Western Civ 1
Which of the following did Aristotle favor as the best government for most people in his Politics?
constitutional
Cleisthenes' reforms established the Athenian government as
democracy
The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on
discipline and teamwork
Many scholars today
doubt that the early books of the Hebrew Bible reflects the true history of the Israelites.
All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography EXCEPT
extensive open plains
Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River
floods predictably at the same time every year
Sumerian kings derived their authority from
gods
The term "civilization" refers to human societies which, amongst other features,
have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure
The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world
helped pave the way for the success of Christianity
The Greek Parthenon
is considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture.
The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to
its ability to use diversified military tactics
Stoicism
maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature.
Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in
megalithic observatories.
Mesopotamian religion was
one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities.
Plato, in The Republic, imagines a perfect society ruled by
philosopher kings
In his Philippics, Demosthenes
portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Greek freedom.
Which one of the following is NOT considered part of the Judeo-Christian heritage in West Civilization?
revenge
Improvements in trade and commerce in the Hellenistic world were greatly aided by all of the following EXCEPT
revolutionary innovations in agriculture
Unlike the women of most other Greek cities, Spartan women were expected to
stay physically fit to bear healthy children.
The Lycurgan reforms resulted in
the establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta
Gilgamesh was
the hero of a Sumerian epic poem.
Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government?
the king's power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur
All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age EXCEPT
the regular production of food through agriculture.
Alexander's military success against the Persians was in part attributable to
the role of Alexander's cavalry as a strike force
Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for
the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body
The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they
transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks
Hellenistic sculpture
was more emotional and realistic than classical Greek sculpture.
The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and the Babylonian Captivity of the people of Judah occurred at the hands of the
Chaldeans
Darius accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
Conquering Egypt
Who maintained that the only things that exist are atoms moving through the void?
Epicurus
One of the few female pharaohs was
Hatshepsut
What were the chief characteristics of the Greek Dark Age?
It was a period of migrations and declining food production.
The term wanax refers to Mycenaean
Kings
The Antigonid kingdom was located in
Macedonia
The neighbors of the Spartans who were free inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were
Perioikoi
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Persian
The Greek general who took Egypt after Alexander's death and converted it into the longest-lasting Hellenistic kingdom was
Ptolemy
What was the greatest difference between education during the Hellenistic period and education during the classical period?
Rather than being a private enterprise, Hellenistic education became a duty of cities and their governments.
In the first century B.C.E., Egypt became a province of
Rome
Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?
Sea Peoples
Which of the following Hellenistic kingdoms was the largest and controlled much of the old Persian Empire?
Seleucid
Which of the following is true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E.?
The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life.
The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from
The steppe region north of the Black Sea
Ahuramazda was the supreme Persian god.
True
Cyrus the Great permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem after his capture of Babylon.
True
Historians relying on the same source material provide vastly different pictures of Alexander the Great in their assessments of his life and legacy.
True
The Greeks and the Romans, Indo-European speakers, derived their alphabet from the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians.
True
The Greeks halted the Persian attempt to attack mainland Greece during the reign of Darius at the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E.
True
The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat.
True
The vast majority of scholars do believe that Homer's Iliad has a basis in fact.
True
Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women?
Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and were always assigned a male guardian.
In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, Egyptian government changed by
a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors.
Tyranny in the Greek polis arose as
a reaction to aristocratic power and a widening gulf between the rich and the poor.
The Persian Empire's system of satrapies allowed for
a sensible system of collecting tribute based on an area's productive capacity.
The economic life of the Hellenistic world was characterized by
a significant shift in industry and manufacturing from Greece to the east.
The Phoenicians' contributions to the ancient Near East included
a simplified alphabet and system of writing
Assyrian society was well known for its
assimilation of other cultures and development of a polyglot society.
The Delian League
became an instrument of Athenian imperialism.
The Hellenistic states in the centuries after Alexander the Great
became despotic monarchies
What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?
Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis.
Which of the following was NOT true of Greek religion?
Myths served no particular social function
The first of the great writers of tragedy whose plays survived was Aeschylus.
Teue
Philip II planned to defeat the Greek cities by
breaking up their hoplite formations with cavalry
In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because
bronze was harder and more durable
The Sumerian government
came to view kings as agents of their gods.
According to the biblical account, Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to
construct the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society.
The Assyrians are important in history for their innovations in
empire building
The Hebrew Bible
focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God.
The board of ten officials known as strategoi in Athens consisted of
generals
The surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate
his following of Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events.
The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that
human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods
All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God EXCEPT
there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law.
The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is
Stonehenge
The Persian Royal Road stretched from Sardis to the capital at
Susa
An especially important cultural center with the largest library in ancient times was
Alexandria
The Battle of Marathon was a victory for
Athenian hoplites
The Ishtar Gate sat outside the city of
Babylon
Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language?
Babylonian
After the death of Alexander the Great, his lead general, Ptolemy, ruled for fifteen years in Alexander's name from Bactria to Macedonia.
False
Alexander of Macedonia personally killed the Persian king Darius III soon after the Battle of Guagamela.
False
Like most other empires in the ancient world, the Assyrians refused to mix their conquered peoples with native Assyrians and instead kept those who were conquered isolated and separated from each other and from the Assyrian rulers.
False
Most biblical scholars claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.
False
Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt the city of Nineveh, making it the Persian capital, and there he erected the Ishtar Gate, which opened on to the Triumphal Way.
False
Outside of Judea, the vast majority of Diaspora Jews completely assimilated themselves into Hellenistic society, becoming participating citizens in the various urban activities.
False
The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.
False
The first hominid to leave Africa and move into Europe and Asia was Homo sapiens.
False
The word "theocracy" means "rule by the strongest."
False
Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.
False
The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was
Grain
Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II's military reforms?
He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient.
Hominids existed as long as 3 to 4 million years ago in
In Africa
Alexander the Great's troops rebelled when he made the decision to invade and capture
India
After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes led to the establishment of two kingdoms, the kingdom of ____ and the kingdom of ____.
Israel and Judah
All of the following are correct about Byblos EXCEPT:
It was an Egyptian commercial center
"The unexamined life is not worth living" is a cornerstone of the philosophy of
Socrates
One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War was
Sparta's fear of the power of Athens and its maritime empire
The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former
was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history
The Hittites
were an Indo-European speaking people.
Spartan helots
were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx
Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi
were more severe for the lower classes.
