Question 1

The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw

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A) the extension and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient Near East. 
B) the absence of autocratic power for nearly three centuries. 
C) the disappearance of a Greek cultural legacy until Roman times. 
D) Alexander's successors maintain a united empire until Roman times. 
E) the disappearance of Greek religious beliefs and practices. 
A) the extension and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient Near East. 
B) the absence of autocratic power for nearly three centuries. 
C) the disappearance of a Greek cultural legacy until Roman times. 
D) Alexander's successors maintain a united empire until Roman times. 
E) the disappearance of Greek religious beliefs and practices.

Question 2

Slavery was viewed as abnormal throughout the Hellenistic world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements is UNTRUE concerning Hellenistic culture?

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A) It was a great period of literature, especially in drama, history, and biography. 
B) It was a period that saw the need to preserve the writings of the classical Greeks. 
C) Sculptors and architects could very easily find work in the new Hellenistic cities. 
D) Artists remained social outcasts, and were rarely patronized by the rich. 
E) Hellenist sculpture was often more realistic and emotional than classical Greek sculpture. 
A) It was a great period of literature, especially in drama, history, and biography. 
B) It was a period that saw the need to preserve the writings of the classical Greeks. 
C) Sculptors and architects could very easily find work in the new Hellenistic cities. 
D) Artists remained social outcasts, and were rarely patronized by the rich. 
E) Hellenist sculpture was often more realistic and emotional than classical Greek sculpture.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Battle of Chaeronea

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The Battle of Chaeronea was a significan

Question 5

Of all the many varieties of products traded in the Hellenistic world, the greatest trade was in gold.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Talk about:
-Judas Maccabaeus

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Judas Maccabaeus was a Jewish military l

Question 7

Talk about:
-Antigonids

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Who?
The Antigonids were a dynasty of He

Question 8

Talk about:
-Hellenistic

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Hellenistic...

Question 9

Talk about:
-hegemon

Accepted Answer

A hegemon is a state or group that holds

Question 10

Stoicism

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

Question 11

Talk about:
-Stoicism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Stoicism...

Question 12

Improvements in trade and commerce in the Hellenistic world were greatly aided by all of the following EXCEPT

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A) improvements in harbors. 
B) revolutionary innovations in agriculture. 
C) a money economy. 
D) the development of major trade routes. 
E) the emergence of a large merchant and artisan class. 
A) improvements in harbors. 
B) revolutionary innovations in agriculture. 
C) a money economy. 
D) the development of major trade routes. 
E) the emergence of a large merchant and artisan class.

Question 13

The surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate

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A) his following of Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events. 
B) his focus on the growth of the Greek city-states from their origins to their collapse. 
C) the continued failure of ancient historians to find accurate, firsthand sources. 
D) his reliance on the models of Herodotus and willingness to ascribe historical change to the intervention of gods. 
E) his use of oral sources and myth to supplement non-written documents. 
A) his following of Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events. 
B) his focus on the growth of the Greek city-states from their origins to their collapse. 
C) the continued failure of ancient historians to find accurate, firsthand sources. 
D) his reliance on the models of Herodotus and willingness to ascribe historical change to the intervention of gods. 
E) his use of oral sources and myth to supplement non-written documents.

Question 14

Historians relying on the same source material provide vastly different pictures of Alexander the Great in their assessments of his life and legacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

Accepted Answer

The major philosophies of the Hellenisti

Question 16

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) It was an entirely stagnant civilization. 
B) There were few achievements in science and art. 
C) Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. 
D) In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. 
E) It preceded Hellenic civilization. 
A) It was an entirely stagnant civilization. 
B) There were few achievements in science and art. 
C) Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. 
D) In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. 
E) It preceded Hellenic civilization.

Question 17

Talk about:
-Attalids and Pergamum

Accepted Answer

The Attalids were a prominent Hellenisti

Question 18

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful takeover of the Greek world, in regards to both Macedonian strengths and Greek weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

The rise of Macedonia and its successful

Question 19

The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was

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A) gold. 
B) timber. 
C) grain. 
D) wines. 
E) spices. 
A) gold. 
B) timber. 
C) grain. 
D) wines. 
E) spices.

Question 20

Which of the following Hellenistic kingdoms was the largest and controlled much of the old Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Antigonid 
B) Ptolemaic 
C) Seleucid 
D) Attalid 
E) Hashemite 
A) Antigonid 
B) Ptolemaic 
C) Seleucid 
D) Attalid 
E) Hashemite

The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw

Slavery was viewed as abnormal throughout the Hellenistic world.

Which of the following statements is UNTRUE concerning Hellenistic culture?

Talk about: -Battle of Chaeronea

Of all the many varieties of products traded in the Hellenistic world, the greatest trade was in gold.

Talk about: -Judas Maccabaeus

Talk about: -Antigonids

Talk about: -Hellenistic

Talk about: -hegemon

Stoicism

Talk about: -Stoicism

Improvements in trade and commerce in the Hellenistic world were greatly aided by all of the following EXCEPT

The surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate

Historians relying on the same source material provide vastly different pictures of Alexander the Great in their assessments of his life and legacy.

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

Talk about: -Attalids and Pergamum

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful takeover of the Greek world, in regards to both Macedonian strengths and Greek weaknesses.

The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was

Which of the following Hellenistic kingdoms was the largest and controlled much of the old Persian Empire?

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Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw

Slavery was viewed as abnormal throughout the Hellenistic world.

Which of the following statements is UNTRUE concerning Hellenistic culture?

Talk about: -Battle of Chaeronea

Of all the many varieties of products traded in the Hellenistic world, the greatest trade was in gold.

Talk about: -Judas Maccabaeus

Talk about: -Antigonids

Talk about: -Hellenistic

Talk about: -hegemon

Stoicism

Talk about: -Stoicism

Improvements in trade and commerce in the Hellenistic world were greatly aided by all of the following EXCEPT

The surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate

Historians relying on the same source material provide vastly different pictures of Alexander the Great in their assessments of his life and legacy.

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

Talk about: -Attalids and Pergamum

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful takeover of the Greek world, in regards to both Macedonian strengths and Greek weaknesses.

The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was

Which of the following Hellenistic kingdoms was the largest and controlled much of the old Persian Empire?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

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

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