Question 1

Which Stoic beliefs have had a lasting impact on Western civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) By nature, some people are endowed with rights while others are not. 
B) A world community has never and can never be achieved. 
C) Human law should not conflict with natural law. 
D) Distinction of rank and race has great significance. 
E) all of the above 
A) By nature, some people are endowed with rights while others are not. 
B) A world community has never and can never be achieved. 
C) Human law should not conflict with natural law. 
D) Distinction of rank and race has great significance. 
E) all of the above C

Question 2

The Epicureans believed that

Accepted Answer

A) the gods probably existed, but they had no influence on people's lives. 
B) fear of the gods ' punishment in this life or the next is a principle source of anxiety. 
C) a person should not worry about the gods. 
D) life should be ordered by each individual thinking for himself. 
E) All of these 
A) the gods probably existed, but they had no influence on people's lives. 
B) fear of the gods ' punishment in this life or the next is a principle source of anxiety. 
C) a person should not worry about the gods. 
D) life should be ordered by each individual thinking for himself. 
E) All of these E

Question 3

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 B

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways did Hellenistic civilization lay the groundwork for Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic civilization played a signif

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

Stoicism is a philosophy that was founde

Question 7

Which of the following statements concerning women in Hellenistic society is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Hellenistic women were forbidden from accumulating and disposing property. 
B) Hellenistic women contributed to high culture far more than during the classical era . 
C) Only royal ladies could hold priestly office. 
D) New schools of philosophy forbid female participation. 
E) all of the above 
A) Hellenistic women were forbidden from accumulating and disposing property. 
B) Hellenistic women contributed to high culture far more than during the classical era . 
C) Only royal ladies could hold priestly office. 
D) New schools of philosophy forbid female participation. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Logos is a term used in rhetoric and com

Question 9

The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander ' s empires included

Accepted Answer

A) Pergamum. 
B) the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt. 
C) the Seleucid kingdom stretching from the Mediterranean to the frontiers of India. 
D) the Antigonid kingdom in Macedonia. 
E) all of the above 
A) Pergamum. 
B) the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt. 
C) the Seleucid kingdom stretching from the Mediterranean to the frontiers of India. 
D) the Antigonid kingdom in Macedonia. 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the main characteristics of Hellenistic literature, art, and historical writing.

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic literature, art, and histori

Question 11

Which philosophy represented the most radical quest for meaning and peace of soul during the Hellenistic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Epicureanism 
B) Stoicism 
C) Cynicism 
D) Platonism 
E) Skepticism 
A) Epicureanism 
B) Stoicism 
C) Cynicism 
D) Platonism 
E) Skepticism

Question 12

Which power came to control all the Hellenistic kingdoms by the middle of the second century B.C.?

Accepted Answer

A) Rome 
B) Ptolemaic Egypt 
C) the Seleucids 
D) the Parthians 
E) the Antigonids 
A) Rome 
B) Ptolemaic Egypt 
C) the Seleucids 
D) the Parthians 
E) the Antigonids

Question 13

Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

Accepted Answer

A) a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind. 
B) the desire to understand how to achieve a good life. 
C) the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards. 
D) the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts. 
E) all of the above 
A) a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind. 
B) the desire to understand how to achieve a good life. 
C) the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards. 
D) the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts. 
E) all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) Some Jewish scholars identified God with reason. 
B) Greeks became fascinated with Near Eastern religious cults. 
C) In Egypt and Syria, native urban elites adopted the Greek language, fashion, and customs. 
D) In the villages, local and tradition law, local languages, and family customs were eradicated and replaced by Greek ideals. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek. 
A) Some Jewish scholars identified God with reason. 
B) Greeks became fascinated with Near Eastern religious cults. 
C) In Egypt and Syria, native urban elites adopted the Greek language, fashion, and customs. 
D) In the villages, local and tradition law, local languages, and family customs were eradicated and replaced by Greek ideals. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek.

Question 15

The text does NOT make which of the following connections?

Accepted Answer

A) Alexander the Great's proud, fiery temperament and Alexander's mother 
B) Alexander's ambition/inspiration and the Homeric heroes 
C) Alexander's appreciation of Greek culture and Aristotle 
D) Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus 
E) Alexander's military skills/leadership abilities and Philip II 
A) Alexander the Great's proud, fiery temperament and Alexander's mother 
B) Alexander's ambition/inspiration and the Homeric heroes 
C) Alexander's appreciation of Greek culture and Aristotle 
D) Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus 
E) Alexander's military skills/leadership abilities and Philip II

Question 16

Who, among the scientists of antiquity, anticipated the ideas of Copernicus, the founder of the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Eratosthenes 
B) Aristarchus 
C) Theophrastus 
D) Archimedes 
E) Euclid 
A) Eratosthenes 
B) Aristarchus 
C) Theophrastus 
D) Archimedes 
E) Euclid

Question 17

According to the text, Hellenistic society was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) a mingling of peoples and an interchange of culture. 
B) a Hellenization of culture and the near-disappearance of native traditions, especially religious beliefs. 
C) declining trade and growing regional isolation. 
D) a sense of civic responsibility that permeated all social strata. 
E) a decline of Greek culture except in Greece itself. 
A) a mingling of peoples and an interchange of culture. 
B) a Hellenization of culture and the near-disappearance of native traditions, especially religious beliefs. 
C) declining trade and growing regional isolation. 
D) a sense of civic responsibility that permeated all social strata. 
E) a decline of Greek culture except in Greece itself.

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

Accepted Answer

The Hellenic period of Greek civilizatio

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Antigonids were a dynasty of Helleni

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Epicureanism is a philosophical system f

Which Stoic beliefs have had a lasting impact on Western civilization?

The Epicureans believed that

Who succeeded Aristotle as head of the Lyceum?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways did Hellenistic civilization lay the groundwork for Christianity?

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

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

Which of the following statements concerning women in Hellenistic society is correct?

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

The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander ' s empires included

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the main characteristics of Hellenistic literature, art, and historical writing.

Which philosophy represented the most radical quest for meaning and peace of soul during the Hellenistic Age?

Which power came to control all the Hellenistic kingdoms by the middle of the second century B.C.?

Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

The text does NOT make which of the following connections?

Who, among the scientists of antiquity, anticipated the ideas of Copernicus, the founder of the Scientific Revolution?

According to the text, Hellenistic society was characterized by

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

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

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

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 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 5: The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

Which Stoic beliefs have had a lasting impact on Western civilization?

The Epicureans believed that

Who succeeded Aristotle as head of the Lyceum?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways did Hellenistic civilization lay the groundwork for Christianity?

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

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

Which of the following statements concerning women in Hellenistic society is correct?

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

The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander ' s empires included

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the main characteristics of Hellenistic literature, art, and historical writing.

Which philosophy represented the most radical quest for meaning and peace of soul during the Hellenistic Age?

Which power came to control all the Hellenistic kingdoms by the middle of the second century B.C.?

Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

The text does NOT make which of the following connections?

Who, among the scientists of antiquity, anticipated the ideas of Copernicus, the founder of the Scientific Revolution?

According to the text, Hellenistic society was characterized by

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

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

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

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 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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