Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) Improvements in harbors 
B) Revolutionary innovations in agriculture 
C) A money economy 
A) Improvements in harbors 
B) Revolutionary innovations in agriculture 
C) A money economy

Question 2

What effects did political fragmentation have on the relations between Hellenistic successor kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

Political fragmentation had significant

Question 3

How did Greeks react to Philip II's conquests?

Accepted Answer

The reaction of the Greeks to Philip II'

Question 4

Stoicism is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) It was formed by Epicurus. 
B) It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
A) It was formed by Epicurus. 
B) It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature.

Question 5

How was the Hellenistic world "cosmopolitan"?

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic world, which emerged aft

Question 6

Scholarship on the legacy of Alexander the Great has suggested he sought to do what?

Accepted Answer

A) Emulate the Homeric warrior-hero Achilles. 
B) Create a new ruling class in which only Greeks would attain positions of political authority. 
C) Refuse divine status, despite requests by his subjects to vote him a living god. 
A) Emulate the Homeric warrior-hero Achilles. 
B) Create a new ruling class in which only Greeks would attain positions of political authority. 
C) Refuse divine status, despite requests by his subjects to vote him a living god.

Question 7

To what extent did the Greek language unify the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

The Greek language played a significant

Question 8

How did the results of the Peloponnesian War affect Philip II's campaigns?

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) was

Question 9

Which Greek general took Egypt after Alexander's death and converted it into the longest lasting Hellenistic kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Ptolemy 
B) Brassius 
C) Seleucis 
A) Ptolemy 
B) Brassius 
C) Seleucis

Question 10

What contributions did Hippocrates and Herophilus make to our knowledge of the human body?

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates, often referred to as the "F

Question 11

The best example of Hellenistic "New Comedy" was which Athenian playwright?

Accepted Answer

A) Aristophanes 
B) Menander 
C) Euripides 
A) Aristophanes 
B) Menander 
C) Euripides

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizens who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery. 
B) Children were sold into slavery by their parents. 
C) Prisoners of war became slaves of their captors. 
A) Citizens who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery. 
B) Children were sold into slavery by their parents. 
C) Prisoners of war became slaves of their captors.

Question 13

Describe the rise and fall of the Antigonid Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

The Antigonid Kingdom was established by

Question 14

How did men's and women's lives differ in the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

In the Hellenistic world, men and women

Question 15

Which of the following statements best describes Hellenistic cities?

Accepted Answer

A) They were small and governed by a military elite. 
B) They served as important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek culture. 
C) Their inhabitants spoke only their native tongue. 
A) They were small and governed by a military elite. 
B) They served as important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek culture. 
C) Their inhabitants spoke only their native tongue.

Question 16

What dos the surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

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) He continued failure of ancient historians to find accurate, firsthand sources 
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) He continued failure of ancient historians to find accurate, firsthand sources

Question 17

Who maintained that the only things that exist are atoms moving through the void?

Accepted Answer

A) Isocrates 
B) Plato 
C) Epicurus 
A) Isocrates 
B) Plato 
C) Epicurus

Question 18

How did Alexander govern his empire?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great, who reigned from 33

Question 19

To what extent is it appropriate to refer to the creation of a "Hellenistic world" after Alexander's death?

Accepted Answer

It is appropriate to refer to the creati

Question 20

In his Philippics, Demosthenes did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Greek freedom. 
B) He foresaw a revival of Athenian culture under the leadership of Philip II. 
C) He glorified the Macedonian armies as the saviors of Greece. 
A) He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Greek freedom. 
B) He foresaw a revival of Athenian culture under the leadership of Philip II. 
C) He glorified the Macedonian armies as the saviors of Greece.

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

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

What effects did political fragmentation have on the relations between Hellenistic successor kingdoms?

How did Greeks react to Philip II's conquests?

Stoicism is best described as which of the following?

How was the Hellenistic world "cosmopolitan"?

Scholarship on the legacy of Alexander the Great has suggested he sought to do what?

To what extent did the Greek language unify the Hellenistic world?

How did the results of the Peloponnesian War affect Philip II's campaigns?

Which Greek general took Egypt after Alexander's death and converted it into the longest lasting Hellenistic kingdom?

What contributions did Hippocrates and Herophilus make to our knowledge of the human body?

The best example of Hellenistic "New Comedy" was which Athenian playwright?

Which of the following was NOT a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

Describe the rise and fall of the Antigonid Kingdom.

How did men's and women's lives differ in the Hellenistic world?

Which of the following statements best describes Hellenistic cities?

What dos the surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate?

Who maintained that the only things that exist are atoms moving through the void?

How did Alexander govern his empire?

To what extent is it appropriate to refer to the creation of a "Hellenistic world" after Alexander's death?

In his Philippics, Demosthenes did which of the following?

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