Question 1

During and after the life of Alexander, Greek immigrants were

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A) prohibited from moving into new areas due to fear of local rebellions. 
B) joined by Jews in migrating into Egypt. 
C) discouraged because of strange new laws. 
D) discouraged from immigrating because of language problems. 
E) unable to acquire citizenship status in the new areas. 
A) prohibited from moving into new areas due to fear of local rebellions. 
B) joined by Jews in migrating into Egypt. 
C) discouraged because of strange new laws. 
D) discouraged from immigrating because of language problems. 
E) unable to acquire citizenship status in the new areas. B

Question 2

The skeptics were characterized by

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A) belief in the impossibility of knowing truth. 
B) their practicality. 
C) dogmatic conclusions. 
D) belief in the importance of the Sense world. 
E) love of politics. 
A) belief in the impossibility of knowing truth. 
B) their practicality. 
C) dogmatic conclusions. 
D) belief in the importance of the Sense world. 
E) love of politics. A

Question 3

History claims that Alexander had been greatly influenced by the Persian culture.Which of the following supports this statement?

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A) He replaced Persian officials with Macedonian army officers. 
B) He prohibited Greeks from marrying Persians. 
C) He created a Macedonian power base with Persian nobility influence. 
D) He married a Persian woman. 
E) He prohibited the Persian language from being used in court and in official papers. 
A) He replaced Persian officials with Macedonian army officers. 
B) He prohibited Greeks from marrying Persians. 
C) He created a Macedonian power base with Persian nobility influence. 
D) He married a Persian woman. 
E) He prohibited the Persian language from being used in court and in official papers. D

Question 4

Which of the following images was not used by Cleopatra to symbolize her new power base?

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A) Bronze coins show her with a Hellenic hair style matching the Hellenistic styles. 
B) She wears a diadem on her neck, commonly worn by Hellenistic royalty. 
C) Her profiles are made to have many of the features of her father and past king. 
D) Symbols of Hellenistic royalty often are used on the backside of coins. 
E) She is shown wearing the double crown of Egyptian pharaohs. 
A) Bronze coins show her with a Hellenic hair style matching the Hellenistic styles. 
B) She wears a diadem on her neck, commonly worn by Hellenistic royalty. 
C) Her profiles are made to have many of the features of her father and past king. 
D) Symbols of Hellenistic royalty often are used on the backside of coins. 
E) She is shown wearing the double crown of Egyptian pharaohs.

Question 5

Which geographic region was controlled by the Antigonid dynasty?

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A) Anatolia 
B) Macedon 
C) Egypt 
D) Judea 
E) Bactria 
A) Anatolia 
B) Macedon 
C) Egypt 
D) Judea 
E) Bactria

Question 6

All of the following contributed to the progress of Hellenistic medicine except

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A) the invention of the stethoscope. 
B) recognition of the brain as the center of the nervous system. 
C) the rational approach of the Greeks. 
D) dissection of human bodies, living and dead. 
E) in Alexandria, there were no traditional, religious, or cultural laws to restrain research. 
A) the invention of the stethoscope. 
B) recognition of the brain as the center of the nervous system. 
C) the rational approach of the Greeks. 
D) dissection of human bodies, living and dead. 
E) in Alexandria, there were no traditional, religious, or cultural laws to restrain research.

Question 7

Compare Philip and his Macedon to their Greek neighbors.

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Philip was a great admirer of the Greek

Question 8

What was a singular cultural achievement of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

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A) The Pergamum Altar 
B) The Library and Museum of Alexandria 
C) The Second Temple in Jerusalem 
D) The Laocoon 
E) Tangara Figures 
A) The Pergamum Altar 
B) The Library and Museum of Alexandria 
C) The Second Temple in Jerusalem 
D) The Laocoon 
E) Tangara Figures

Question 9

The wealthiest and longest lasting Hellenistic kingdom was the Antigonids.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What victory sealed Philip's mastery of Greece

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A) Granicus River 
B) Issus 
C) Marathon 
D) Chaeronea 
E) Arbela 
A) Granicus River 
B) Issus 
C) Marathon 
D) Chaeronea 
E) Arbela

Question 11

The Jewish Hasmonean Family led the guerrilla revolt against the Hellenizing laws in 167 B.C.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The cult of Isis included all of the following except

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A) a feminine, maternal quality. 
B) the promise of a blessed afterlife. 
C) the identification of the Egyptian god Serapis with the Greek god Pluto. 
D) the Last Judgment. 
E) being associated with being the patron of healing and sailing. 
A) a feminine, maternal quality. 
B) the promise of a blessed afterlife. 
C) the identification of the Egyptian god Serapis with the Greek god Pluto. 
D) the Last Judgment. 
E) being associated with being the patron of healing and sailing.

Question 13

The new Hellenistic world included all of the following except

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A) expanded trade and urbanization. 
B) a durable political unity expressing a one-world vision. 
C) extensive cultural and intellectual cross-pollination. 
D) royal patronage of science and literary criticism. 
E) replacement of Persian power in Egypt and western Asia. 
A) expanded trade and urbanization. 
B) a durable political unity expressing a one-world vision. 
C) extensive cultural and intellectual cross-pollination. 
D) royal patronage of science and literary criticism. 
E) replacement of Persian power in Egypt and western Asia.

Question 14

After eliminating or neutralizing Greek opposition to Macedonian control, Philip planned to

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A) conquer the Persian Empire. 
B) restore democracy in Athens. 
C) retire. 
D) attempt the conquest of Italy. 
E) create a Greek Empire. 
A) conquer the Persian Empire. 
B) restore democracy in Athens. 
C) retire. 
D) attempt the conquest of Italy. 
E) create a Greek Empire.

Question 15

Archimedes

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A) is considered to be the greatest Greek mathematician. 
B) calculated the approximate value of pi. 
C) invented an irrigation device known as Archimedes' screw. 
D) considered ordinary things as ignoble and vulgar. 
E) All of these 
A) is considered to be the greatest Greek mathematician. 
B) calculated the approximate value of pi. 
C) invented an irrigation device known as Archimedes' screw. 
D) considered ordinary things as ignoble and vulgar. 
E) All of these

Question 16

"The people we call Hellenes are those that have the same culture as us, not the same blood" was spoken by

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A) Alexander 
B) Isocrates 
C) Cleopatra 
D) Philip 
E) Ptolemy 
A) Alexander 
B) Isocrates 
C) Cleopatra 
D) Philip 
E) Ptolemy

Question 17

Compare and contrast the Antigonid, Seleucid, and Ptolemaic kingdoms.What were some similarities and differences in the character of their governments and cultures? Which seemed to be the most stable? In which kingdom did culture and scholarship seem to flourish most?

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Essays should consider physical factors

Question 18

The position of women in the Hellenistic Age was

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A) worse than in earlier times. 
B) about the same as in Classical Greece. 
C) considerably improved. 
D) indistinguishable from that of men. 
E) equal to that of Spartan women. 
A) worse than in earlier times. 
B) about the same as in Classical Greece. 
C) considerably improved. 
D) indistinguishable from that of men. 
E) equal to that of Spartan women.

Question 19

What military innovation was employed by Philip that enabled him to take over Greece?

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A) improved siegecraft 
B) equipping his soldiers with extra-long pikes 
C) skillfully employed cavalry and phalanx together 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) improved siegecraft 
B) equipping his soldiers with extra-long pikes 
C) skillfully employed cavalry and phalanx together 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 20

Who said, "The world is a great city, [and] has one constitution and one law"?

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A) Philo 
B) Menander 
C) Alexander 
D) Antiochus IV Epiphanes 
E) Judas Maccabeus 
A) Philo 
B) Menander 
C) Alexander 
D) Antiochus IV Epiphanes 
E) Judas Maccabeus

During and after the life of Alexander, Greek immigrants were

The skeptics were characterized by

History claims that Alexander had been greatly influenced by the Persian culture.Which of the following supports this statement?

Which of the following images was not used by Cleopatra to symbolize her new power base?

Which geographic region was controlled by the Antigonid dynasty?

All of the following contributed to the progress of Hellenistic medicine except

Compare Philip and his Macedon to their Greek neighbors.

What was a singular cultural achievement of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

The wealthiest and longest lasting Hellenistic kingdom was the Antigonids.

What victory sealed Philip's mastery of Greece

The Jewish Hasmonean Family led the guerrilla revolt against the Hellenizing laws in 167 B.C.

The cult of Isis included all of the following except

The new Hellenistic world included all of the following except

After eliminating or neutralizing Greek opposition to Macedonian control, Philip planned to

Archimedes

"The people we call Hellenes are those that have the same culture as us, not the same blood" was spoken by

Compare and contrast the Antigonid, Seleucid, and Ptolemaic kingdoms.What were some similarities and differences in the character of their governments and cultures? Which seemed to be the most stable? In which kingdom did culture and scholarship seem to flourish most?

The position of women in the Hellenistic Age was

What military innovation was employed by Philip that enabled him to take over Greece?

Who said, "The world is a great city, [and] has one constitution and one law"?

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Exam 4: Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

During and after the life of Alexander, Greek immigrants were

The skeptics were characterized by

History claims that Alexander had been greatly influenced by the Persian culture.Which of the following supports this statement?

Which of the following images was not used by Cleopatra to symbolize her new power base?

Which geographic region was controlled by the Antigonid dynasty?

All of the following contributed to the progress of Hellenistic medicine except

Compare Philip and his Macedon to their Greek neighbors.

What was a singular cultural achievement of the Ptolemaic dynasty?

The wealthiest and longest lasting Hellenistic kingdom was the Antigonids.

What victory sealed Philip's mastery of Greece

The Jewish Hasmonean Family led the guerrilla revolt against the Hellenizing laws in 167 B.C.

The cult of Isis included all of the following except

The new Hellenistic world included all of the following except

After eliminating or neutralizing Greek opposition to Macedonian control, Philip planned to

Archimedes

"The people we call Hellenes are those that have the same culture as us, not the same blood" was spoken by

Compare and contrast the Antigonid, Seleucid, and Ptolemaic kingdoms.What were some similarities and differences in the character of their governments and cultures? Which seemed to be the most stable? In which kingdom did culture and scholarship seem to flourish most?

The position of women in the Hellenistic Age was

What military innovation was employed by Philip that enabled him to take over Greece?

Who said, "The world is a great city, [and] has one constitution and one law"?

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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