Question 1

1.	The period immediately following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization is referred to as the:

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B.	Greek dark ages

Question 2

2.	What were the chief characteristics of the Greek dark ages?

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A.	It was a period of economic decline and declining population

Question 3

3.	This Greek writer, generally credited as the “Father of history” was also the first to draw a distinction between “East” and “West”

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C.	Herodotus

Question 4

4.	One of the key developments during the Archaic Period of Greek History, which served to undermine aristocratic social and political dominance, was the introduction of

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A.	Hoplite Warfare

Question 5

5.	Homers Iliad concerns

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Trojan war

Question 6

The polis was the Greek name for

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city-state

Question 7

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the typical Greek polis

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Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 1000,000 citizens

Question 8

In Ancient Greece, a rule who seized power through illegitmate means (usually force) was known as a

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Tyrant

Question 9

The process of synoikismos, or polis formation often took place

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around a defensible hill, called an acropolis

Question 10

The central market place in Greek cities was called the

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agora

Question 11

The hoplite phalanx was

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A Greek military formation usually composed entirely of heavily armored infantry

Question 12

The development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by

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dividing Greece into fiercely competitive city-states

Question 13

In Sparta

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Life resembled that of a military camp

Question 14

Free, but non- citizen, inhabitants of Sparta were known as

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Perioikoi

Question 15

partan Helots

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Were a subjugated group that formed the main population of Messenia and Had war declared on them every year

Question 16

At the Battle of Thermopylae the

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Spartans fought a noble holding action to the last man

Question 17

During the age of Pericles

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Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system

Question 18

Which of the following phrases best describes the Delian League

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An alliance of city- states dominated by Athens after Persian Wars

Question 19

After his appointment as sole archon in 594  BCE. Solon began to institute a number of important reforms to Athenian government. These reforms include all the following except:

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He gave Athenian women the right to vote in the assembly

Question 20

Taking advantage of the turnoil from the failure of Solons efforts to reform the Athenian government, this aristocratic politician was able to establish himself as tyrant in 546 BCE

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Peisistratus

Question 21

Included among the responsibilities of the five elected ephors were all of the following except

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Supervision of the construction of defensive walls around the city of Sparta

Question 22

The most popular form of drama in ancient Greece, practiced by such artist as Aeschylus and Sophocles, dealt with the themes of justice, law, and the destruction of heroic men and women was known as

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Tragedy

Question 23

According to tradition, how did the tragic hero King Oedipus respond to the revelation that he had killed his father in order to marry his own mother?

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by gouging out his eyes

Question 24

Greek comedy was

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Often a genre of direct political commentary

Question 25

The most popular writer of Comedy in Ancient Athens was

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Aristophanes

Question 26

Classical Greek architecture is composed of 3 vertical elements

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The platform, the column, and the entablature

Question 27

The three orders of Greek architecture are:

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Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

Question 28

Greek sculpture displayed all the following characteristics except:

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It was devoted solely to depictions of male subjects

Question 29

The Parthenon

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is considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture

Question 30

One of the chief characteristics of Greek architecture was its use of what the Greeks called “The Golden Section” which they belived to be the most beautiful of all proportions and which represented the ratio of:

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8:5

Question 31

Among the most ill-treated of Greek slaves were those:

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Who worked in mines

Question 32

One way in which the ancient Olympic games differed from their modern counterparts was that

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events were conducted in the nude

Question 33

Members of the Milesian school of early Greek philosophers include all of the following except

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Plato

Question 34

Socrates differed from the Sophists in all of the following ways except

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Socrates was more interested in winning arguments than discovering “ truth”

Question 35

The sophists

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Were moral relativists who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their  societies

Question 36

The common elements of the Sophists ideas were perhaps best represented by

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Protagoras

Question 37

Socrates was condemned to death for

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Corrupting the youth of Athens

Question 38

“The unexamined life is not worth living” is a cornerstone of philosophy of

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Socrates

Question 39

The Republic depicted

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Plato’s idea of the ideal government and society

Question 40

Plato argued that the only way that one could achieve the ultimate goal of fulfillment through virtue was

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by understanding one contemplating the idea of the good

Question 41

Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of Greek women?

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Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and rarely, if ever ventured from their houses

Question 42

Which of the following poleis ( and their allies) represent the main antagonists in the conflict known as the Peloponnesian War

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Athens and Sparta

Question 43

The Peloponnesian War resulted in

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C.	The defeat of Athens and the conquest of Greece by Philip II of Macedon

Question 44

The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw

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The extensions and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient Near East

Question 45

Upon the death of Alexander

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His generals became involved in power struggles

Question 46

Which of the following best describes Hellenistic cities

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Important centers of administration and focal points of Greek culture

Question 47

For Aristotle, the highest good consists of

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The harmonious functioning of the individual human mind and body

Question 48

An especially important cultural center with the largest library in ancient times was

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Alexandria

Question 49

1.	Which of the following would not be considered a “characteristic of civilization?”

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A.	The development of money

Question 50

2.	The period before the development of writing is usually referred to as

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C.	Prehistoric

Question 51

Punishments for crimes under the code of Hammurabi:

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Were more severe for the lower class

Question 52

Which of the following were not among the major accomplishments of Mesopotamian science and learning?

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Calculation of the circumference of the earth

Question 53

After the death of Joshua, the Hebrew people were organized into a looser confederation of twelve tribes, led by military leaders called:

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Judges

Question 54

King David’s chief contribution to Hebrew history was:

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Defeating the Canaanites and Philistines and uniting the Twelve Tribes

Question 55

After the death of King Solomon, tensions between the Northern and southern tribes led to the establishment of two kingdoms, the kingdom of ____ and the kingdom of ___

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Israel and Judah

Question 56

The Hebrew religion

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Was an ethical religion centered around the law of God

Question 57

The period of Egyptian history, prior to the mergence of the pharaohs, is known as:

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Predynastic

Question 58

The most important event on the Egyptian calendar was:

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The “inundation” – the annual flooding of the Nile

Question 59

The Nile River provided ancient Egyptians with

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An excellent artery of transportation

Question 60

The strip of rich, fertile soil, bordering the Nile river was known as:

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Black land

Question 61

Ancient Egypt occupied a region surrounding the Nile River of more than 600 miles in length reaching at its furthest expanse a width of:

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14 miles

Question 62

The following represent periods in the history of Ancient Egypt except:

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Imperial Period

Question 63

The Egyptian king credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt was known as:

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Narmer

Question 64

The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the

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Nile River and the pharaohs

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