Deck 3: Greek and Hellenistic Civilization

Question 1

Archaeological studies of Mycenaean cities and palaces indicate the inhabitants

A) were a warlike and violent people.
B) were isolated from outside contacts.
C) were ruled by powerful kings and large bureaucracies.
D) spoke a version of Latin rather than Greek.

Answer 1

were a warlike and violent people.

Question 2

The Greek colonization movement around 750 B.C.E. occurred primarily because of the

A) fear of the Dorian invasion.
B) overpopulation of Greek lands.
C) desire to rely solely on locally produced foods.
D) need for more religious festivals.

Answer 2

overpopulation of Greek lands.

Question 3

Colonization contributed to the development of

A) literature.
B) the hoplite phalanx.
C) Panhellenic spirit.
D) the polis.

Answer 3

Panhellenic spirit.

Question 4

The Greek pantheon included

A) twelve gods who lived on Mount Olympus.
B) Zeus and Poseidon.
C) Apollo and Athena.
D) All of these.

Question 5

Solon's reforms

A) encouraged industry.
B) expanded citizenship.
C) reduced Athens' dependence on imported wheat.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

The major geographical regions of Classical Greece (Map 3-3, p. 74) included

A) Arcadia, Attica, Laconia, and Euboea.
B) Thrace, Macedonia, Persia, and Asia Minor.
C) Peloponnesus, Attica, Phoenicia, and Levant.
D) Thrace, Macedonia, Peloponnesus, and Asia Minor.

Question 7

Greek literature, mythology, and theater portrayed the extent of women's influence as

A) greater than it was in Athenian law, though perhaps comparable to the reality.
B) about the same as it was in Greek history.
C) less than it was in Greek history.
D) limited to the letter of the laws.

Question 8

According to the play Lysistrata, by Aristophanes, the Athenians gave up control over Pylos (Messenia) because (Document, pp. 80-81)

A) the Spartans had kidnapped their children.
B) the Spartans had defeated the Athenian forces nearby.
C) it was no longer of any strategic importance.
D) their wives refused to have sex with them until they did.

Question 9

The Golden Age of Athenian culture was

A) between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
B) limited to the architecture sponsored by Pericles.
C) over before the Persian War began.
D) quickly forgotten.

Question 10

The kingdom of Macedon

A) provided a buffer between the Greeks and northern barbarians.
B) was unified by Philip II.
C) conquered Athens in 338 B.C.E.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

After Philip's assassination, Alexander

A) became king of Macedon.
B) decided not to invade Persia.
C) separated Macedon from Greece.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Which best describes Alexander's early strategy against Persia?

A) relied on his strong navy for victory at sea
B) kept conquered territories separate
C) sought quick and decisive battles to gain money and supplies from the conquered territory
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

Great Hellenistic scholars include

A) Euclid, whose Elements are the basis for plane and solid geometry.
B) Archimedes, famous for levers.
C) Heraclides and Aristarchus, whose work pointed to a heliocentric model.
D) All of these.

Question 14

Classical Greece was a time of numerous Greek city-states and various leagues of these states. Based on the maps and texts, what do you think was the role of geography in Greek politics and society? What contributions did the sea make to the spread of Greek culture?
Conceptual

Question 15

Compare and contrast the fundamental political, social, and economic institutions of Athens and Sparta about 500 B.C.E. What were the major differences and similarities?
Conceptual

Question 16

Why did the Greeks and Persians go to war? What was the cause of the conflict? What benefit could the Persians have derived from conquering Greece? What was the Greeks' strategy in 480 B.C.E. and why did they win?
Conceptual

Question 17

How did the Athenians reconcile their democracy with their empire? Are the two compatible or is this a moral contradiction? To what extent was the empire the basis for Athenian achievement in the fifth century B.C.E. and the basis for decline?
Conceptual

Question 18

Compare and contrast the status of women in archaic Greek culture and in Sparta and Athens. What do literary texts reveal about the status and role of women in Greece?
Conceptual

Question 19

Compare and contrast the views of Epicurus, Zeno and the Stoics, and the Cynics on civic duty, virtue, and happiness.
Conceptual

Question 20

What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War and how did the outcome of the war impact the Greek city-states?
Conceptual