Question 1

Talk about:
-the library in Alexandria

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The library in Alexandria, also known as

Question 2

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 3

Which of the following is true of Jewish settlements in the Hellenistic period?

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A)  Jews used pagan temples as their places of worship. 
B)  Jews were numerous in cities in Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria. 
C)  Jews were always denied political rights and treated more harshly than other resident aliens. 
D)  Jews were never able to live by their own laws and their own judicial system. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  Jews used pagan temples as their places of worship. 
B)  Jews were numerous in cities in Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria. 
C)  Jews were always denied political rights and treated more harshly than other resident aliens. 
D)  Jews were never able to live by their own laws and their own judicial system. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 4

All of the following are true about the cult of Isis except

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A)  it originated in the eastern Persian empire, an outgrowth of Zoroastrianism. 
B)  it was one of the most popular of the mystery religions. 
C)  she was associated with the giver of laws and letters to humankind. 
D)  her cult promised an eternal life. 
E)  she supposedly invented the marriage contract between husband and wife. 
A)  it originated in the eastern Persian empire, an outgrowth of Zoroastrianism. 
B)  it was one of the most popular of the mystery religions. 
C)  she was associated with the giver of laws and letters to humankind. 
D)  her cult promised an eternal life. 
E)  she supposedly invented the marriage contract between husband and wife.

Question 5

Who was credited with having been the first to separate medicine from philosophy?

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A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Euclid. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Herophilus. 
E)  Erasistratus. 
A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Euclid. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Herophilus. 
E)  Erasistratus.

Question 6

Talk about:
-Cleopatra VII

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Cleopatra VII, also known as Cleopatra P

Question 7

Which of the following statements concerning the emergence of the Macedonians is correct ?

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A)  The early Macedonians were greatly admired by the Greeks for their cultural achievements. 
B)  The Macedonians were probably not Greek. 
C)  The Macedonians organized themselves in city-states like their southern Greek neighbors. 
D)  The Greeks prohibited them from participating in the Olympic Games. 
E)  Macedonia emerged as an important kingdom during the Greek Archaic Age. 
A)  The early Macedonians were greatly admired by the Greeks for their cultural achievements. 
B)  The Macedonians were probably not Greek. 
C)  The Macedonians organized themselves in city-states like their southern Greek neighbors. 
D)  The Greeks prohibited them from participating in the Olympic Games. 
E)  Macedonia emerged as an important kingdom during the Greek Archaic Age.

Question 8

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

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The answer of Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its...

Question 9

What made Alexander such a successful general? Give examples from his military campaigns.

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Alexander the Great was such a successfu

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In what ways did the life and legacy of Alexander of Macedonia both initiate a break with the past promote a continuation of earlier values and practices?

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The life and legacy of Alexander of Mace

Question 12

Talk about:
-Mauryan Empire

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Mauryan Empire...

Question 13

Talk about:
-Euclid

Accepted Answer

Euclid was a Greek mathematician who is

Question 14

How did Greek religion change during the Hellenistic period?

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

Question 15

Slavery was viewed as abnormal throughout the Hellenistic world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To what extent was Hellenistic civilization a hybrid of the cultures of various Greek poleis and traditions from farther east?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic civilization was indeed a hy

Question 17

Alexander's military success against the Persians was in part attributable to

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A)  the chronic weakness of the Persian Empire. 
B)  numerically superior forces. 
C)  the role of Alexander's cavalry as a strike force. 
D)  troop loyalty in all campaigns. 
E)  his corps of archers. 
A)  the chronic weakness of the Persian Empire. 
B)  numerically superior forces. 
C)  the role of Alexander's cavalry as a strike force. 
D)  troop loyalty in all campaigns. 
E)  his corps of archers.

Question 18

Alexander of Macedonia personally killed the Persian king Darius III soon after the Battle of Guagamela.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Talk about:
-Judas Maccabaeus

Accepted Answer

Judas Maccabaeus was a Jewish military l

Question 20

Talk about:
-Ptolemy II and Arsinoë II

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy II was a ruler of the Ptolemaic

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

Talk about: -the library in Alexandria

The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw

Which of the following is true of Jewish settlements in the Hellenistic period?

All of the following are true about the cult of Isis except

Who was credited with having been the first to separate medicine from philosophy?

Talk about: -Cleopatra VII

Which of the following statements concerning the emergence of the Macedonians is correct ?

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

What made Alexander such a successful general? Give examples from his military campaigns.

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

In what ways did the life and legacy of Alexander of Macedonia both initiate a break with the past promote a continuation of earlier values and practices?

Talk about: -Mauryan Empire

Talk about: -Euclid

How did Greek religion change during the Hellenistic period?

Slavery was viewed as abnormal throughout the Hellenistic world.

To what extent was Hellenistic civilization a hybrid of the cultures of various Greek poleis and traditions from farther east?

Alexander's military success against the Persians was in part attributable to

Alexander of Macedonia personally killed the Persian king Darius III soon after the Battle of Guagamela.

Talk about: -Judas Maccabaeus

Talk about: -Ptolemy II and Arsinoë II

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