Question 1

Because of the enlightening philosophies of Epicureanism and Stoicism, female infanticide disappeared during the Hellenistic era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful take-over of the Greek world, both in regards to Macedonian strengths and the weaknesses of the city-states in the south.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its...

Question 3

What was the greatest difference between education during the Hellenistic period and education during the classical period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rather than being a private enterprise, Hellenistic education became a duty of cities and their governments. 
B)  Poor and middle-class Greeks alike were allowed to go to Hellenistic schools. 
C)  The core curriculum became music and art rather than history, rhetoric, and philosophy. 
D)  The elective systems was first introduced, allowing students to choose the subject matter they preferred over any set, classical curriculum. 
E)  Educational establishments were completely under the control of religious bodies and institutions. 
A)  Rather than being a private enterprise, Hellenistic education became a duty of cities and their governments. 
B)  Poor and middle-class Greeks alike were allowed to go to Hellenistic schools. 
C)  The core curriculum became music and art rather than history, rhetoric, and philosophy. 
D)  The elective systems was first introduced, allowing students to choose the subject matter they preferred over any set, classical curriculum. 
E)  Educational establishments were completely under the control of religious bodies and institutions.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Archimedes

Accepted Answer

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, ph

Question 5

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

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A)  It was an entirely stagnant civilization. 
B)  There were few achievements in science and art. 
C)  Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. 
D)  In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. 
E)  It preceded Hellenic civilization. 
A)  It was an entirely stagnant civilization. 
B)  There were few achievements in science and art. 
C)  Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. 
D)  In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. 
E)  It preceded Hellenic civilization.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hanukkah

Accepted Answer

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of

Question 7

Stoicism

Accepted Answer

A)  was formed by Epicurus. 
B)  later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C)  maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D)  believed in a material afterlife. 
E)  argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities. 
A)  was formed by Epicurus. 
B)  later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C)  maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D)  believed in a material afterlife. 
E)  argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities.

Question 8

At the Battle of Gaugamela,

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A)  Alexander was able to win a close victory by bringing up cavalry at the last minute. 
B)  the Greeks under Alexander were able to break the center of the Persian line and with boldness turn the battle into a rout. 
C)  Alexander determined that the battle should be fought on a narrow plain, negating the numbers of the Persians and the importance of the war chariots. 
D)  Alexander struck the Persians at their weakest point. 
E)  Alexander was forced to retreat back to Susa. 
A)  Alexander was able to win a close victory by bringing up cavalry at the last minute. 
B)  the Greeks under Alexander were able to break the center of the Persian line and with boldness turn the battle into a rout. 
C)  Alexander determined that the battle should be fought on a narrow plain, negating the numbers of the Persians and the importance of the war chariots. 
D)  Alexander struck the Persians at their weakest point. 
E)  Alexander was forced to retreat back to Susa.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Antigonids

Accepted Answer

Who?
The Antigonids were a dynasty of He

Question 10

Alexander the Great's conquests in Asia occurred despite

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A)  his having no military expertise prior to his father's assassination. 
B)  the Persian king Darius III's refusal to make any peace settlements and resort to guerilla warfare. 
C)  the lack of a strong cavalry and inability to capture Egypt. 
D)  his eventual difficulties in convincing his troops to fight so far from home. 
E)  violent opposition back in Greece by most of the city-states. 
A)  his having no military expertise prior to his father's assassination. 
B)  the Persian king Darius III's refusal to make any peace settlements and resort to guerilla warfare. 
C)  the lack of a strong cavalry and inability to capture Egypt. 
D)  his eventual difficulties in convincing his troops to fight so far from home. 
E)  violent opposition back in Greece by most of the city-states.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Theocritus

Accepted Answer

Theocritus was a Greek poet who lived in

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hippocrates

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physici

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"Eureka!"

Accepted Answer

"Eureka!" is a famous exclamation attrib

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Antiochus IV

Accepted Answer

Antiochus IV, also known as Antiochus Ep

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Philip II

Accepted Answer

Philip II, also known as Philip II of Ma

Question 16

By the 1?? century B.C.E., which of the following was the largest city in the Mediterranean?

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A)  Antioch. 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Athens. 
D)  Carthage. 
E)  Alexandria 
A)  Antioch. 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Athens. 
D)  Carthage. 
E)  Alexandria

Question 17

Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

To what extent was Hellenistic civilization a hybrid of various Greek poleis's cultures accreted to traditions from farther east?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic civilization was indeed a hy

Question 19

Did Alexander of Macedon represent a break with the past or a continuation, or perhaps some of both?

Accepted Answer

Alexander of Macedon, also known as Alex

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Darius III

Accepted Answer

Darius III, also known as Darius Codoman

Exam 4: the Hellenistic World

Because of the enlightening philosophies of Epicureanism and Stoicism, female infanticide disappeared during the Hellenistic era.

Discuss the rise of Macedonia and its successful take-over of the Greek world, both in regards to Macedonian strengths and the weaknesses of the city-states in the south.

What was the greatest difference between education during the Hellenistic period and education during the classical period?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Archimedes

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hanukkah

Stoicism

At the Battle of Gaugamela,

IDENTIFICATIONS -Antigonids

Alexander the Great's conquests in Asia occurred despite

IDENTIFICATIONS -Theocritus

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hippocrates

IDENTIFICATIONS -"Eureka!"

IDENTIFICATIONS -Antiochus IV

IDENTIFICATIONS -Philip II

By the 1?? century B.C.E., which of the following was the largest city in the Mediterranean?

Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.

To what extent was Hellenistic civilization a hybrid of various Greek poleis's cultures accreted to traditions from farther east?

Did Alexander of Macedon represent a break with the past or a continuation, or perhaps some of both?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Darius III

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