Exam 2 history

revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor.

the establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta

The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw a. the disappearance of Greek religious beliefs and practices. b. the absence of autocratic power for nearly three centuries. c. Alexander's successors maintain a united empire until Roman times. d. the disappearance of a Greek cultural legacy until Roman times. e. the extension and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient Near East.

the extension and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient Near East.

Scholarship on the legacy of Alexander the Great has suggested he sought a. to create a new ruling class in which only Greeks would attain positions of political authority. b. to encourage rural development and prohibit the establishment of new cities for fear of rebellion by newly conquered peoples. c. All of these are correct. d. to emulate the Homeric warrior-hero Achilles. e. to refuse divine status, despite requests by his subjects to vote him a living god.

to emulate the Homeric warrior-hero Achilles.

Spartan helots a. comprised the elite class of Spartan society. b. declared war on the perioikoi every year. c. were captives of war. d. were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. e. had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E.

were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx.

A popular Minoan sport was

Bull leaping

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the typical Greek polis? a. Each polis was autonomous from all other poleis. b. The strength of the community came through cooperation. c. Most Greek women were restricted largely to the home. d. It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications. e. Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens.

Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citizens.

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II's military reforms? a. He made use of engineers who designed catapults to destroy enemy fortifications. b. His infantrymen carried smaller shields and shorter swords than Greek hoplites. c. He made use of cavalry contingents in breaking the opposing line of battle. d. His warriors used a longer thrusting spear, double that of the Greek hoplite. e. He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient.

He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient.

What were the chief characteristics of the Greek Dark Age? a. It was a period of intermittent warfare between highly developed city-states. b. It was the most economically productive period of Greek history due to the rapid development of Greek colonies. c. It was a period of migrations and declining food production. d. It was a period of political anarchy and many foreign invasions. e. It was an era in which the mainland of Greece was controlled by Crete.

It was a period of migrations and declining food production.

The Greek general who took Egypt after Alexander's death and converted it into the longest-lasting Hellenistic kingdom was

Ptolemy

Which of the following Hellenistic kingdoms was the largest and controlled much of the old Persian Empire?

Seleucid

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization? a. There were few achievements in science and art. b. It preceded Hellenic civilization. c. Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. d. In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. e. It was an entirely stagnant civilization.

Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E.

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

Sir Arthur Evans

Which of the following statements concerning the emergence of the Macedonians is CORRECT? a. The Greeks prohibited them from participating in the Olympic Games. b. Macedonia emerged as an important kingdom during the Greek Archaic Age. c. The Macedonians organized themselves in city-states like their southern Greek neighbors. d. The early Macedonians were greatly admired by the Greeks for their cultural achievements. e. The Macedonians were probably not Greek.

The Macedonians were probably not Greek.

Cleisthenes' reforms established the Athenian government as

a democracy

The immediate cause of the Persian Wars was a. a revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor b. the Ionian invasion of Persia. c. the Persian defeat of Sparta. d. the capture of the Persian queen by Themistocles. e. the ambition of Athens to take over Ionia.

a revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor.

Philip II planned to defeat the Greek cities by a. undermining their morale with propaganda. b. buying their submission. c. wearing them down by pinprick attacks. d. breaking up their hoplite formations with cavalry. e. destroying their walls with heavy cannons.

breaking up their hoplite formations with cavalry.

The polis was the Greek name for

city-state

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on a. the protection of its citizens' individual rights. b. cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good. c. untrammeled private enterprise. d. military conquest of neighboring poleis. e. cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare.

cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare.

During the migrations of the Greek Dark Age, many Ionians a. crossed the Aegean Sea to settle in Asia Minor. b. occupied northern Greece. c. abandoned Attica in favor of the Peloponnesus. d. took control of the Peloponnesus. e. moved to Crete.

crossed the Aegean Sea to settle in Asia Minor.

The civilization of Minoan Crete a. was poor and isolated. b. developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in their great palaces. c. declined after the Sea Peoples conquered Crete. d. was known as a great military power. e. flourished after 1450 B.C.E.

developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in their great palaces.

The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on a. superior horsemanship. b. discipline and teamwork. c. individual acts of valor. d. speed and mobility. e. fortified wine.

discipline and teamwork

The development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by a. discouraging the development of polytheistic religion. b. dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states. c. limiting the development of Greek artistic and intellectual accomplishments. d. retarding democracy in the organization of civic governments. e. fostering a sense of disunity among commoners.

dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states.

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography EXCEPT a. mountains b. extensive open plains c. valleys d. bays and harbors e. long sea coast

extensive open plains

The board of ten officials known as strategoi in Athens consisted of

generals

The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world a. never achieved widespread popularity due to their inability to fulfill people's spiritual needs. b. lacked an emotional initiation experience, unlike the Greek civic cults. c. were completely foreign and thus unacceptable to the Greeks. d. became the state religions of the various Hellenistic kingdoms. e. helped pave the way for the success of Christianity.

helped pave the way for the success of Christianity.

The surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate a. his following of Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events. b. his reliance on the models of Herodotus and willingness to ascribe historical change to the intervention of gods. c. his focus on the growth of the Greek city-states from their origins to their collapse. d. the continued failure of ancient historians to find accurate, firsthand sources. e. his use of oral sources and myth to supplement non-written documents.

his following of Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events.

Homer's Iliad points out the

honor and courage of Greek aristocratic heroes in battle.

The term wanax refers to Mycenaean

kings

Typical of Greek culture in the Archaic Age was/were a. lyric poetry as found in the works of Sappho. b. Homeric epic poetry. c. the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. d. the symposium, the sophisticated drinking party uniting all ranks of society. e. the poetry of Hesiod emphasizing the superiority of the aristocratic class.

lyric poetry as found in the works of Sappho.

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

striving for excellence