Question 1

Stoicism and Epicureanism focused primarily on

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A) creating political stability. 
B) the afterlife. 
C) the problem of human happiness. 
D) the nature of rational thought. 
E) defeating rival philosophical schools. 
A) creating political stability. 
B) the afterlife. 
C) the problem of human happiness. 
D) the nature of rational thought. 
E) defeating rival philosophical schools.

Question 2

Discuss the major characteristics of Hellenistic cities. How did these urban centers differ from the Greek city-states of the classical era?

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Hellenistic cities were characterized by

Question 3

Who wrote the treatise "On Chastity"?

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A) Sappho 
B) Hippocrates 
C) Phintys 
D) Cyme 
E) Phile of Priene 
A) Sappho 
B) Hippocrates 
C) Phintys 
D) Cyme 
E) Phile of Priene

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-pi

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Pi is a mathematical constant that repre

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Hanukkah

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Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of

Question 6

The four most important Hellenistic kingdoms were founded by Alexander's sons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Euclid

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Euclid was a Greek mathematician who is

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Darius III

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Darius III, also known as Darius Codoman

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-heliocentric view of the universe

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The heliocentric view of the universe is

Question 10

How did Greek religious practices in the Hellenistic era differ from those in the classical era?

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In the Hellenistic era, Greek religious

Question 11

The Hellenistic monarchs relied primarily on local elites to staff their governments and armies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Alps and Pyrenees

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The Alps and the Pyrenees are both promi

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Chandragupta Maurya

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Chandragupta Maurya was an ancient India

Question 14

What do the surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate?

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A) He followed Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events. 
B) He focused on the growth of the Greek city-states from their origins to their collapse. 
C) Ancient historians continued to fail to find accurate, firsthand sources. 
D) He relied on the models of Herodotus and ascribed historical change to the intervention of gods. 
E) He used oral sources and myth to supplement non-written documents. 
A) He followed Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events. 
B) He focused on the growth of the Greek city-states from their origins to their collapse. 
C) Ancient historians continued to fail to find accurate, firsthand sources. 
D) He relied on the models of Herodotus and ascribed historical change to the intervention of gods. 
E) He used oral sources and myth to supplement non-written documents.

Question 15

What made the religion of the Jews different from that of their Greek and Eastern counterparts in the Hellenistic world?

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A) It was monotheistic rather than syncretistic. 
B) It blended theology and political beliefs in the administration of provinces. 
C) It allowed for mutual coexistence with those who did not share the same beliefs. 
D) It contributed to significant tension with the Greeks. 
E) It was influenced by religious beliefs born out of India. 
A) It was monotheistic rather than syncretistic. 
B) It blended theology and political beliefs in the administration of provinces. 
C) It allowed for mutual coexistence with those who did not share the same beliefs. 
D) It contributed to significant tension with the Greeks. 
E) It was influenced by religious beliefs born out of India.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Elements of Geometry

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Elements of Geometry refer to the fundam

Question 17

How did Greek religion change during the Hellenistic period?

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A) It changed to various kinds of emperor worship. 
B) It replaced classical Greek gods with fertility gods. 
C) Its followers became very receptive to the eastern religious mystery cults. 
D) It reverted back to a form of animism. 
E) It was deeply influenced by Buddhism, brought to the west by Alexander and his successors. 
A) It changed to various kinds of emperor worship. 
B) It replaced classical Greek gods with fertility gods. 
C) Its followers became very receptive to the eastern religious mystery cults. 
D) It reverted back to a form of animism. 
E) It was deeply influenced by Buddhism, brought to the west by Alexander and his successors.

Question 18

In your opinion, did Alexander of Macedonia deserve the title "the Great"? Why or why not?

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In my opinion, Alexander of Macedonia do

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Corinthian League

Accepted Answer

The Corinthian League was a military all

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Alexander the Great

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Alexander the Great was a renowned ancie

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World.

Stoicism and Epicureanism focused primarily on

Discuss the major characteristics of Hellenistic cities. How did these urban centers differ from the Greek city-states of the classical era?

Who wrote the treatise "On Chastity"?

Please define the following key terms. -pi

Please define the following key terms. -Hanukkah

The four most important Hellenistic kingdoms were founded by Alexander's sons.

Please define the following key terms. -Euclid

Please define the following key terms. -Darius III

Please define the following key terms. -heliocentric view of the universe

How did Greek religious practices in the Hellenistic era differ from those in the classical era?

The Hellenistic monarchs relied primarily on local elites to staff their governments and armies.

Please define the following key terms. -Alps and Pyrenees

Please define the following key terms. -Chandragupta Maurya

What do the surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate?

What made the religion of the Jews different from that of their Greek and Eastern counterparts in the Hellenistic world?

Please define the following key terms. -Elements of Geometry

How did Greek religion change during the Hellenistic period?

In your opinion, did Alexander of Macedonia deserve the title "the Great"? Why or why not?

Please define the following key terms. -Corinthian League

Please define the following key terms. -Alexander the Great

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

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.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

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

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

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

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

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.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

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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