UNIT 4: THE GREEK WORLD

The Septuagint was A collection of Hellenistic philosophical texts Translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek A collection of Hellenistic religious texts The title of one of the works of Aristotle

b

If you were living in Ancient Greece and got sick, where would you go for healing? The Temple of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus The oracle of Apollo at Delphi The Parthenon in Athens

b

In which of the following regions did the ancient Greeks did NOT found any colonies during the Archaic period? a. the Black Sea coast b. Northern Italy c. Sicily d. Southern Italy

b

THE 2 GREATEST MILITARY INNOVATORS OF THE 4TH CENTURY BCE WERE __________ a)Alexander the Great and Ptolemy b)Epaminondas of Thebes and Philip II of Macedon c)The Athenians and the Spartans d)Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander

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THE 2 GRREK POLEIS ABOUT WHICH WE HAVE THE MOST INFORMATION IN OUR SOURCES ARE_____________ a)Corinth and Thebes b)Athens and Sparta c)Athens and Thebes d)Corinth and Sparta

b

WHAT HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY ADVOCATED THE LEAST MATERIALISTIC APPROACH TO EVERYDAY LIFE? a)Epicureanism b)Skepticism c)Cynicism d)Stoicism

c

WHAT PEST DID SOCRATES DESCRIBE HIMSELF AS? a)Locust b)Worm c)Gadfly d)Mosquito

c

WHICH CITY WAS THE CULTURAL & SCIENTIFIC CAPITAL OF THE GREEK WORLD IN THE HELLENISTIC AGE? a)Sparta b)Athens c)Alexandria d)Thebes

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WHICH EVENT DO HISTORIANS CONSIDER TO BE THE MOMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE DELIAN LEAGUE INTO THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE? a)The revolt of Naxos b)The beginning of the Peloponnesian War c)The moving of the league treasury from Delos to Athens d)The end of the Persian Wars

c

WHICH HELLENISTIC SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY ARGUED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HUMANS TO REACH ANY ACCURATE CONSULATIONS ABOUT THE WORLD, AND THUS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS WAS TO STOP TRYING? a)Cynicism b)Stoicism c)Skepticism d)Epicureanism

c

The Homeric epics reflect the historical values of which period of Greek history? The Archaic Age The Dark Age The Bronze Age All of the above

d

WHAT DOES THE CHIGI VASE PORTRAY? a)Alexander the Great and his army b)Homeric warriors going to battle c)Historians are not sure d)The hoplite phalanx in battle

d

WHAT KIND OF SOURCES CAN WE USE TO STUDY GREEK HISTORY? a)Material culture b)Writings of ancient Greek historians c)Works of Greek literature and philosophy d)All of the above

d

WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR ON THE GREEK WORLD? a)End of the Athenian Empire b)Both Athens and Sparta were so drained by the war, that the end of the war created a power vacuum in the Greek world c)It transformed how Greeks fought on both land and sea d)All of the above

d

WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON THAT SOCRATES WAS CONDEMNED TO DEATH? a)He was seen as a traitor to the city, because of his connections to Sparta b)The Athenians misunderstood his teachings c)Trick question: he was not condemned to death d)His connections to the oligarchs who had previously overthrown the democracy

d

WHICH MAJOR GREEK POLIS SIDED WITH THE PERSIANS DURING THE PERSIAN WARS? a)Plataea b)Corinth c)Athens d)Thebes

d

The archaeological excavations of Megara Hyblaea, a Greek colony in Sicily, showed that Greek colonists were interested in a. Urban farming on a large scale b. Urban planning and equality of citizens c. Building elaborate temples and strong walls d. Building elaborate mansions

B

THE TERM "THE GREEK WORLD" DOES NOT INCLUDE WHAT REGION? a)Northern Italy b)Asia Minor c)The Black Sea coast d)Mainland Greece

a

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALEX'S EMPIRE AFTER HIS DEATH? a)It was carved out by his generals, who each took a portion to rule b)His generals kept it unified, but ruled it together c)His mother inherited it d)His son inherited it

a

WHAT IS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BATTLE OF MARATHON? a)The Athenians' victory over King Darius' Persian army marked the end of the First Persian invasion of Greece b)The Spartans' victory of King Darius' Persian army marked the end of the First Persian invasion of Greece c)It showed the military superiority of the Persians over the Greeks d)It showed the military superiority of the Spartans to all other Greeks

a

WHAT MAJOR MILITARY CONFLICT TRANSFORMED THE GREEK WORLD AT THE END OF THE ARCHAIC PERIOD? a)The Persian Wars b)The Peloponnesian War c)The Macedonian Wars d)The Trojan War

a

WHAT PROFITABLE USE WERE SOME GREEKS, ESPECIALLY THE ATHENIANS & THE CORINTHIANS, ABLE TO MAKE FROM THEIR CLAY-RICH SOIL? a)Pottery trade b)Bricks trade c)Agriculture, focusing on importing fertile land to mix with the clay d)Monumental building and construction

a

WHAT REGION DID ALEX NOT ATTEMPT TO CONQUER? a)China b)The Persian Empire c)Egypt d)India

a

WHAT WAS NOT A MILITARY IMPROVEMENTS THAT PHILIP II MADE TO THE MACEDONIAN ARMY? a)Extensive sword training for hand-to-hand combat b)Incorporating heavy cavalry c)Adoption of the Theban-style wedge formation for the phalanx d)Replacing the regular hoplite spear with the sarissa

a

WHAT WAS NOT RESULT OF PERSIAN WAR? a)Despite the loss in Greece proper, the wars resulted in a growth in territory for the Persians in Asia Minor b)The wars created a stronger than before sense of Pan-Hellenic identity among the Greeks c)The Athenians built a military reputation that rivaled that of the Spartans d)The Greeks demonstrated their superiority over Persians both on land and on sea

a

WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE DELIAN LEAGUE? a)To protect the Greeks in Ionia from subsequent attacks from Persia b)To facilitate Greek colonization of Asia Minor c)To extend the influence of Athens to all of the Aegean d)To punish the Persians for the Persian invasions of Greece

a

WHILE EACH GREEK POLIS HAD ITS OWN DATING SYSTEM, WHAT SYSTEM DID THE GREEKS ADOPT AS A COMMON PAN-HELLENIC WAY OF DATING EVENTS? a)Dating events by Olympiads - four-year Olympic cycles b)Dating events from foundation of the oracle at Delphi c)Dating events by time elapsed since Trojan War d)The Greeks refused to adopt a common way of dating events until the age of Alexander

a

WHO WAN THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR? a)Sparta b)Thebes c)Corinth d)Athens

a

What was the consequence of the Peloponnesian War for the thetes, the lowest census bracket in Athens? a. Their position in the state improved because of the war, and they gained significant political influence by the end of the war b. They were driven out of Athens during the war c. The war did not change their status d. Their position grew worse, as they became de facto slaves as a result of the war

a

Which Hellenistic school of philosophy argued that it was impossible for humans to reach any accurate conclusions about the world, and thus the key to happiness was to stop trying? a. Skepticism b. Stoicism c. Cynicism d. Epicureanism

a

The term "Asia Minor" refers to which geographical region in the Greek world? a. The Far East - India and China b. The region directly across the Aegean Sea from mainland Greece, in modern-day Turkey c. The region directly across the Adriatic Sea from mainland Greece, in modern-day Italy d. The Middle East and Egypt

b

WHAT IS A COMMON VALUE THAT THE GREEK POLEIS EXPECTED OF THEIR CITIZENS? a)Each citizen should protect himself, first and foremost, in time of crisis, because each citizen is valuable b)Each citizen should place his city's interests above his own, in order to ensure his city's survival c)Each citizen should protect his own household, first and foremost, in order to ensure the survival of his family line d)Each citizen should help his neighbors in time of crisis

b

WHAT WAS THE CHEIF RULING BODY IN SPARTA? a)The two kings b)The gerousia c)All Spartiates d)The ekklesia

b

WHAT WAS THE MAIN SUBJECT OF ATHENIAN TRAGEDIES & COMEDIES THAT WERE PERFORMED IN THE ERA OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR? a)Glorification of the common soldiers who fought for the democracy b)The horrors of war, and the successful resistance to war by enterprising civilians c)Glorification of war and the sacrifices of civilians for achieving a victory d)Absolutely any topic, except for war. Since that seemed too close to home during the war, Athenians war-era playwrights avoided it.

b

WHICH EGYPTIAN ROYAL CUSTOM DID THE PTOLEMIES ADOPT, WHEN THEY BEGAN TO RULE EGYPT? a)Marriage of cousins b)Brother-sister marriage c)Adoption of successors, instead of allowing biological children to succeed d)All of the above

b

WHICH GREEK CITY-STATE LEGALLY ALLOWED A MAN TO ASK PERMISSION FROM ANOTHER MAN TO FATHER A CHILD WITH HIS WIFE? a)Thebes b)Sparta c)Athens d)None!

b

WHO WAS THE FATHER OF HISTORY? a)Thucydides b)Herodotus c)Plato d)Homer

b

Which Hellenistic philosophy advocated the least materialistic approach to everyday life? a. Epicureanism b. Cynicism c. Skepticism c. Stoicism

b

How were archons appointed in Athens, and what was the length of their term of service? Appointed by lot from all eligible citizens, served two years Appointed by lot from the aristocracy, served one year Appointed by lot from all eligible citizens, served one year Elected from the aristocracy, served one year

c

THE SELEUCID EMPIRE HAD A PARTICULARLY ANTAGONISTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH WHICH OF ITS SUBJECTS? a)The Parthians b)The Babylonians c)The Jews d)None of the above - the Seleucids were a very tolerant and irenic dynasty

c

THE TERM HELOTS REFERS TO a)Greek slaves in general b)Slaves whom the Athenians conquered in foreign wars c)The Messenians whom the Spartans conquered and turned into their unfree labor force d)The Messenians whom the Spartans annexed and turned into a second-rate citizen group

c

The most successful and longest lasting of the kingdoms that emerged out of Alexander's empire was a. The Seleucid Empire b. Antigonid Syria c. Ptolemaic Egypt d. The Kingdom of Macedon

c

WHAT DID THUCYDIDES SAY WAS REAL CAUSE OF PELOPONNESIAN WAR? a)He believed that the real cause of the war was a mystery that no one ever figured out b)Athenian desire to conquer the Peloponnese c)The growing power of Athens, and the fear that that growth inspired in Sparta d)Spartan desire to expand beyond the Peloponnese

c

What is the correct order of the periods into which historians commonly divide Greek history? a. The Dark Ages, Archaic Period, Age of Enlightenment, Classical Period b. The Bronze Age, Mycenaean Age, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period c. The Bronze Age, the Dark Ages, Archaic Period, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period d. The Dark Ages, the Bronze Age, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period

c

What was "Linear B"? a. The first Greek alphabet, modified from the Egyptians hieroglyphic writing system b. A syllabic script that the Minoan civilization used to keep palace records c. A syllabic script that the Mycenaean civilization used to keep palace records d. The first Greek alphabet, initially adapted from the Phoenician alphabet

c

Which of the following was NOT an action that Pericles instituted or supported? The Athenian Citizenship Decree The Athenian Coinage Decree Going to war with Sparta Using Delian League treasury funds to build the Parthenon

c

Which of the following was NOT one of the consequences of the plague at Athens during the Peloponnesian War? a. Athens lost Pericles, its best strategic thinker, to the plague b. Approximately 25% of the city's population died, which impacted the size of the Athenian army c. Athenians gained a mistrust of public water supply in the city, since they believed that was how the plague had spread d. After Pericles' death, more hawkish leaders took the war in a different direction

c

ATHENA, THE PATRON GODDESS OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, WAS GODDESS OF _______ a)The hunt and the moon b)Wisdom and agriculture c)Childbirth and women's virtue d)War, wisdom, and women's crafts

d

HOW & WHY WAS THEBES ABLE TO TAKE OVER THE GREEK WORLD FOR A LITTLE OVER A DECADE IN THE EARLY 4RTH CENTURY BCE? a)The Peloponnesian War had weakened both Athens and Sparta, creating a power vacuum b)Thebes introduced some improvements to the traditional hoplite phalanx c)The Sacred Band d)All of the above

d

Hellenistic scientists and thinkers shared a fascination with a. Finding the key to human happiness b. Studying the gods c. Research into military technology and making the art of war into a science d. Studying the order of the universe, and how it worked

d

WHO WAS TYRTAEUS, AND WHAT DID HE WRITE ABOUT? a)Spartan historian, who wrote a Spartan account of the Peloponnesian War b)Spartan king, who wrote military poetry as well c)Spartan poet, who wrote religious poetry d)Spartan poet, who wrote military elegies that glorified death in battle

d

What did the two short-lived oligarchic regimes in Athens during and immediately after the Peloponnesian War reveal about the nature of the Athenian democracy? a. The fragility of democracy in wartime b. The dedication of the Athenians to their democracy, as demonstrated by its quick restoration both times c. The presence of a notable and powerful anti-democratic minority even in a democratic city, like Athens d. All of the above

d

What is the historical significance of the Cup of Nestor? a. The inscription on it contains the earliest known reference to the Homeric epics. b. It is one of the earliest examples of writing in the Greek alphabet. c. It exemplifies the impressive mobility of the ancient Greeks d. All of the above

d

What were the consequences of the Battle of Sphacteria? Spartans surrendered to the Athenians for the first time ever It was a factor in bringing about the Peace of Nicias a few years later It ended the Peloponnesian War Both A and B

d

Which type of source is NOT an example of material culture? A papyrus document from Egypt An inscription on a wall A vase painting The Homeric epics

d

Who defeated whom at the Battle of Leuctra? Thebans defeated the Athenians Spartans defeated the Thebans Athenians defeated the Thebans Thebans defeated the Spartans

d