Question 1

The chthonian gods and goddesses were at first worshipped only by the

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A)  noble families in society. 
B)  lower levels of society. 
C)  priestly class. 
D)  early Greek kings, who considered themselves divine. 
A)  noble families in society. 
B)  lower levels of society. 
C)  priestly class. 
D)  early Greek kings, who considered themselves divine.

Question 2

Mycenaean civilization was centered

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A)  on the Peloponnesus. 
B)  in northern Greece. 
C)  on the Greek islands. 
D)  on Crete. 
A)  on the Peloponnesus. 
B)  in northern Greece. 
C)  on the Greek islands. 
D)  on Crete.

Question 3

A bard was a

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A)  person who bartered in the Greek agora. 
B)  poet who sang verses of an epic while strumming a stringed instrument. 
C)  Greek thinker interested in philosophy. 
D)  composer of Greek lyric poems. 
A)  person who bartered in the Greek agora. 
B)  poet who sang verses of an epic while strumming a stringed instrument. 
C)  Greek thinker interested in philosophy. 
D)  composer of Greek lyric poems.

Question 4

The cultural institution that grew out of the worship of Dionysus was the

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A)  library. 
B)  academy. 
C)  church. 
D)  theater. 
A)  library. 
B)  academy. 
C)  church. 
D)  theater.

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

Which of the following was a major aspect of Greece's first philosophers?

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A)  They described the physical world as the result of natural causes and effects. 
B)  They questioned the role, power, and existence of the Greek deities. 
C)  They established a body of knowledge that came to be identified as natural philosophy. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  They described the physical world as the result of natural causes and effects. 
B)  They questioned the role, power, and existence of the Greek deities. 
C)  They established a body of knowledge that came to be identified as natural philosophy. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Doric temple?

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A)  the use of plain tops 
B)  the use of a sculptural band called a frieze 
C)  the use of blank panels called metopes 
D)  ensuring that the design was a function of mathematical proportions 
A)  the use of plain tops 
B)  the use of a sculptural band called a frieze 
C)  the use of blank panels called metopes 
D)  ensuring that the design was a function of mathematical proportions

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

Sappho's lyric poetry mainly addressed the subject of

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A)  victorious athletes. 
B)  passionate love in all of its aspects. 
C)  political and social problems. 
D)  nature. 
A)  victorious athletes. 
B)  passionate love in all of its aspects. 
C)  political and social problems. 
D)  nature.

Question 10

Pythagoras was author of which scientific theory?

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A)  the notion that the basic stuff of nature is water 
B)  the concept of atomism 
C)  the view of the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water 
D)  the belief that everything is based on numbers 
A)  the notion that the basic stuff of nature is water 
B)  the concept of atomism 
C)  the view of the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water 
D)  the belief that everything is based on numbers

Question 11

Explain the relationship of Archaic sculpture to Egyptian art, focusing on standing statues. How was Archaic sculpture similar to and different from Egyptian art?

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The relationship between Archaic sculptu

Question 12

One Egyptian influence on Archaic Greek sculpture was

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A)  open body stance and balance. 
B)  the shifting of bodily weight onto one leg. 
C)  left-foot-forward movement. 
D)  emotions recorded on faces. 
A)  open body stance and balance. 
B)  the shifting of bodily weight onto one leg. 
C)  left-foot-forward movement. 
D)  emotions recorded on faces.

Question 13

What became the dominant literary expression in the late Archaic Age?

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A)  the tragic play 
B)  epic poetry 
C)  the comedic play 
D)  lyric poetry 
A)  the tragic play 
B)  epic poetry 
C)  the comedic play 
D)  lyric poetry

Question 14

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 15

Compare and contrast Linear A and Linear B scripts, noting when they appeared and how they were used.

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Linear A and Linear B are two ancient sc

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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

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A typical Doric temple is a rectangular

Question 19

What was the polis, and why was it one of the most important contributions of Greek civilization?

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The polis was the ancient Greek city-sta

Question 20

Homer influenced Greek civilization by

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A)  writing the first history of the ancient world. 
B)  providing the basis for the Latin language. 
C)  undermining the religious institutions of his day. 
D)  serving as a moral guide and giving texture to the Greek language. 
A)  writing the first history of the ancient world. 
B)  providing the basis for the Latin language. 
C)  undermining the religious institutions of his day. 
D)  serving as a moral guide and giving texture to the Greek language.

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

The chthonian gods and goddesses were at first worshipped only by the

Mycenaean civilization was centered

A bard was a

The cultural institution that grew out of the worship of Dionysus was the

An oligarchy is

Which of the following was a major aspect of Greece's first philosophers?

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Doric temple?

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

Sappho's lyric poetry mainly addressed the subject of

Pythagoras was author of which scientific theory?

Explain the relationship of Archaic sculpture to Egyptian art, focusing on standing statues. How was Archaic sculpture similar to and different from Egyptian art?

One Egyptian influence on Archaic Greek sculpture was

What became the dominant literary expression in the late Archaic Age?

What was the "Mediterranean triad" of crops?

Compare and contrast Linear A and Linear B scripts, noting when they appeared and how they were used.

The philosopher Heraclitus pioneered a philosophic tradition based on

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

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

What was the polis, and why was it one of the most important contributions of Greek civilization?

Homer influenced Greek civilization by

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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