Greek HIstory Makes Me Want To Die
the period of the Peloponnesian war saw
Thucydides write his history of the peloponnesian wars
Athens, with a population of 250,000 in the fifth century B.C.E., was far larger then most Greek poleis.
True
Mycenaean civilization was characterized by
a militaristic program on conquest, even of crete
Greek geography
contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity
in "the republic", plato
created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes
socrates
employed a question-and-answer method by which students' reasoning helped them to learn
Thucydides believed that
historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual
by about 700 B.C.E., which of the following replaced the aristoractic cavalrymen in Greek warfare
hoplites
Homer's legacy to the Greeks was
important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor
which of the following statements is not an accurate characterization of the Greek polis?
it played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government
which of the following is an accurate statement about the classical Greek architecture
it reflected calmness, clarity, and freedom from excessive detail
Sparta was located in
the Peloponnesus
the athenian leader whose funeral oration lauded Athenian democracy was
Pericles
if one lived in a way the was harmonious with the natural law, or was submissive to the will of God, then one was living a life of virtue, The preceding statement would be a position advocated by the
stoics
under pericles
the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism
All fo the following was true about the peloponnesian war except
the ultimate result of the war was a unified Greece headed by the city of Thebes
all of the following are correct about warfare in ancient Greece except
the use of light infantry in battle because of greater mobility
Greek philosophy
was distinguished by the ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
mycenaean civilization
was founded by indo-europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E.
spartan society
was organized as a military state
in ancient Greece, tyrants
served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city states
Aeschylus
was the first known writer of tragedy
Archimedes
worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi
which of the folowing was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?
Alexandria
macedonia's philip II gained control of Greece by his victory in 338 B.C.E. at the battle of
Chaeronea
One of the weaknesses of Hellinistic civilization id that there were so scientific innovations to advance the culture.
False
Arthur Evans discovered Mycenaean civilization on the Greek mainland and Heinrich Schliemann discovered the Minoan civilization on crete.
False
In spite of his hopes, Alexander lost the Battle of the Hydaspes River, and thus he was never able to et foot in India.
False
Minoan civilization was strongly influences by the Mycenaean civilization.
False
Serfs in Sparta were known as hoplites.
False
the greek historian who wrote the history of the persian wars was
Herodotus
which of the following statements is nto a correct observation of Greek-Macedonian affairs
Philip II's assassination ended all greek involvement in a macedonian-led invasion of the persian empire
one of the Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander was that of the
Ptolemies in Egypt
the tragic greek tale of the man who killed his father and married his mother was written by
Sophocles
It was Pericles who claimed that AThens was the "school or Greece."
True
The individual generally credited with transforming Sparta into a military state was Lycurgus.
True
the olympic games were held to honor
Zeus
the term polis describes
a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural, and religious activities were performed
By the time he died, at the age of thirty-two, ALexander has conquered all except
central Gaul
The Hellenizing process
created greco-macedonian domination of the population centers of the middle east
the legacy of alexander the great
embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as greco-macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures
pursuing pleasure rationally, and not only in a physical or hedonistic sense, as the only true good, was a precept of
epicureanism
which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens
it was a male-dominated environment that used slaved, was predominantly agricultural, employed a limited number of craftsmen, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality
all of the following were true about spartan society except that
it was elected by the gerousia and the military commanders
the ultimate result of the formation of the Delian league was to
make Athens the dominant city-state in the region
during the greek dark age
many greeks left the mainland for Ionia and Aegean islands
the myth of Persian invincibility was broken at
marathon
the greeks decisively defeated the Persians
near the island of Salamis
the earliest aegean civilization was located
on crete
in their effort to uncover the will of the gods, the ancient greeks made use of
oracles
greek religion was characterized by
polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals
the ultimate result of the Oresteia is the triumph of
reason and law over forces of evil
the plays of Euripides
reflected a skepticism that questioned traditional values
cleisthenes
reformed Athenian government thus creating the foundation for political democracy
ALexander the great believed or accomplished all except
restoring freedom to Greece
Greek colonization
resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor