Deck 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

Question 1

What role did geography play in the evolution of Greek history and the creation of Greek poleis ?

Answer 1

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Question 2

define the following term:
Mycenaeans

Answer 2

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Question 3

Discuss the organization of the Athenian political system. Was it a democracy? In what ways is Athenian democracy similar to American democracy? In what ways is it different?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What were the causes, results, and the turning points of the Persian Wars?

Question 5

How did social status and gender affect the life experiences of those who resided in ancient Athens?

Question 6

The classical age of Greece is known for its literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. In what ways do Greek history, drama, art, and philosophy celebrate Greek accomplishments and values, and in what ways does Greek culture explore more universal human concerns and ideals?

Question 7

What were the characteristics of the Greek polis ? How did it differ from the Sumerian city-state?

Question 8

define the following term:
Minoan Crete

Question 9

What were the major features of the civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans, and how did they create a foundation for classical Greece?

Question 10

define the following term:
Troy

Question 11

define the following term:
the geography of the Greek peninsula

Question 12

What significant philosophical differences separated Plato and Aristotle?

Question 13

define the following term:
Knossus

Question 14

What do historians mean by the phrase "The Age of Pericles?" What were the characteristics of this period that made it distinct?

Question 15

define the following term:
Greek Dark Age

Question 16

define the following term:
Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann

Question 17

How did Greek males regard Greek females? What opportunities did Greek society and culture offer to women for self-expression?

Question 18

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

Question 19

define the following term:
Pericles' Funeral Oration

Question 20

define the following term:
Dorians

Question 21

define the following term:
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Question 22

define the following term:
helots

Question 23

define the following term:
Solon

Question 24

define the following term:
arete

Question 25

define the following term:
Hesiod's Works and Days

Question 26

define the following term:
polis

Question 27

define the following term:
hoplites

Question 28

define the following term:
Sparta

Question 29

define the following term:
kouros

Question 30

define the following term:
Lycurgus

Question 31

define the following term:
phalanx

Question 32

define the following term:
oligarchy

Question 33

define the following term:
Magna Graecia

Question 34

define the following term:
Peloponnesus

Question 35

define the following term:
tyrant

Question 36

define the following term:
Attica

Question 37

define the following term:
Sappho

Question 38

define the following term:
Spartiates

Question 39

define the following term:
elders and ephors

Question 40

define the following term:
Cleisthenes

Question 41

define the following term:
Delian League

Question 42

define the following term:
Darius and Xerxes

Question 43

define the following term:
Olympian gods

Question 44

define the following term:
Thucydides

Question 45

define the following term:
Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea

Question 46

define the following term:
Aristotle

Question 47

define the following term:
Plato's Republic

Question 48

define the following term:
the Acropolis

Question 49

define the following term:
Peloponnesian War

Question 50

define the following term:
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Orders

Question 51

define the following term:
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

Question 52

define the following term:
Aristophanes

Question 53

define the following term:
strategoi

Question 54

define the following term:
Socrates

Question 55

define the following term:
hetairai and symposium

Question 56

define the following term:
Herodotus

Question 57

define the following term:
oracle at Delphi

Question 58

define the following term:
Sophists and rhetoric

Question 59

define the following term:
Thales and Pythagoras

Question 60

define the following term:
Thebes

Question 61

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on

A)superior horsemanship.
B)individual acts of valor.
C)speed and mobility.
D)discipline and teamwork.
E)fortified wine.

Question 62

The term wanax refers to Mycenaean

A)priests.
B)Slaves.
C)Kings.
D)Temples.
E)Women.

Question 63

The civilization of Minoan Crete

A)enjoyed great prosperity due to extensive sea trade and commerce.
B)was poor and isolated.
C)developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in their great palaces.
D)flourished after 1450 B.C.E.
E)a and c

Question 64

Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as

A)the people became complacent due to the egalitarian nature of Greek society.
B)the response to the cry for strong leadership from the established aristocratic oligarchies.
C)the religious beliefs of the Greeks collapsed.
D)the result of foreign invasion, mainly the Persians under Darius.
E)a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor.

Question 65

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except

A)extensive open plains.
B)bays and harbors.
C)mountains.
D)valleys.
E)long seacoast.

Question 66

During the migrations of the Greek Dark Age, many Ionians

A)occupied northern Greece.
B)took control of the Peloponnesus.
C)crossed the Aegean Sea to settle in Asia Minor.
D)moved to Crete.
E)abandoned Attica in favor of the Peloponnesus.

Question 67

What were the chief characteristics of the Greek Dark Age?

A)It was a period of migrations and declining food production.
B)It was a period of political anarchy and many foreign invasions.
C)It was a period of intermittent warfare between highly developed city-states.
D)It was the most economically productive period of Greek history due to the rapid development of Greek colonies.
E)It was an era in which the mainland of Greece was controlled by Crete.

Question 68

Which of the following statements best describes the Mycenaeans?

A)They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E.
B)They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E.
C)They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E.
D)They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood.
E)They were a non-Greek speaking peoples on the island of Crete.

Question 69

define the following term:
the Parthenon

Question 70

Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?

A)It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires.
B)The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end.
C)The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life.
D)It was a period of incessant warfare.
E)It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato, and Pericles.

Question 71

In general, separate early Greek communities

A)developed close ties and cooperated with one another.
B)exchanged diplomatic representatives only.
C)avoided all contact to appease their city gods.
D)established formal federations early in Greece's history.
E)became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself.

Question 72

A popular Minoan sport was

A)bowling.
B)wrestling.
C)soccer.
D)bull jumping.
E)throwing javelins.

Question 73

The development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by

A)fostering a sense of disunity among commoners.
B)dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states.
C)discouraging the development of polytheistic religion.
D)retarding democracy in the organization of civic governments.
E)limiting the development of Greek artistic and intellectual accomplishments.

Question 74

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

A)the protection of its citizens' individual rights.
B)cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good.
C)untrammeled private enterprise.
D)cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare.
E)b and c

Question 75

Homer's Iliad points out the

A)honor and courage of Greek aristocratic heroes in battle.
B)exalted position of women in Greek society.
C)absolute abhorrence of violence by the Greeks.
D)Greeks' rejection of slavery.
E)superiority of the military phalanx over the aristocratic cavalry.

Question 76

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must rather regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

A)Socrates.
B)Plato.
C)Aristotle.
D)Xenophanes.
E)Pythagoras.

Question 77

The polis was the Greek name for

A)county.
B)police.
C)people.
D)city-state.
E)culture.

Question 78

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the typical Greek polis ?

A)It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications.
B)Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens.
C)Each polis was autonomous from all other poleis .
D)The strength of the community came through cooperation.
E)Most Greek women were restricted largely to the home.

Question 79

Which of the following is not true of Greek colonization?

A)Colonies contributed to the expansion of Greek culture through the Mediterranean basin.
B)Greek colonies were trading posts rather than permanent settlements.
C)Greek colonists became more aware of their own linguistic and cultural similarities.
D)Colonization promoted increased trade and industry.
E)Those enriched through colonization desired new political privileges, which fueled political crises in many Greek states.

Question 80

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

A)Sir Arthur Evans.
B)Heinrich Schliemann.
C)Gertrude Bell.
D)Mary Leakey.
E)Richard Leakey.