Test 1 Flashcards
Correct answers from Exam 1. Answers from exams 1,2, and 3 will all be on the final.
Alexander The Great conquered all of the following areas except:
India
Which empire used satraps to govern on behalf of the Great King?
Persians
Which is NOT a value or lesson that is emphasized in the Iliad?
Gods and men are no different
Which is NOT true of the Hellenistic Age?
Athens was the dominant power in the Greek World
Which is NOT true of the Hebrew Worldview?
They forged a Mesopotamian empire
Which of the following was not a Greek?
Briseis
Which of the following is not true of the Phoenicians?
They formed a large land empire
Zoroastrianism was a religion primarily of the
Persians
Which of the following is in the correct order? (Biblical Reigns and Conquests)
Reign of Saul, Reign of Solomon, Conquest of Israel, Conquest of Judah
Which of the following is Not true about Sparta?
Slaves called Helots served as the majority of the Spartan Army
Which of the following are in the correct order? (Civilizations & Periods)
Mycenaean Civilization, Archaic Period, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period.
Which of the following are in the correct order? (Developments and Leaders)
Sumerian city states, Reign of King David, Persian Wars, Alexander the Great
Which of the following was LEAST relevant to the establishment of a democratic system in Greece?
Plato
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides all excelled in which type of Greek art?
Drama
Which of the following is NOT a Greek contribution to the development of Western civilization?
A monotheistic worldview
Which of the following was NOT one of the Hellenistic Kingdoms?
Hittite Kingdom
In what year did Alexander the Great die?
323 B.C.
Who was Alexander the Great’s father?
Philip II
Which city state won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
What was the first major battle phase in one of the Persian Wars?
Battle of Marathon
The Athenian Empire grew out of which defensive alliance?
Delian League
Who was the famous Greek philosopher who emphasized forms, ideas, and the possibility of creating a just state?
Plato
Which empire did Alexander the Great Conquer?
Persian
Which empire, led by Sargon the Great, founded an early empire In Mesopotamia?
Akkadian Empire/Akkadians
Pericles, the man who delivered the famous “Funeral Oration” was from what city?
Athens
Who were the names of the professional teachers of rhetoric and other subjects in the Greek world whose relativism was attacked by Socrates?
Sophists
Which Aegean Civilization was based on the island of Crete?
Minoan Civilization
Which branch of Greek Philosophy, founded by Zeno, emphasized inner strength in dealing with life’s uncertainty and misfortunes?
Stoicism (Stoics)
Which war in Greek history ended the dominance of Athens in the Greek world?
Peloponnesian War
What was the Greek word for city-state?
Polis
Who wrote the Iliad?
Homer
At which battle did 300 Spartan soldiers die protecting a retreat of Greek troops?
Thermopylae
Name one of the two major rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris/Euphrates
Hammurabi was a king of which people?
Babylonians
In what ways did agricultural surplus enable society to change in ancient Mesopotamia?
- Population Growth -Trades and Crafts/Skills
- Urbanization - Political Systems
- Trade/Commerce - Storage Facilities
- Writing -Armies
Describe the Relationship between geography and worldview in both Mesopotamia and Egypt. Note any Contrasts between the two regions and be specific about geography.
Mesopotamia: Had mountain fed rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates. The flooding seasons were unpredictable and they had unreliable ways of knowing when it would flood. Because of this, the Mesopotamians believed that their gods were angry with them, and would later reward them with fertile land.
Egypt: The Egyptians had a more predictable flooding season because their river, the Nile, was fed by a lake. Because of the more reliable and predictable flooding season, the Egyptians believed that their gods were caring
The Greek city states were divided both politically and geographically before the rise of Alexander the Great. What unified the Greek world in spite of this fragmentation?
- Ethnicity/ Common Ancestors
- Language
- Common Values
- Religion
- Awareness of a common past
- Trojan and Persian Wars
