Ancient Greek

Question 1

The chief center of Minoan Crete was

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Knossos

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes Mycenaeans

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They were a warrior people who achieved their Apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.

Question 3

The civilization of Minoan Crete

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Employed great prosperity due to extensive see trade and commerce

developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in there great palaces

Question 4

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

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Greek dark age

Question 5

Homers Iliad points out the

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Honor and courage of Greek Aristide ar heroes in battleariotcorac

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 tropical Greek polis

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Each policy had a population of between 90,000 and 100,000 citinens

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That development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society

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Dividing grease into fiercely competitive states

Question 9

The hoplite phalanx was

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A new Greek military organization of heavily armed /military

Question 10

Which of the following statements about warfare in ancient Greece is incorrect

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The well of the city state, allowed them to employ professional mercenary soldiers

Question 11

All of the following are prominent features of Greece is topography except

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Extensive open plains

Question 12

In Sparta

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Life resembled that of a military camp

Question 13

The Lycurgus reforms resulted in

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Establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta

Question 14

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

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Perioikoi

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To balance the power of kings and the council of elders, spartan political reformers created the

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Ephors

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Spartan helots

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Farmed the land as sharecroppers

had war declared on them every year

Question 17

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect

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Pisistratus - remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters

Question 18

The poetry of Sappho reflected

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Woman’s homosexual and heterosexual feeling in a world dominated by males

Question 19

The immediate cause of the Persian war was

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Revolt of the lonian Greek colonies in Asia Minor

Question 20

At the battle of marathon, the Greeks

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One earth decisive victory by aggressive attack against a stronger foe

Question 21

At the battle of Thermopylae, the

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Spartans fought a noble holding action to the last man

Question 22

Which of the following phases best describes the delian league

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An alliance of city states lead by Athens after the Persian war

Question 23

During the age of Pericles

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Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system

Question 24

The Peloponnesian war resulted in

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The defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire

Question 25

One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian war was

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Spartus fear of the power of Athens and it's maritime empire

Question 26

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

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Was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history

Question 27

The Greek dramatize who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was

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Euripides

Question 28

Greek comedy was

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Used to express political views as evidence by Aristoplanes

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The Greek Parthenon

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Considered the greatest example of classical Greek temple architecture

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The sophists

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Or professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies

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Socrates was condemned to death for

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Corrupting the youth of Athens

Question 32

"The unexamined life is not worth living" is a cornerstone of the philosophy of

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Socrates

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The republic depicted

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Plato's idea of the ideal government and society

Question 34

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

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Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and we're always assigned a male guardian

Question 35

In classical Athens, male homosexuality

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Was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature man instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage