Multiple Choice Questions Final

Question 1

The Athenians expelled the Persian garrison at Eion in _?

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476 BCE

Question 2

The Athenian naval empire is usually called the Delian League because

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a. the Athenians established the League’s treasury on Delos

Question 3

The Athenian state paid for the poor to attend the theater from a fund called

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b. the theorikon

Question 4

The reform of the Areopagus, in which key powers were transferred to the Council of Five Hundred, was instigated by

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a. Ephialtes

Question 5

Each year the Athenians elected officials to administer the ten tribes of Athens. These officials were known as

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e. Phylarchs

Question 6

The First Peloponnesian War was fought between

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a. 460–445 BC

Question 7

The Athenians may have negotiated a peace treaty with Persia in 449 BC, although this is not certain. The so-called peace is named for the Athenian ambassador who may have led the negotiations and was known as

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b. Kallias

Question 8

The northern Aegean was a focus of Athenian attention because

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c. the region was rich in timber and metals

Question 9

Cleruchies were an effective tool for reinforcing Athenian hegemony because

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c. land in allied territories was now possessed directly by Athenians

Question 10

Thucydides claims that the major source of discontent among Athens’ allies was

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d. tribute

Question 11

The original Athena temple on the Acropolis was destroyed by

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the Persians

Question 12

Around 414 BCE, the Athenians replaced the system of levying tribute with

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a 5 percent tax on trade

Question 13

Major buildings of the Periklean building programme included

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the Parthenon and the Erechtheion

Question 14

The Ionic frieze on the top of the Parthenon’s cella wall depicted

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the Panathenaic procession

Question 15

The most sacred area of the Akropolis was

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the Erechtheion

Question 16

In Hesiod’s explanation of how the gods first created women,

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Hephaistos fashions the first woman from earth and water

Question 17

Household slaves in Athens were referred to as

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d. Oiketai

Question 18

“God has left all men free; nature has made none a slave,” was said by

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c. Alkidamas

Question 19

The pursuit of high culture activities, such as poetry and philosophy, was possible because of the leisure time created by slave labor. The Greek term for these leisurely pursuits is

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b. Scholê

Question 20

Resident aliens living in Athens were subject to a tax referred to as the

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a. Metoikion

Question 21

Thucydides explicitly lays the blame for the Peloponnesian War

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d. on Athens, whose growing power scared the Spartans

Question 22

In the 430s BCE, the Megarian Decree

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b. included Megara from the ports and markets of the Athenian empire

Question 23

The cautious Spartan king at the outbreak of the war was

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b. Archidamos

Question 24

Periklean strategy consisted of two tenets:

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c. rely on the walls for defense and the navy for supplies

Question 25

The two commanders killed at Amphipolis in 422 BC were

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b. Kleon and Brasidas

Question 26

In 416/15 BC, the Melians surrendered to Athens, whereupon the Athenians

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c. executed all the men and enslaved all the women and children

Question 27

Immediately prior to the departure of the Sicilian Expedition,

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the herm statues in the city of Athens were mutilated

Question 28

Outside Syracuse, the Night Battle ended with

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a. the retreat of the Athenian forces

Question 29

In the final phase of the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans built a fort in Attica at

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d. Dekelea

Question 30

The Spartan commander Lysander concentrated Spartan efforts on attacking Athenian holdings in the Hellespont in order to

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a. force the Athenian navy to fight

Question 31

In victory, the Spartans imposed small ruling cliques known as

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e. Decarchies

Question 32

The Thirty were led by

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a. Kritias

Question 33

The King’s Peace of Persia in 386 BC is also known as

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d. the Peace of Antalkidas

Question 34

Negotiations to complete a common peace treaty collapsed in 371 BC and precipitated

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a. the Battle of Leuktra

Question 35

Epaminondas, the leader of the Theban army, sought to contain Sparta by building two powerful cities on Sparta’s borders. These were

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e. Messene and Megalopolis

Question 36

New light is being shed on the culture of northern Greece prior to the age of Philip and Alexander through excavations at

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d. Aiani

Question 37

In 357 BC, Philip captured

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b. Amphipolis

Question 38

The 20-foot-long Macedonian pike introduced by Philip was known as the

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b. sarissa

Question 39

Immediately after the annexation of Thessaly, Philip was able to involve himself in affairs in central Greece through his participation in

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c. the Third Sacred War

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The bones of the Sacred Band were buried

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e. at Chaironeia, under the Lion statue

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In the immediate aftermath of Chaironeia, Philip

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d. invited representatives of the Greek states to Corinth

Question 42

Upon the death of Philip, Alexander executed

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a. Amyntas, son of Perdikkas III b. Attalos c. Cleopatra d. Heromenes and Arribaios ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 43

After visiting the oracle of Zeus Ammon at Siwah, Alexander

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e. added ram’s horns to his coin portraits

Question 44

The last encounter between Alexander and Darius took place at

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c. the Battle of Gaugamela

Question 45

After the death of Darius and the crucifixion of Bessos, Alexander continued east into the Upper Satrapies, regions that today correspond to

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a. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan

Question 46

Alexander reached the eastern limit of his conquests

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b. when he conquered Porus

Question 47

At the banquet at Opis, Alexander prayed for

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b. unity and harmony between Macedonians and Persians

Question 48

After Alexander’s death,

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a. Roxane gave birth to their son, Alexander IV b. his half-brother, Arrhidaios, was declared king Philip III c. Perdikkas was named Guardian of the King d. Antipater was confirmed as regent in Macedon ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 49

Ptolemy I moved to confirm his hold on Egypt by

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a. kidnapping Alexander’s body

Question 50

Aside from waging wars against each other, the Hellenistic dynasties also engaged in competition

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b. in acting as benefactors of the Greeks

Question 51

The Great Altar of Pergamon is often viewed as a good example of two dominant features of the Hellenistic age:

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a. theatricality and monumentality

Question 52

Happened in 406 BCE. Athenians had to rescue part of fleet blockaded at Mytilene, defeated the Spartans, and killed Spartan commander Kallikratidas. Athenians decided to send 8 commanders with most of the fleet to rescue the ships still blockaded and to rescue the stranded ships and overboard sailors. A violent storm prevented the rescue mission and the shipwrecked drown. Prosecution of the 8 commanders. Spartans sought peace, Athenians refused

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Arginusae

Question 53

405 BCE. Spartan commander Lysander attacked Athenian holdings in Aegean, base and counter-base, Athenians in a bad spot. Lysander repeatedly refused battle, and then surprise attacked the Athenians. Utter disaster for the Athenians. Athenians ended up surrendering in 404, end of the Peloponnesian War

Answer 53

Aegospotami

Question 54

371 BCE. Thebes vs Sparta. 7,000 Thebans vs 10,000 Spartans/allies. Theban win- 400 Spartans, including king died, 600 allies died, 47 Theban casualties

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Leuctra

Question 55

338 BCE. Phillip (Macedon) vs Thebans/Athenians. Phillip seized Thermopylae. 35,000 Greeks vs. 32,000 Macedonians. Alexander led left cavalry wing for the first time vs Theban Sacred Band. Macedonians win- Theban Sacred Band is wiped out. 1,000 Athenians dead, 2,000 captured. Thebans treated harshly, Athenians leniently

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Chaironeia

Question 56

333 BCE. King Darius took over fighting himself. Persians went around the Amanus Mountains behind the Macedonians, Alexander turned to confront them, Darius' Greek mercenaries drove wedge in Alexander phalanx, but he drove through to rout Darius and stack mercenaries from behind. Darius flees, Alexander captures the Persian royal women

Answer 56

Issus

Question 57

332 BCE. Alexander was seizing Persian ports, and most welcomed him in, but Tyre refused. Alexander besieged the island by building a mole for his equipment, catapults only had a range of 270 m, Tyrians refused naval battle. Standoff lasts for 7-8 months. Tyrians, starving, tried a naval battle, lost, Greek forces take the city

Answer 57

Tyre

Question 58

331 BCE. Alexander wanted a decisive victory against Darius, marched north, where Darius' troops lured the Macedonians to the plain of Gaugamela. Alexander charged at Darius, and Darius fled, Persians retreated when they heard of Darius flight, Alexander wanted to chase Darius, but had to help at the camp.

Answer 58

Gaugamela

Question 59

326 BCE. In Himalayas, Porus and the Indians vs Alexander and the Greeks. Greeks win, Porus becomes an ally

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Hydaspes River

Question 60

301 BCE. Antigones and Demetrius vs. Kassander, Lysimachos, and Seleukos. Antigonos killed by javelin at age 81, retreated but had powerful navy, eventually beaten by Lysimachos and Seleukos in 286

Answer 60

Ipsos