
C)  put power into the hands of the noble families. 
D)  allowed the slaves to serve in the government.

Question 11

What was the significance of Homer for Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

Homer was significant for Greek civiliza

Question 12

Greeks of the Archaic Age were NOT bound together by a

Accepted Answer

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 13

How did life in Sparta differ from life in Athens for women?

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Life in Sparta differed significantly fr

Question 14

Named for King Minos, the Minoan civilization

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A)  had a simple class structure consisting of nobles and peasants. 
B)  was based on a stable mercantile economy. 
C)  was a society based on a military hierarchy. 
D)  had high walls protecting its great palaces. 
A)  had a simple class structure consisting of nobles and peasants. 
B)  was based on a stable mercantile economy. 
C)  was a society based on a military hierarchy. 
D)  had high walls protecting its great palaces.

Question 15

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 16

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 17

What were the central characteristics of Archaic Greek religion?

Accepted Answer

The central characteristics of Archaic G

Question 18

Minoan civilization eventually fell to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptians. 
B)  Etruscans. 
C)  Mycenaeans. 
D)  Dorians. 
A)  Egyptians. 
B)  Etruscans. 
C)  Mycenaeans. 
D)  Dorians.

Question 19

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 20

Which of the following features are common to the Doric temple style?

Accepted Answer

A)  columns with undecorated capitals 
B)  metopes 
C)  triglyphs 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  columns with undecorated capitals 
B)  metopes 
C)  triglyphs 
D)  All these answers are correct.

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

Minoan civilization transmitted which legacy to Archaic Greece?

The significance of the Persian Wars was that they

The beauty of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, is the result of all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is true of the Greek colonies outside of the Greek mainland?

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

What were the three key political developments of Archaic Greece?

A frequent subject in Archaic Greek sculpture was

Minoan religion exhibited which of the following key traits?

Which of the following characterized the philosophers and scientists of Archaic Greece?

A major political change occurred, in the early Archaic Age, that

What was the significance of Homer for Greek civilization?

Greeks of the Archaic Age were NOT bound together by a

How did life in Sparta differ from life in Athens for women?

Named for King Minos, the Minoan civilization

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

The "humanities" are the

What were the central characteristics of Archaic Greek religion?

Minoan civilization eventually fell to the

Solon was

Which of the following features are common to the Doric temple style?

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

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

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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

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The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

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