Greece Multiple Choice Test

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If one lived in a way that 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 p. 101

The period of the Peloponnesian War saw

Thucydides write his History of the Peloponnisian War. p. 89

The olympic games were held to honor

Zeus. p. 94

The term polis describes

a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural and religious activities were performed. p. 83

Mycenaean civilization was characterized by

a militaristic program of conquest, even of Crete. p. 82

By the time he died, at the age of 32, Alexander had conquered all except

central Gaul. p. 96

Greek geography

contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity.

In The Republic, Plato

created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes. p. 92

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. p. 96

Socrates

employed a question and answer method by which students' reasoning helped them to learn. p. 91

Arthure Evans discovered Mycenaean civilization on the Greek mainland and Heinrich Schliemann discovered 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 set foot in India.

false

Minoan civilization was strongly influence by the Mycenaean civilization.

false

One of the weaknesses of Hellenistic civilization was that there wre no scientific innovations to advance the culture

false

Serfs in Sparta were known as hoplites

false

Thucydides believed that

historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual. p. 90

By about 700 B.C.E., which of the following replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare?

hoplites. p. 84

Homer's legacy to the Greeks was

important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor. p. 82

Which of the following statements is not an accureate characterization of the Greek polis?

it played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government.

In their effort to uncover the will of the gods, the ancient Greeks made use of

oracles. p. 94

Greek religion was characterized by

polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals

The ultimate result of the Oresteia is the triumph of

reason and law over the forces of evil. p. 90

The plays of Euripides

reflected a skepticism that questioned traditional values. p. 90

Cleisthenes

reformed Athenia government thus creating the foundation for political democracy. p. 87

Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except

restoring freedom to Greece. p. 96

Greek colonization

resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor. p. 85

In ancient Greece, tyrants

served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city states. p. 85

Under Pericles

the Delian League was used to expand Athenian imperialism. p. 88

Sparta was located in

the Peloponnesus p. 85

Macedonia's Philip II gained control of Greece by his victory in 338 B.C.E. at the Battle of

Chaeronea. p. 95

Pursuing pleasure rationally, and not only in a physical or hedonistic sense, as the only true good, was precept of

Epicureansim. p. 101

The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars was

Herodutos. p. 89

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Greek architecture?

It reflected calmness, clarity, and freedom from excessive detail. p. 90

The Athenian leader whose Funeral Oration lauded Athenian democracy was

Pericles

Spartan society

was organized as a military state. p. 85 or 86

Aeshylus

was the first kown writer of tragedy. p. 90

Archimedes

worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi. p. 100

Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?

Alexandria. p. 100

Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

It was a male-dominated environment that used slaves, was predominantly agricultural, employed a limited number of craftsmen, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality. p. 94

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

Marathon. p. 87

Which of the following statements is not a correct observation of Greek-Macedonian affairs?

Philip II's assassination ended all Greek involvement in a Macedonian-led invasion of the Persian Empire. p. 95

One of the Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander was that of the

Ptolemies in Egypt. p. 87

the tragic Greek tale of the man who killed his father and married his mother was written by

Sophocles. p. 90

All of the following were true about the Spartan assembly except that

it was elected by the gerousia and the military commanders. p. 87

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

make Athens the dominant city state in the region. p. 88

During the Greek Dark Age

many Greeks left the mainland for Ionia and Aegean islands. p. 82

The Greeks decisively defeated the Persians

near the island of Salamis. p.88

The earliest Aegean civilization was located

on Crete p. 80

All of 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. p. 89

All of the following are correct about warfare in ancient Greece except

the use of light infantry in battle because of greater mobility. p.84

Athens, whit a population of 250,00 in the fifth centure BCE, was far larger than most Greek poleis

true

It was Pericles who claimed that Athens was the "school of Greece"

true

The individual generally credited with transforming Sparta into a wilitary state was Lycurgus.

true

Greek philosophy

was distinguished by the ideas of Socrate, Plato and Aristotle. p. 91

Mycenaean Civilization

was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E. p. 81


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