Question 1

Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that ​

Accepted Answer

A) Divine Reason orders the universe through law. 
B) the world is the city of humanity , and each person is a citizen. 
C) self-mastery is essential for happiness. 
D) reason gives people dignity. 
E) ​all of the above 
A) Divine Reason orders the universe through law. 
B) the world is the city of humanity , and each person is a citizen. 
C) self-mastery is essential for happiness. 
D) reason gives people dignity. 
E) ​all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the world after Alexander differed from that existing before his conquests?

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A) Trade and travel expanded between West and East. 
B) Greek culture spread to non-Greeks. 
C) Greek-style cities in Asia allowed Greek settlers to mix with native populations. 
D) Alexander successfully united all the peoples in a single, world-state. 
E) The distinction between barbarians and Greek lessened. 
A) Trade and travel expanded between West and East. 
B) Greek culture spread to non-Greeks. 
C) Greek-style cities in Asia allowed Greek settlers to mix with native populations. 
D) Alexander successfully united all the peoples in a single, world-state. 
E) The distinction between barbarians and Greek lessened.

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Both the Hellenistic world and the modern world represent an age of cosmopolitanism. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic world and the modern wor

Question 4

Who studied in Alexandria, was a mathematician, established the science of hydrostatics, and created many ingenious inventions but dismissed his practical inventions as unimportant?

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A) Archimedes of Syracuse 
B) Euclid 
C) Aristarchus of Samos 
D) Eratosthenes 
E) Philo of Alexandria 
A) Archimedes of Syracuse 
B) Euclid 
C) Aristarchus of Samos 
D) Eratosthenes 
E) Philo of Alexandria

Question 5

Alexander's accomplishments did NOT include

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A) winning every battle. 
B) creating an empire stretching from Greece to India. 
C) establishing his own long-running   dynasty. 
D) attempts to blend together Greek and Persian elites. 
E) creating a lasting fame for him through the ages. 
A) winning every battle. 
B) creating an empire stretching from Greece to India. 
C) establishing his own long-running   dynasty. 
D) attempts to blend together Greek and Persian elites. 
E) creating a lasting fame for him through the ages.

Question 6

The stories of which legendary Greek hero inspired Alexander?

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A) Agamenon 
B) Odysseus 
C) Patroclus 
D) Achilles 
E) Hercules 
A) Agamenon 
B) Odysseus 
C) Patroclus 
D) Achilles 
E) Hercules

Question 7

In its description of the world, Epicureanism looked back to which philosopher of the Hellenic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Thales and his theory that water was the primary element of the world 
B) Anaximander and his theory of the Boundless 
C) Democritus and his theory of atoms 
D) Plato and his theory of Forms 
E) Aristotle and his theory that form and matter existed together 
A) Thales and his theory that water was the primary element of the world 
B) Anaximander and his theory of the Boundless 
C) Democritus and his theory of atoms 
D) Plato and his theory of Forms 
E) Aristotle and his theory that form and matter existed together

Question 8

The Hellenistic school of philosophy called Skepticism held that

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A) the Epicureans were right about disengaging from the world, but the Stoics were right about the Logos. 
B) the Stoics were right about the brotherhood of all people, but the Epicureans were right about the company of friends bringing the greatest pleasure. 
C) the Cynics were right to renounce all possessions, but the Epicureans and the Stoics were right about the role of reason in human life. 
D) nothing can be known for certain. 
E) an honest religious belief is more powerful than any philosophy. 
A) the Epicureans were right about disengaging from the world, but the Stoics were right about the Logos. 
B) the Stoics were right about the brotherhood of all people, but the Epicureans were right about the company of friends bringing the greatest pleasure. 
C) the Cynics were right to renounce all possessions, but the Epicureans and the Stoics were right about the role of reason in human life. 
D) nothing can be known for certain. 
E) an honest religious belief is more powerful than any philosophy.

Question 9

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). 
   
 Draw in the boundaries of the four major Hellenistic states, and label each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 10

Who succeeded Aristotle as head of the Lyceum?

Accepted Answer

A) Strato 
B) Theophrastus 
C) Aristarchus 
D) Theocritus 
E) Zeno 
A) Strato 
B) Theophrastus 
C) Aristarchus 
D) Theocritus 
E) Zeno

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Ptolemies

Accepted Answer

The Ptolemies were a dynasty of Macedoni

Question 12

Hellenistic art displayed which of the following tendencies?

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A) A movement away from idealism and towards a more dynamic, emotion-laden, and uncompromising realism 
B) Increasing stagnation as creative energies flowed more into economic activities 
C) A declining concern with the individual 
D) A growing concern with the perfect beauty 
E) A growing tendency to discard Greek aesthetic and adopt older Mesopotamian and Egyptian motifs and forms 
A) A movement away from idealism and towards a more dynamic, emotion-laden, and uncompromising realism 
B) Increasing stagnation as creative energies flowed more into economic activities 
C) A declining concern with the individual 
D) A growing concern with the perfect beauty 
E) A growing tendency to discard Greek aesthetic and adopt older Mesopotamian and Egyptian motifs and forms

Question 13

Common to all Hellenistic kingdoms was

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A) the notion that law was seen as the will of the people. 
B) a sharp division of cultures and the absence of cultural cross-pollination. 
C) an extensive royal support of the arts and learning. 
D) Hellenization of the bulk of the population. 
E) all of the above 
A) the notion that law was seen as the will of the people. 
B) a sharp division of cultures and the absence of cultural cross-pollination. 
C) an extensive royal support of the arts and learning. 
D) Hellenization of the bulk of the population. 
E) all of the above

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Stoicism

Accepted Answer

Stoicism is a philosophical school of th

Question 15

Among the advances of Alexandrian doctors was

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A) the identification of the brain as the center of intelligence. 
B) the distinction between veins and arteries. 
C) the improvement of surgical techniques and instruments. 
D) the discovery of organs of the body not previously known. 
E) all of the above 
A) the identification of the brain as the center of intelligence. 
B) the distinction between veins and arteries. 
C) the improvement of surgical techniques and instruments. 
D) the discovery of organs of the body not previously known. 
E) all of the above

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). 
   
 Locate and label the following: Alexandria, Rhodes, Athens, and Alexandria Eschata.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 17

Which of the following is ​true of the changes ushered in by the Hellenistic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Greek encounters with different peoples and cultures strengthened their ties to their native cities. 
B) The individual was consciously empowered by freedom from the tight community of the polis. 
C) Philosophers came to regard the civilized world as one city. 
D) Philosophers extolled more than ever the importance of active citizenship and social responsibility as the path to the good life . 
E) Greek thinkers moved from cosmopolitanism to parochialism. 
A) Greek encounters with different peoples and cultures strengthened their ties to their native cities. 
B) The individual was consciously empowered by freedom from the tight community of the polis. 
C) Philosophers came to regard the civilized world as one city. 
D) Philosophers extolled more than ever the importance of active citizenship and social responsibility as the path to the good life . 
E) Greek thinkers moved from cosmopolitanism to parochialism.

Question 18

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). 
   
 Locate and label the following: Alexander's home country, the river at the edge of the territory that was the furthest point Alexander reached in his campaigns, and the capital city of the Persian empire he conquered.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 19

During the Hellenistic Age

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A) economic activity, including trade, was restricted to Macedonian elites only. 
B) competition for wealth and power decreased greatly, and social distinctions blurred. 
C) cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism. 
D) the Macedonian language became the common language in the Hellenistic world. 
E) Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world, but the movement of peoples was limited. 
A) economic activity, including trade, was restricted to Macedonian elites only. 
B) competition for wealth and power decreased greatly, and social distinctions blurred. 
C) cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism. 
D) the Macedonian language became the common language in the Hellenistic world. 
E) Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world, but the movement of peoples was limited.

Question 20

The Stoics perceived God as

Accepted Answer

A) the creator and sustainer of live who seeks a positive relationship with his people. 
B) reason, the fundamental force in the universe, not a personal deity as the Hebrews believed. 
C) a human invention to defend the status quo. 
D) a being engaged in a struggle against irrationality represented by darkness. 
E) none of the above 
A) the creator and sustainer of live who seeks a positive relationship with his people. 
B) reason, the fundamental force in the universe, not a personal deity as the Hebrews believed. 
C) a human invention to defend the status quo. 
D) a being engaged in a struggle against irrationality represented by darkness. 
E) none of the above

Exam 5: The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that ​

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the world after Alexander differed from that existing before his conquests?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Both the Hellenistic world and the modern world represent an age of cosmopolitanism. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Who studied in Alexandria, was a mathematician, established the science of hydrostatics, and created many ingenious inventions but dismissed his practical inventions as unimportant?

Alexander's accomplishments did NOT include

The stories of which legendary Greek hero inspired Alexander?

In its description of the world, Epicureanism looked back to which philosopher of the Hellenic Age?

The Hellenistic school of philosophy called Skepticism held that

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Draw in the boundaries of the four major Hellenistic states, and label each.

Who succeeded Aristotle as head of the Lyceum?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Ptolemies

Hellenistic art displayed which of the following tendencies?

Common to all Hellenistic kingdoms was

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Stoicism

Among the advances of Alexandrian doctors was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following: Alexandria, Rhodes, Athens, and Alexandria Eschata.

Which of the following is ​true of the changes ushered in by the Hellenistic Age?

During the Hellenistic Age

The Stoics perceived God as

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that

Which of the following is true of the changes ushered in by the Hellenistic Age?