Exam 3: Classical and Hellenistic Greece

________ felt that moral and political reform was the solution to internal stress,class struggle,and to repairing the factional division of the polis.

When the great Theban general ________ was killed at the Battle of Mantinea,Theban dominance died with him.

It is apparent that the Greek thinkers of the fourth century b.c.e.knew they lived in a time of troubles by their ________.

The ________ brought an end to Sparta's expansion in Asia and caused the eventual destruction of its maritime empire.

After peace was achieved with Persia,why did the Athenians continue collecting funds from the Delian League members?

The Athenian response to the 465 b.c.e.rebellion on the island of ________ proved to be the first significant step in the Delian League's evolution into the Athenian Empire.

What were the advantages and disadvantages of the Athenian system of justice? Compared to the current justice system in America,how do they match up? If you could select between the two‚ which one would you choose? Explain.

By the spring of 324 b.c.e. ,Alexander's army was back at the Persian Gulf and celebrated in the Macedonian style,with ________.

Evidence leads historians to believe that the prime responsibility of a respectable Athenian woman was to ________.

With regard to law,traditional Sophists argued that ________.

In 335 b.c.e. ,Alexander III (Alexander the Great),pursuing his father's goal,began his plan to conquer ________.

What is the name given to the protracted struggle between Athens and Sparta?

Unlike earlier times,when independent men owned and worked relatively small and equal lots of the polis,the ________ were reduced to subordinate,dependent peasant status.

In the late fifth century b.c.e. ,the Spartans,under ________,obtained the support of the Persians,cut off the Athenian food supply through the Hellespont,and starved the Athenian people into submission.

Under the leadership of Pericles,legislation was passed that made the hoplite class eligible for the archonship.Why was this provision such an important step in the establishment of a democratic state? How do you believe the noble members of Athenian society would have responded?

By Greek standards,Macedon was considered to be a backward,semibarbaric land because ________.

After Cimon's ostracism in the spring of 461 b.c.e. ,Athens made an alliance with the city-state of ________,Sparta's traditional enemy.

________ studied marine biology,which played a large part in his thinking.

What new city in Egypt was the center of literary production in the third and second centuries b.c.e.

Examine the tactical strategies employed by Alexander the Great in the expansion of his empire.Do you believe it would have been possible to maintain an empire of such an immense size? What possible administrative problems do you believe Alexander would have faced? Do you believe he began the necessary measures to remedy these potential problems? Explain.