Question 1

The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse, was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) uniting the disciplines of science and philosophy. 
B) designing military devices to thwart siege attackers. 
C) creating the science of hydrostatics. 
D) establishing the value of the mathematical constant pi. 
E) work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders. 
A) uniting the disciplines of science and philosophy. 
B) designing military devices to thwart siege attackers. 
C) creating the science of hydrostatics. 
D) establishing the value of the mathematical constant pi. 
E) work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements is supported by surviving Hellenistic documents?

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing numbers of women remained single their whole lives. 
B) Increasing numbers of women held public office. 
C) Increasing numbers of women were involved in economic activities. 
D) Increasing numbers of women were literate. 
E) Increasing numbers of women joined political movements. 
A) Increasing numbers of women remained single their whole lives. 
B) Increasing numbers of women held public office. 
C) Increasing numbers of women were involved in economic activities. 
D) Increasing numbers of women were literate. 
E) Increasing numbers of women joined political movements.

Question 4

What was astronomer Aristarchus of Samos's contribution to science in the Hellenistic era?

Accepted Answer

A) He reinforced the Greek's geocentric view of the universe. 
B) He developed a heliocentric view of the universe. 
C) He named several stars after Hellenistic rulers. 
D) He provided the modern names for the planetary bodies. 
E) He used empirical research to come to conclusions about the planetary bodies. 
A) He reinforced the Greek's geocentric view of the universe. 
B) He developed a heliocentric view of the universe. 
C) He named several stars after Hellenistic rulers. 
D) He provided the modern names for the planetary bodies. 
E) He used empirical research to come to conclusions about the planetary bodies.

Question 5

Lower-class women experienced the greatest increase in opportunities during the Hellenistic period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was an important accomplishment of Philip II?

Accepted Answer

A) Military reforms 
B) Political reforms 
C) Social reforms 
D) Religious reforms 
E) Land reforms 
A) Military reforms 
B) Political reforms 
C) Social reforms 
D) Religious reforms 
E) Land reforms

Question 7

Hellenistic education as embodied in the gymnasium

Accepted Answer

A) was opposed by Hellenistic rulers who saw education as a threat to their power. 
B) was open to all classes of society except slaves. 
C) made no provision for physical education. 
D) was focused exclusively upon vocational training. 
E) closely and widely followed classical Greek ideas about proper education. 
A) was opposed by Hellenistic rulers who saw education as a threat to their power. 
B) was open to all classes of society except slaves. 
C) made no provision for physical education. 
D) was focused exclusively upon vocational training. 
E) closely and widely followed classical Greek ideas about proper education.

Question 8

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Stoicism

Accepted Answer

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic phil

Question 9

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 10

Why was Alexander the Great so intent on the conquest of Persia? What did his eventual victory mean to him?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great was so intent on the

Question 11

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 12

What happened to the Hellenistic states in the centuries after Alexander the Great?

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A) They became more monarchical. 
B) They rarely fought amongst themselves. 
C) They combined Greek-Macedonians and Near Eastern natives in administrative positions. 
D) They showed little innovation in their armies. 
E) They all disappeared by the second century B.C.E. 
A) They became more monarchical. 
B) They rarely fought amongst themselves. 
C) They combined Greek-Macedonians and Near Eastern natives in administrative positions. 
D) They showed little innovation in their armies. 
E) They all disappeared by the second century B.C.E.

Question 13

Which statement best describes the Hellenistic era?

Accepted Answer

A) Greek culture was extended and imitated throughout the ancient Near East. 
B) The Hellenistic era did not have autocratic power for nearly three centuries. 
C) The Greek cultural legacy disappeared until Roman times. 
D) Alexander's successors maintained a united empire until Roman times. 
E) Greek religious beliefs and practices disappeared. 
A) Greek culture was extended and imitated throughout the ancient Near East. 
B) The Hellenistic era did not have autocratic power for nearly three centuries. 
C) The Greek cultural legacy disappeared until Roman times. 
D) Alexander's successors maintained a united empire until Roman times. 
E) Greek religious beliefs and practices disappeared.

Question 14

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 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
syncretism

Accepted Answer

Syncretism refers to the merging or blen

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following was Alexander's last battle against the Persian king Darius?

Accepted Answer

A) Issus 
B) Tyre 
C) Gordium 
D) Guagamela 
E) Gaza 
A) Issus 
B) Tyre 
C) Gordium 
D) Guagamela 
E) Gaza

Question 18

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Antigonids

Accepted Answer

The Antigonids were a dynasty that ruled

Question 19

Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which statement most closely describes Stoicism?

Accepted Answer

A) It was founded by Epicurus. 
B) It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D) It posited a belief in a material afterlife. 
E) It argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities. 
A) It was founded by Epicurus. 
B) It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D) It posited a belief in a material afterlife. 
E) It argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities.

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse, was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

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

Which of the following statements is supported by surviving Hellenistic documents?

What was astronomer Aristarchus of Samos's contribution to science in the Hellenistic era?

Lower-class women experienced the greatest increase in opportunities during the Hellenistic period.

What was an important accomplishment of Philip II?

Hellenistic education as embodied in the gymnasium

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Stoicism

Which statement best describes the style of Hellenistic sculpture?

Why was Alexander the Great so intent on the conquest of Persia? What did his eventual victory mean to him?

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

What happened to the Hellenistic states in the centuries after Alexander the Great?

Which statement best describes the Hellenistic era?

Which statement best describes Hellenistic cities?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. syncretism

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

Which of the following was Alexander's last battle against the Persian king Darius?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Antigonids

Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.

Which statement most closely describes Stoicism?

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