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