Question 1

The Peloponnesian War was

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A)  the Persian invasion of Greece just after 500 B.C. 
B)  between Sparta and their allies versus Athens and their allies. 
C)  the war between Thebes and Sparta. 
D)  the Macedonian invasion of southern Greece. 
E)  the war between the Greeks and the Persians. 
A)  the Persian invasion of Greece just after 500 B.C. 
B)  between Sparta and their allies versus Athens and their allies. 
C)  the war between Thebes and Sparta. 
D)  the Macedonian invasion of southern Greece. 
E)  the war between the Greeks and the Persians.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Xerxes

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Xerxes was a Persian king who ruled from

Question 3

In Plato's ideal republic

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A)  the citizens were to elect a single leader. 
B)  the philosophers were to rule absolutely. 
C)  an aristocratic council would elect the leaders. 
D)  the leader would be determined by divination. 
E)  the leader was to be elected democratically. 
A)  the citizens were to elect a single leader. 
B)  the philosophers were to rule absolutely. 
C)  an aristocratic council would elect the leaders. 
D)  the leader would be determined by divination. 
E)  the leader was to be elected democratically.

Question 4

​Aristocracy means

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A)  ​rule of the best​ 
B)  ​rule of the people​ 
C)  ​rule of the wealthy​ 
D)  ​rule of the king​ 
E)  ​rule of the elected​ 
A)  ​rule of the best​ 
B)  ​rule of the people​ 
C)  ​rule of the wealthy​ 
D)  ​rule of the king​ 
E)  ​rule of the elected​

Question 5

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Thales

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Thales was an ancient Greek philosopher

Question 6

During the era of the Delian League

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A)  Athens dominated other Greek states. 
B)  states could withdraw from the League only after they paid a crushing fine. 
C)  monies from the League treasury were distributed according to estimated populations of each member state. 
D)  admiration for Athenian leadership among the Greeks increased. 
E)  Athenians saw a contradiction between democracy and imperialism. 
A)  Athens dominated other Greek states. 
B)  states could withdraw from the League only after they paid a crushing fine. 
C)  monies from the League treasury were distributed according to estimated populations of each member state. 
D)  admiration for Athenian leadership among the Greeks increased. 
E)  Athenians saw a contradiction between democracy and imperialism.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Agamemnon

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Agamemnon was a figure in Greek mytholog

Question 8

Herodotus was a historian of the

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A)  Punic War. 
B)  Trojan War. 
C)  Persian War. 
D)  Peloponnesian War. 
E)  Macedonian War. 
A)  Punic War. 
B)  Trojan War. 
C)  Persian War. 
D)  Peloponnesian War. 
E)  Macedonian War.

Question 9

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-How did the Peloponnesian War influence various Greek philosophers and historians?

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The Peloponnesian War had a significant

Question 10

The early inhabitants of the area around Sparta

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A)  assimilated with their conquerors. 
B)  moved to Miletus. 
C)  became known as helots. 
D)  were trained as slave-mercenaries. 
E)  became the perioikoi. 
A)  assimilated with their conquerors. 
B)  moved to Miletus. 
C)  became known as helots. 
D)  were trained as slave-mercenaries. 
E)  became the perioikoi.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Ionia

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Ionia refers to an ancient region on the

Question 12

The term matter philosophers has been applied to

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A)  the theoreticians of Miletus. 
B)  early Athenian philosophers. 
C)  the Ionian thinkers. 
D)  teachers in the Sophist tradition. 
E)  the Pythagoreans. 
A)  the theoreticians of Miletus. 
B)  early Athenian philosophers. 
C)  the Ionian thinkers. 
D)  teachers in the Sophist tradition. 
E)  the Pythagoreans.

Question 13

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-Define the term polis. Why must one understand the significance of the polis to appreciate the complexity of ancient Greek political life?

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The term polis refers to a city-state in

Question 14

What was central to Socrate's teachings?

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A)  A return to religious guidance 
B)  Shaping a rational individual 
C)  Education should not include the shaping of individual character 
D)  Possessions and wealth and not the community are the goals of an individual 
E)  Tyranny is the best political system 
A)  A return to religious guidance 
B)  Shaping a rational individual 
C)  Education should not include the shaping of individual character 
D)  Possessions and wealth and not the community are the goals of an individual 
E)  Tyranny is the best political system

Question 15

Which statement best describes the Spartan way of life​

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A)  ​military service for their polis was the highest form of excellence​ 
B)  ​democracy provided citizens with aretē​ 
C)  ​peaceful relations built long term stability​ 
D)  ​equality among all residents proved essential​ 
E)  ​arete could be found in many professions 
A)  ​military service for their polis was the highest form of excellence​ 
B)  ​democracy provided citizens with aretē​ 
C)  ​peaceful relations built long term stability​ 
D)  ​equality among all residents proved essential​ 
E)  ​arete could be found in many professions

Question 16

​The Mycenaeans left a legacy for the Greeks except

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A)  ​metallurgy 
B)  ​pottery forms 
C)  ​agriculture 
D)  ​democracy 
E)  ​Homeric epics 
A)  ​metallurgy 
B)  ​pottery forms 
C)  ​agriculture 
D)  ​democracy 
E)  ​Homeric epics

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Pythagoreans

Accepted Answer

The Pythagoreans were a group of followe

Question 18

After the Persian Wars, more than 150 city-states organized a confederation known as the ____ to protect themselves against a renewed confrontation with Persia.

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A)  Spartan League 
B)  Delian League 
C)  Hellenic League 
D)  Peloponnesian League 
E)  Periclian League 
A)  Spartan League 
B)  Delian League 
C)  Hellenic League 
D)  Peloponnesian League 
E)  Periclian League

Question 19

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Delian League

Accepted Answer

The Delian League was an alliance of Gre

Question 20

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-The death of Socrates has often been depicted in works of art. Evaluate why his life and death are significant.

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Socrates was a significant figure in anc

Exam 3: The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

The Peloponnesian War was

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Xerxes

In Plato's ideal republic

​Aristocracy means

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Thales

During the era of the Delian League

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Agamemnon

Herodotus was a historian of the

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -How did the Peloponnesian War influence various Greek philosophers and historians?

The early inhabitants of the area around Sparta

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Ionia

The term matter philosophers has been applied to

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -Define the term polis. Why must one understand the significance of the polis to appreciate the complexity of ancient Greek political life?

What was central to Socrate's teachings?

Which statement best describes the Spartan way of life​

​The Mycenaeans left a legacy for the Greeks except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Pythagoreans

After the Persian Wars, more than 150 city-states organized a confederation known as the ____ to protect themselves against a renewed confrontation with Persia.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Delian League

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -The death of Socrates has often been depicted in works of art. Evaluate why his life and death are significant.

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