Question 1

As a young man, Philip II spent three years as a hostage in

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A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Ionia. 
A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Ionia. B

Question 2

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

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Who: Ostracism was a practice used in ancient Athens, Greece.

What: Ostracism was a process in which citizens could vote to exile a prominent individual from the city for a period of ten years.

Where: Ostracism was practiced in ancient Athens, Greece.

When: Ostracism was used in ancient Athens from the 5th to the 3rd century BCE.

Why Important: Ostracism was important because it allowed the citizens of Athens to remove potentially dangerous or overly powerful individuals from the city without resorting to violence or civil war. It was a way for the Athenian democracy to maintain balance and prevent the rise of tyrants.

Question 3

During the Dark Age, Greek religion

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A) developed a canon of writings that systemized religious belief. 
B) largely disappeared as the difficulties of daily life left no time for devotion to the gods. 
C) consisted of a mixture of beliefs and cults inherited from the Mycenaeans and older Indo-European traditions imported from Asia Minor. 
D) was directed by prophets who would become a powerful priestly class in classical Greece. 
E) was already challenged by a growing rational and secular spirit. 
A) developed a canon of writings that systemized religious belief. 
B) largely disappeared as the difficulties of daily life left no time for devotion to the gods. 
C) consisted of a mixture of beliefs and cults inherited from the Mycenaeans and older Indo-European traditions imported from Asia Minor. 
D) was directed by prophets who would become a powerful priestly class in classical Greece. 
E) was already challenged by a growing rational and secular spirit. C

Question 4

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 ​Council of 500

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The Council of 500 was a governing body

Question 5

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

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Achilles is a legendary Greek hero and t

Question 6

The Helots were Spartan

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A) craftsmen. 
B) state serfs. 
C) colonies. 
D) aristocratic warriors. 
E) city officials. 
A) craftsmen. 
B) state serfs. 
C) colonies. 
D) aristocratic warriors. 
E) city officials.

Question 7

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Homeric epics

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Homeric epics refer to the two major anc

Question 8

Homer's major epic poems were

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A) the Iliad and the Odyssey . 
B) Lysistrata and the Frogs . 
C) Antigone and the Bacchae . 
D) the Symposium and the Republic . 
E) the Iliad and the Peloponnesian War . 
A) the Iliad and the Odyssey . 
B) Lysistrata and the Frogs . 
C) Antigone and the Bacchae . 
D) the Symposium and the Republic . 
E) the Iliad and the Peloponnesian War .

Question 9

The city-state of Sparta

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A) earned the admiration from other Greeks for the courage, discipline, respect for law, physical training, and military prowess of its citizens. 
B) came to be viewed as demonstrating the most expansive conception of aretē in the Greek world. 
C) rivaled the Athenians in its support of crafts and artistic life. 
D) established numerous colonies throughout the Aegean. 
E) extended citizenship and political rights to conquered Greeks. 
A) earned the admiration from other Greeks for the courage, discipline, respect for law, physical training, and military prowess of its citizens. 
B) came to be viewed as demonstrating the most expansive conception of aretē in the Greek world. 
C) rivaled the Athenians in its support of crafts and artistic life. 
D) established numerous colonies throughout the Aegean. 
E) extended citizenship and political rights to conquered Greeks.

Question 10

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

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Tyranny is a form of government in which

Question 11

Mount Olympus was famous as

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A) the home of the Greek gods. 
B) the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C) a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D) Agamemnon's home. 
E) the site of the ancient Olympics. 
A) the home of the Greek gods. 
B) the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C) a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D) Agamemnon's home. 
E) the site of the ancient Olympics.

Question 12

Which of the following occurred in the period that came after the Dark Age?

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A) A dramatic rise in population led to extensive Greek colonization as far away as Italy and the Black Sea. 
B) The socioeconomic structure remained unchanged. 
C) The pace of urbanization slowed dramatically. 
D) The rise of rationalism gradually eliminated the gods from Greek culture. 
E) The use of metals continued to be minimal. 
A) A dramatic rise in population led to extensive Greek colonization as far away as Italy and the Black Sea. 
B) The socioeconomic structure remained unchanged. 
C) The pace of urbanization slowed dramatically. 
D) The rise of rationalism gradually eliminated the gods from Greek culture. 
E) The use of metals continued to be minimal.

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

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The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations w

Question 14

According to the text, the political history of the Greeks during the period of the polis reveals that

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A) rationalism weakened the fear of the gods, but it strengthened respect for the law. 
B) the creation and maintenance of a rational society was extremely difficult, and success was not guaranteed. 
C) the development of rational thought produced an appreciation of universal human rights, but it did not guarantee democracy as we understand it today. 
D) rationalism inevitably produces the most effective social and political systems, ones that still inspire the West. 
E) rationalism never aided the development of the polis . 
A) rationalism weakened the fear of the gods, but it strengthened respect for the law. 
B) the creation and maintenance of a rational society was extremely difficult, and success was not guaranteed. 
C) the development of rational thought produced an appreciation of universal human rights, but it did not guarantee democracy as we understand it today. 
D) rationalism inevitably produces the most effective social and political systems, ones that still inspire the West. 
E) rationalism never aided the development of the polis .

Question 15

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

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The Minoans were an ancient civilization

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a legacy of Mycenaean civilization on later Greek civilization?

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A) religious forms 
B) language 
C) political innovations 
D) a warrior culture 
E) metallurgy 
A) religious forms 
B) language 
C) political innovations 
D) a warrior culture 
E) metallurgy

Question 17

The history of the Delian League demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

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A) it was impossible to clear the Aegean Sea of pirates and the Persians. 
B) Athens was willing to transform the League into an instrument of Athenian domination. 
C) Athens saw no conflict between democracy and imperialism. 
D) resentment against Athenian domination would grow despite Athenian claims that the other city-states benefitted from Athenian leadership. 
E) the Athenians believed that strong states have a natural right to dominate weaker ones. 
A) it was impossible to clear the Aegean Sea of pirates and the Persians. 
B) Athens was willing to transform the League into an instrument of Athenian domination. 
C) Athens saw no conflict between democracy and imperialism. 
D) resentment against Athenian domination would grow despite Athenian claims that the other city-states benefitted from Athenian leadership. 
E) the Athenians believed that strong states have a natural right to dominate weaker ones.

Question 18

The Greeks were the first to

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A) ask questions about the nature and purpose of the state. 
B) rationally analyze political institutions. 
C) speculate about human nature and justice. 
D) discuss the merits of various forms of government. 
E) all of the above 
A) ask questions about the nature and purpose of the state. 
B) rationally analyze political institutions. 
C) speculate about human nature and justice. 
D) discuss the merits of various forms of government. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the concept of the city-state as developed by the ancient Greeks represent a divergence from the political practices employed by Near Eastern civilizations? How did the development of the  polis impact the Western tradition?

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The concept of the city-state, or polis,

Question 20

Which of the following is true of the polis or city-state?

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A) Originally, the polis was based on tribal allegiances. 
B) The polis was a legacy of earlier Mycenaean civilization. 
C) The polis was usually large, with more than 50,000 male citizens. 
D) The intimate involvement of citizens in the political and cultural life of the polis meant that even women and resident aliens participated in the governance of the city-state. 
E) all of the above 
A) Originally, the polis was based on tribal allegiances. 
B) The polis was a legacy of earlier Mycenaean civilization. 
C) The polis was usually large, with more than 50,000 male citizens. 
D) The intimate involvement of citizens in the political and cultural life of the polis meant that even women and resident aliens participated in the governance of the city-state. 
E) all of the above

As a young man, Philip II spent three years as a hostage in

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

During the Dark Age, Greek religion

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Council of 500

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

The Helots were Spartan

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Homeric epics

Homer's major epic poems were

The city-state of Sparta

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

Mount Olympus was famous as

Which of the following occurred in the period that came after the Dark Age?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

According to the text, the political history of the Greeks during the period of the polis reveals that

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

Which of the following is NOT a legacy of Mycenaean civilization on later Greek civilization?

The history of the Delian League demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

The Greeks were the first to

Which of the following is true of the polis or city-state?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

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 Renewal

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

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Exam 3: The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

As a young man, Philip II spent three years as a hostage in

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

During the Dark Age, Greek religion

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? ​Council of 500

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

The Helots were Spartan

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Homeric epics

Homer's major epic poems were

The city-state of Sparta

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

Mount Olympus was famous as

Which of the following occurred in the period that came after the Dark Age?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

According to the text, the political history of the Greeks during the period of the polis reveals that

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

Which of the following is NOT a legacy of Mycenaean civilization on later Greek civilization?

The history of the Delian League demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

The Greeks were the first to

Which of the following is true of the polis or city-state?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

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 Renewal

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

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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Council of 500