Question 1

Which of the following was not one of Philip II's military reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient. 
B)  He made use of cavalry contingents in breaking the opposing line of battle. 
C)  His warriors used a longer thrusting spear, double that of the Greek hoplite. 
D)  Made use of engineers who designed catapults to destroy enemy fortifications. 
E)  His infantrymen carried smaller shields and shorter swords than Greek hoplites. 
A)  He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient. 
B)  He made use of cavalry contingents in breaking the opposing line of battle. 
C)  His warriors used a longer thrusting spear, double that of the Greek hoplite. 
D)  Made use of engineers who designed catapults to destroy enemy fortifications. 
E)  His infantrymen carried smaller shields and shorter swords than Greek hoplites.

Question 2

The famous Indian ruler who sent Buddhist missionaries to Greek rulers was

Accepted Answer

A)  Akbar. 
B)  Asoka. 
C)  Chandragupta. 
D)  Shiva. 
E)  Bodhisattva. 
A)  Akbar. 
B)  Asoka. 
C)  Chandragupta. 
D)  Shiva. 
E)  Bodhisattva.

Question 3

Outside of Judea, the vast majority of Diaspora Jews completely assimilated themselves into Hellenistic society, becoming participating citizens in the various urban activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hellenistic

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hellenistic...

Question 5

Did women's lives in Western Civilization improve in the changes made during the Hellenistic Era?.

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic Era, which spanned from

Question 6

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

Accepted Answer

The major philosophies of the Hellenisti

Question 7

Which of the following was Alexander's last battle against the Persian king Darius?

Accepted Answer

A)  Issus. 
B)  Tyre. 
C)  Gordium. 
D)  Guagamela. 
E)  Gaza. 
A)  Issus. 
B)  Tyre. 
C)  Gordium. 
D)  Guagamela. 
E)  Gaza.

Question 8

Who was credited with having been the first to separate medicine from philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Euclid. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Herophilus. 
E)  Erasistratus. 
A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Euclid. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Herophilus. 
E)  Erasistratus.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Zeno

Accepted Answer

Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek ph

Question 10

An especially important cultural center with the largest library in ancient times was

Accepted Answer

A)  Thebes. 
B)  Athens. 
C)  Pergamum. 
D)  Alexandria. 
E)  Persepolis. 
A)  Thebes. 
B)  Athens. 
C)  Pergamum. 
D)  Alexandria. 
E)  Persepolis.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-hegemon

Accepted Answer

A hegemon is a state or group that holds

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-upper-class women in Hellenistic society

Accepted Answer

Upper-class women in Hellenistic society

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Demosthenes

Accepted Answer

Demosthenes was a prominent Greek states

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Alexander the Great

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great was a renowned ancie

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Diaspora

Accepted Answer

The term "Diaspora" refers to the disper

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mauryan Empire

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mauryan Empire...

Question 17

In the Hellenistic era, medicine

Accepted Answer

A)  entirely broke from using magical practices such as the use of amulets. 
B)  made radical advances due to the discovery of the germ theory of disease. 
C)  progressed due to the use of dissection and vivisection. 
D)  was seen as an acceptable product of divine wisdom and a viable substitute for any existing religion. 
E)  was mainly influenced by knowledge from China and India. 
A)  entirely broke from using magical practices such as the use of amulets. 
B)  made radical advances due to the discovery of the germ theory of disease. 
C)  progressed due to the use of dissection and vivisection. 
D)  was seen as an acceptable product of divine wisdom and a viable substitute for any existing religion. 
E)  was mainly influenced by knowledge from China and India.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"A Gaul and His Wife"

Accepted Answer

"A Gaul and His Wife" is not a widely re

Question 19

The Alexandrian scholar Euclid's most famous achievement was

Accepted Answer

A)  systematizing the study of geometry. 
B)  calculating the earth's circumference. 
C)  formulating and synthesizing the predominant elements in military science. 
D)  transferring the capital of Hellenistic science from Athens to Alexandria. 
E)  inventing the Archimedean screw. 
A)  systematizing the study of geometry. 
B)  calculating the earth's circumference. 
C)  formulating and synthesizing the predominant elements in military science. 
D)  transferring the capital of Hellenistic science from Athens to Alexandria. 
E)  inventing the Archimedean screw.

Question 20

Though an admirer of humanistic Greek culture, Alexander the Great nonetheless aspired to divine honors or divinity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: the Hellenistic World

Which of the following was not one of Philip II's military reforms?

The famous Indian ruler who sent Buddhist missionaries to Greek rulers was

Outside of Judea, the vast majority of Diaspora Jews completely assimilated themselves into Hellenistic society, becoming participating citizens in the various urban activities.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hellenistic

Did women's lives in Western Civilization improve in the changes made during the Hellenistic Era?.

What were the major philosophies of the Hellenistic period? How did they differ from the philosophies of Classical Greece?

Which of the following was Alexander's last battle against the Persian king Darius?

Who was credited with having been the first to separate medicine from philosophy?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Zeno

An especially important cultural center with the largest library in ancient times was

IDENTIFICATIONS -hegemon

IDENTIFICATIONS -upper-class women in Hellenistic society

IDENTIFICATIONS -Demosthenes

IDENTIFICATIONS -Alexander the Great

IDENTIFICATIONS -Diaspora

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mauryan Empire

In the Hellenistic era, medicine

IDENTIFICATIONS -"A Gaul and His Wife"

The Alexandrian scholar Euclid's most famous achievement was

Though an admirer of humanistic Greek culture, Alexander the Great nonetheless aspired to divine honors or divinity.

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