Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-syncretism

Accepted Answer

Syncretism is the blending or reconcilia

Question 2

Who was the Greek general who took Egypt after Alexander's death and converted it into the first Hellenistic kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Ptolemy 
B) Brassius 
C) Seleucis 
D) Antigonis 
E) Bucephalus 
A) Ptolemy 
B) Brassius 
C) Seleucis 
D) Antigonis 
E) Bucephalus

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Phintys

Accepted Answer

Phintys was a female Pythagorean philoso

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Judaea

Accepted Answer

Judaea, also spelled Judea, is a histori

Question 5

What was significant about the mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) They were completely foreign and thus unacceptable to the Greeks. 
B) They helped pave the way for the success of Christianity. 
C) They never achieved widespread popularity due to their inability to fulfill people's spiritual needs. 
D) They lacked an emotional initiation experience, unlike the Greek civic cults. 
E) They became the state religions of the various Hellenistic kingdoms. 
A) They were completely foreign and thus unacceptable to the Greeks. 
B) They helped pave the way for the success of Christianity. 
C) They never achieved widespread popularity due to their inability to fulfill people's spiritual needs. 
D) They lacked an emotional initiation experience, unlike the Greek civic cults. 
E) They became the state religions of the various Hellenistic kingdoms.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Stoicism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-Stoicism...

Question 7

According to Epicureanism, what was the fundamental factor motivating human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) A desire to appease the gods 
B) A desire to be an active participant in political affairs 
C) A focus on self-interest 
D) A concern for the good of the community 
E) A desire to lead a socially active life 
A) A desire to appease the gods 
B) A desire to be an active participant in political affairs 
C) A focus on self-interest 
D) A concern for the good of the community 
E) A desire to lead a socially active life

Question 8

Which statement best describes Hellenistic cities?

Accepted Answer

A) Hellenistic cities were small and governed by a military elite. 
B) They were important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek culture. 
C) They were urban centers, where the inhabitants spoke only their native tongue. 
D) Cities that had a population of 10,000 which were dominated by a trading class. 
E) Most Hellenistic cities were ruled by non-Greeks. 
A) Hellenistic cities were small and governed by a military elite. 
B) They were important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek culture. 
C) They were urban centers, where the inhabitants spoke only their native tongue. 
D) Cities that had a population of 10,000 which were dominated by a trading class. 
E) Most Hellenistic cities were ruled by non-Greeks.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-mystery religions

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-mystery religions...

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Epicureanism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-Epicureanism...

Question 11

Which statement about the Macedonians is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) They were greatly admired by the Greeks for their cultural achievements. 
B) They were probably not Greek. 
C) They were an urban people organized in city states like the southern Greeks. 
D) They never participated in the Olympic Games. 
E) Philip II turned Macedonia into the chief power in the Middle East. 
A) They were greatly admired by the Greeks for their cultural achievements. 
B) They were probably not Greek. 
C) They were an urban people organized in city states like the southern Greeks. 
D) They never participated in the Olympic Games. 
E) Philip II turned Macedonia into the chief power in the Middle East.

Question 12

At the time of the Persian conquest, Alexander's state finances were shaky at best.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During the Hellenistic period, industry spread from Greece to the East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Aristarchus of Samos

Accepted Answer

Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Gree

Question 15

Which Hellenistic monarchs claimed the title of the "pharaoh"?

Accepted Answer

A) The Antigonids 
B) The Ptolemies 
C) The Seleucids 
D) The Attalids 
E) The Hashemites 
A) The Antigonids 
B) The Ptolemies 
C) The Seleucids 
D) The Attalids 
E) The Hashemites

Question 16

Who wrote the best example of Hellenistic "New Comedy"?

Accepted Answer

A) Aristophanes 
B) Menander 
C) Euripides 
D) Aeschylus 
E) Polybius 
A) Aristophanes 
B) Menander 
C) Euripides 
D) Aeschylus 
E) Polybius

Question 17

What did supporters of the geocentric model of the universe claim?

Accepted Answer

A) The earth rotated around the sun. 
B) The earth was at the center of the universe. 
C) The sun and stars were in constant motion. 
D) The earth was much larger than the sun. 
E) The universe was infinite. 
A) The earth rotated around the sun. 
B) The earth was at the center of the universe. 
C) The sun and stars were in constant motion. 
D) The earth was much larger than the sun. 
E) The universe was infinite.

Question 18

Which statement best describes the style of Hellenistic sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A) It never portrayed human figures. 
B) It was influenced by Egyptian standardized forms. 
C) It followed the idealism of fifth-century Greek classicism. 
D) It abandoned the Greek practice of sculpting female nude figures. 
E) It was more emotional and realistic than classical Greek sculpture. 
A) It never portrayed human figures. 
B) It was influenced by Egyptian standardized forms. 
C) It followed the idealism of fifth-century Greek classicism. 
D) It abandoned the Greek practice of sculpting female nude figures. 
E) It was more emotional and realistic than classical Greek sculpture.

Question 19

According to the Epicureans, happiness was the goal of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Polybius

Accepted Answer

Polybius was an ancient Greek historian

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World.

Please define the following key terms. -syncretism

Who was the Greek general who took Egypt after Alexander's death and converted it into the first Hellenistic kingdom?

Please define the following key terms. -Phintys

Please define the following key terms. -Judaea

What was significant about the mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world?

Please define the following key terms. -Stoicism

According to Epicureanism, what was the fundamental factor motivating human behavior?

Which statement best describes Hellenistic cities?

Please define the following key terms. -mystery religions

Please define the following key terms. -Epicureanism

Which statement about the Macedonians is correct?

At the time of the Persian conquest, Alexander's state finances were shaky at best.

During the Hellenistic period, industry spread from Greece to the East.

Please define the following key terms. -Aristarchus of Samos

Which Hellenistic monarchs claimed the title of the "pharaoh"?

Who wrote the best example of Hellenistic "New Comedy"?

What did supporters of the geocentric model of the universe claim?

Which statement best describes the style of Hellenistic sculpture?

According to the Epicureans, happiness was the goal of life.

Please define the following key terms. -Polybius

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The Civilization of the Greeks.

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Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

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Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

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Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

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A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

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Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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