Deck 5: The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

Question 1

The greatest of the Hellenistic cities was

A)Cyrene.
B)Alexandria.
C)Persepolis.
D)Pella.
E)Babylon.

Answer 1

Alexandria.

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the cultural exchange in the Hellenistic world?

A)Some Jewish scholars identified God with reason.
B)Greeks became fascinated with Near Eastern religious cults.
C)In Egypt and Syria, native urban elites adopted the Greek language, fashion, and customs.
D)In the villages, local and tradition law, local languages, and family customs were eradicated and replaced by Greek ideals.
E)Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek.

Answer 2

In the villages, local and tradition law, local languages, and family customs were eradicated and replaced by Greek ideals.

Question 3

Scholars would agree that the Seleucid Empire

A)was too widespread to have an absolute monarchy.
B)founded cities in the East patterned after Greek city-states.
C)covered Egypt and the Mediterranean area.
D)was the foremost power in the Hellenistic world.
E)was the weakest of the Hellenistic powers.

Answer 3

founded cities in the East patterned after Greek city-states.

Question 4

Which philosopher allegedly met Alexander and told the great conqueror to get out of his light?

A)Plato
B)Lucian
C)Diogenes of Sinope
D)Zeno
E)Epicurus

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning women in Hellenistic society is correct?

A)Hellenistic women were forbidden from accumulating and disposing property.
B)Hellenistic women contributed to high culture far more than during the classical era .
C)Only royal ladies could hold priestly office.
D)New schools of philosophy forbid female participation.
E)all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is ​true of the changes ushered in by the Hellenistic Age?

A)Greek encounters with different peoples and cultures strengthened their ties to their native cities.
B)The individual was consciously empowered by freedom from the tight community of the polis.
C)Philosophers came to regard the civilized world as one city.
D)Philosophers extolled more than ever the importance of active citizenship and social responsibility as the path to the good life .
E)Greek thinkers moved from cosmopolitanism to parochialism.

Question 7

The plays of Menander show

A)the growing cynicism of an alienated population lost in a world over which they had no control.
B)a warm concern for people and a sympathetic understanding of human weaknesses.
C)the continued popularity of biting political satire.
D)a fascination with the unusual, the grotesque and the exotic.
E)that Greek plays could be written by non-Greek writers.

Question 8

Which power came to control all the Hellenistic kingdoms by the middle of the second century B.C.?

A)Rome
B)Ptolemaic Egypt
C)the Seleucids
D)the Parthians
E)the Antigonids

Question 9

During the Hellenistic Age, as an institution, the polis

A)maintained its importance.
B)lost its power over domestic affairs but retained a large degree of autonomy in foreign policy matters.
C)continued to be largely self-sufficient communities.
D)no longer gave people the same degree of security and sense of belonging.
E)all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the world after Alexander differed from that existing before his conquests?

A)Trade and travel expanded between West and East.
B)Greek culture spread to non-Greeks.
C)Greek-style cities in Asia allowed Greek settlers to mix with native populations.
D)Alexander successfully united all the peoples in a single, world-state.
E)The distinction between barbarians and Greek lessened.

Question 11

The stories of which legendary Greek hero inspired Alexander?

A)Agamenon
B)Odysseus
C)Patroclus
D)Achilles
E)Hercules

Question 12

The text does NOT make which of the following connections?

A)Alexander the Great's proud, fiery temperament and Alexander's mother
B)Alexander's ambition/inspiration and the Homeric heroes
C)Alexander's appreciation of Greek culture and Aristotle
D)Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus
E)Alexander's military skills/leadership abilities and Philip II

Question 13

According to the text, Hellenistic society was characterized by

A)a mingling of peoples and an interchange of culture.
B)a Hellenization of culture and the near-disappearance of native traditions, especially religious beliefs.
C)declining trade and growing regional isolation.
D)a sense of civic responsibility that permeated all social strata.
E)a decline of Greek culture except in Greece itself.

Question 14

During the Hellenistic Age

A)economic activity, including trade, was restricted to Macedonian elites only.
B)competition for wealth and power decreased greatly, and social distinctions blurred.
C)cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism.
D)the Macedonian language became the common language in the Hellenistic world.
E)Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world, but the movement of peoples was limited.

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct sequence of ages?

A)Hellenistic, Hellenic, Greco-Roman
B)Hellenic, Hellenistic, Greco-Roman
C)Greco-Roman, Hellenistic, Hellenic
D)Hellenic, Greco-Roman, Hellenistic
E)Hellenistic, Greco-Roman, Hellenic

Question 16

The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander ' s empires included

A)Pergamum.
B)the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt.
C)the Seleucid kingdom stretching from the Mediterranean to the frontiers of India.
D)the Antigonid kingdom in Macedonia.
E)all of the above

Question 17

Common to all Hellenistic kingdoms was

A)the notion that law was seen as the will of the people.
B)a sharp division of cultures and the absence of cultural cross-pollination.
C)an extensive royal support of the arts and learning.
D)Hellenization of the bulk of the population.
E)all of the above

Question 18

Alexander's accomplishments did NOT include

A)winning every battle.
B)creating an empire stretching from Greece to India.
C)establishing his own long-running   dynasty.
D)attempts to blend together Greek and Persian elites.
E)creating a lasting fame for him through the ages.

Question 19

Based on the text ' s presentation, which of the following does NOT apply to Polybius?

A)praise for Rome ' s balance of aristocratic and democratic elements
B)belief that a historian should try to teach moral lessons
C)admiration of the Roman army's discipline and dedication
D)criticism of Thucydides
E)a systematic world history that "examine[s] the general and comprehensive scheme of events"

Question 20

The Hellenistic Age corresponded to the period

A)from the Greek Dark Age to the time of Alexander.
B)of the Peloponnesian War to Alexander's death.
C)from Alexander's rise to the time of the Seleucids.
D)from the death of Alexander to the formation of the Roman Empire.
E)from the kingdom of Pergamum to the formation of the Roman Empire.

Question 21

Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

A)a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind.
B)the desire to understand how to achieve a good life.
C)the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards.
D)the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts.
E)all of the above

Question 22

Who studied in Alexandria, was a mathematician, established the science of hydrostatics, and created many ingenious inventions but dismissed his practical inventions as unimportant?

A)Archimedes of Syracuse
B)Euclid
C)Aristarchus of Samos
D)Eratosthenes
E)Philo of Alexandria

Question 23

The Epicureans believed that

A)the gods probably existed, but they had no influence on people's lives.
B)fear of the gods ' punishment in this life or the next is a principle source of anxiety.
C)a person should not worry about the gods.
D)life should be ordered by each individual thinking for himself.
E)All of these

Question 24

In its description of the world, Epicureanism looked back to which philosopher of the Hellenic Age?

A)Thales and his theory that water was the primary element of the world
B)Anaximander and his theory of the Boundless
C)Democritus and his theory of atoms
D)Plato and his theory of Forms
E)Aristotle and his theory that form and matter existed together

Question 25

Which Hellenistic scholar systematized geometry and developed hundreds of geometry proofs?

A)Pythagoras
B)Euclid
C)Hipparchus
D)Archimedes
E)Aristarchus

Question 26

Among the famous stock characters in the plays of Menander was all of the following EXCEPT the

A)clever slave.
B)heroine in trouble.
C)compassionate prostitute.
D)elderly seducer.
E)virtuous politician.

Question 27

Most Hellenistic philosophies exhibited all of the following tendencies EXCEPT a/an

A)response to the general anxiety and sense of alienation that permeated Hellenistic society.
B)attempt to "expel the suffering of the soul."
C)quasi-religious quality.
D)focus on political organization.
E)focus on the individual's relationship to humanity and a complex world.

Question 28

Hellenistic art displayed which of the following tendencies?

A)A movement away from idealism and towards a more dynamic, emotion-laden, and uncompromising realism
B)Increasing stagnation as creative energies flowed more into economic activities
C)A declining concern with the individual
D)A growing concern with the perfect beauty
E)A growing tendency to discard Greek aesthetic and adopt older Mesopotamian and Egyptian motifs and forms

Question 29

Among the core beliefs of the Stoics was the idea that ​

A)Divine Reason orders the universe through law.
B)the world is the city of humanity , and each person is a citizen.
C)self-mastery is essential for happiness.
D)reason gives people dignity.
E)​all of the above

Question 30

Epicurus would agree with all of the following positions EXCEPT

A)because pleasure was central for happiness, unbridled hedonism should be sought.
B)a person should abandon the pursuit of wealth and fame.
C)citizenship was not a prerequisite for individual happiness.
D)wise persons would not surrender to hate or love.
E)unjust behavior burdens a person with troubles and should be avoided.

Question 31

Which of the following was NOT one of the four principle schools of Hellenistic philosophy?

A)Neo-Platonism
B)Stoicism
C)Epicureanism
D)Cynicism
E)Skepticism

Question 32

The Stoics perceived God as

A)the creator and sustainer of live who seeks a positive relationship with his people.
B)reason, the fundamental force in the universe, not a personal deity as the Hebrews believed.
C)a human invention to defend the status quo.
D)a being engaged in a struggle against irrationality represented by darkness.
E)none of the above

Question 33

The Stoics' concept of ​Logos led them to conclude that

A)the universe is ruled by natural law.
B)natural law is knowable and can teach each person what is good and what is evil.
C)since all people, regardless of conventional distinctions, share in the Logos, all people have dignity and all are fundamentally equal.
D)living in agreement with nature means conforming to the dictates of reason.
E)all of the above

Question 34

Among the advances of Alexandrian doctors was

A)the identification of the brain as the center of intelligence.
B)the distinction between veins and arteries.
C)the improvement of surgical techniques and instruments.
D)the discovery of organs of the body not previously known.
E)all of the above

Question 35

Who succeeded Aristotle as head of the Lyceum?

A)Strato
B)Theophrastus
C)Aristarchus
D)Theocritus
E)Zeno

Question 36

Who, among the scientists of antiquity, anticipated the ideas of Copernicus, the founder of the Scientific Revolution?

A)Eratosthenes
B)Aristarchus
C)Theophrastus
D)Archimedes
E)Euclid

Question 37

Which of the following is true of Hellenistic geography?

A)Interest in geographic research increased as a result of Alexander ' s expeditions.
B)Mediterranean peoples gained a new sense of the breadth of the earth.
C)Eratosthenes declared that the oceans are joined.
D)A method for measuring the earth's circumference was developed.
E)all of the above

Question 38

Among the scientific work of the Greeks during the Hellenistic Age, one may find

A)the reemergence of ideas that magic influenced the natural world.
B)a rejection of the tradition of science developed in the Hellenic Age.
C)an attempt to organize scientific knowledge rationally.
D)a neglect of botany and zoology.
E)a lack of state sponsorship.

Question 39

Which was the greatest center of scientific research center in the Hellenistic world?

A)the Academy at Athens
B)the Museum and Library at Alexandria
C)the Library at Pergamum
D)the Lyceum at Athens
E)the University at Bologna

Question 40

Which Stoic beliefs have had a lasting impact on Western civilization?

A)By nature, some people are endowed with rights while others are not.
B)A world community has never and can never be achieved.
C)Human law should not conflict with natural law.
D)Distinction of rank and race has great significance.
E)all of the above

Question 41

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Logos

Question 42

The Skeptic Carneades of Cyrene held all the following beliefs EXCEPT

A)all theory is worthless.
B)all ideas are probability, not absolutes; there is only probability, never certainty.
C)morality must derive from practical experience not rigid ideas.
D)the universe may show signs of order , but that does not justify belief in God.
E)the problem of reason should be considered.

Question 43

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
natural law

Question 44

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Stoicism

Question 45

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Koine

Question 46

According to the text, which feature(s)of the Hellenistic Age most facilitated the rise of Christianity?

A)scientific inquiry and blending of Greek and Near Eastern technologies
B)universalist tendencies
C)divine monarchy
D)oppression and civil war
E)the spread of Judaism

Question 47

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Diaspora

Question 48

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
cosmopolitanism

Question 49

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Skepticism

Question 50

The text connects the Stoic idea of natural law with all the following EXCEPT

A)Roman law.
B)English common law.
C)Christian thought.
D)the modern principle of inalienable rights.
E)modern liberalism.

Question 51

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Hellenization

Question 52

The Hellenistic school of philosophy called Skepticism held that

A)the Epicureans were right about disengaging from the world, but the Stoics were right about the Logos.
B)the Stoics were right about the brotherhood of all people, but the Epicureans were right about the company of friends bringing the greatest pleasure.
C)the Cynics were right to renounce all possessions, but the Epicureans and the Stoics were right about the role of reason in human life.
D)nothing can be known for certain.
E)an honest religious belief is more powerful than any philosophy.

Question 53

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Seleucids

Question 54

Which of the following did the Cynics NOT reject?

A)property and work
B)religion, philosophy, and literature
C)family, community, and the state
D)social norms, polite language, and good manners
E)freedom and individualism

Question 55

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Cynicism

Question 56

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
oikoumene

Question 57

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the legacy of the Hellenistic Age?

A)The Hellenistic Age had little impact on Rome.
B)Stoic beliefs in humans' fundamental equality were crucial to the formulation of the idea that the individual possesses natural rights.
C)The spread of Greek civilization was limited to the Near East.
D)Neither philosophy nor the arts embraced the new cosmopolitanism.
E)all of the above

Question 58

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Alexandria

Question 59

Which philosophy represented the most radical quest for meaning and peace of soul during the Hellenistic Age?

A)Epicureanism
B)Stoicism
C)Cynicism
D)Platonism
E)Skepticism

Question 60

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Epicureanism

Question 61

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Both the Hellenistic world and the modern world represent an age of cosmopolitanism. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Question 62

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Antigonids

Question 63

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways did Hellenistic civilization lay the groundwork for Christianity?

Question 64

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).

Locate and label the following: Alexander's home country, the river at the edge of the territory that was the furthest point Alexander reached in his campaigns, and the capital city of the Persian empire he conquered.

Question 65

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the greatest successes of Alexander the Great, and what were his greatest failures? What was his impact on the ancient world?

Question 66

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).

Draw in the boundaries of the four major Hellenistic states, and label each.

Question 67

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).

Locate and label the following: Alexandria, Rhodes, Athens, and Alexandria Eschata.

Question 68

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain Skepticism and Cynicism. Discuss their position in the history of Greek thought.

Question 69

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Ptolemies

Question 70

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods of Greek civilizations.

Question 71

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The text emphasizes the importance of Greek civilization in the development of the West. What did the Hellenistic phase of Greek civilization add to that influence?

Question 72

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the chief characteristics of the Hellenistic societies, paying attention to their economies, social systems and everyday life, political systems, and the intellectual/religious spheres.

Question 73

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the main characteristics of Hellenistic literature, art, and historical writing.

Question 74

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the main characteristics and accomplishments of Hellenistic science.

Question 75

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the principles and practices of Stoicism and Epicureanism.

Question 76

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways do the goals and concerns of Hellenistic philosophy represent the changing importance of the polis in political, intellectual, and cultural life? Refer to all four of the major schools of thought covered by the text in your response.