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Test 1 Flashcards

Correct answers from Exam 1. Answers from exams 1,2, and 3 will all be on the final.

1
Q

Alexander The Great conquered all of the following areas except:

A

India

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2
Q

Which empire used satraps to govern on behalf of the Great King?

A

Persians

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3
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Which is NOT a value or lesson that is emphasized in the Iliad?

A

Gods and men are no different

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4
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Which is NOT true of the Hellenistic Age?

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Athens was the dominant power in the Greek World

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5
Q

Which is NOT true of the Hebrew Worldview?

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They forged a Mesopotamian empire

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6
Q

Which of the following was not a Greek?

A

Briseis

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7
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Which of the following is not true of the Phoenicians?

A

They formed a large land empire

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8
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Zoroastrianism was a religion primarily of the

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Persians

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9
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Which of the following is in the correct order? (Biblical Reigns and Conquests)

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Reign of Saul, Reign of Solomon, Conquest of Israel, Conquest of Judah

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10
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Which of the following is Not true about Sparta?

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Slaves called Helots served as the majority of the Spartan Army

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11
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Which of the following are in the correct order? (Civilizations & Periods)

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Mycenaean Civilization, Archaic Period, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period.

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12
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Which of the following are in the correct order? (Developments and Leaders)

A

Sumerian city states, Reign of King David, Persian Wars, Alexander the Great

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13
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Which of the following was LEAST relevant to the establishment of a democratic system in Greece?

A

Plato

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14
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Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides all excelled in which type of Greek art?

A

Drama

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15
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Which of the following is NOT a Greek contribution to the development of Western civilization?

A

A monotheistic worldview

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16
Q

Which of the following was NOT one of the Hellenistic Kingdoms?

A

Hittite Kingdom

17
Q

In what year did Alexander the Great die?

A

323 B.C.

18
Q

Who was Alexander the Great’s father?

A

Philip II

19
Q

Which city state won the Peloponnesian War?

A

Sparta

20
Q

What was the first major battle phase in one of the Persian Wars?

A

Battle of Marathon

21
Q

The Athenian Empire grew out of which defensive alliance?

A

Delian League

22
Q

Who was the famous Greek philosopher who emphasized forms, ideas, and the possibility of creating a just state?

A

Plato

23
Q

Which empire did Alexander the Great Conquer?

A

Persian

24
Q

Which empire, led by Sargon the Great, founded an early empire In Mesopotamia?

A

Akkadian Empire/Akkadians

25
Q

Pericles, the man who delivered the famous “Funeral Oration” was from what city?

A

Athens

26
Q

Who were the names of the professional teachers of rhetoric and other subjects in the Greek world whose relativism was attacked by Socrates?

A

Sophists

27
Q

Which Aegean Civilization was based on the island of Crete?

A

Minoan Civilization

28
Q

Which branch of Greek Philosophy, founded by Zeno, emphasized inner strength in dealing with life’s uncertainty and misfortunes?

A

Stoicism (Stoics)

29
Q

Which war in Greek history ended the dominance of Athens in the Greek world?

A

Peloponnesian War

30
Q

What was the Greek word for city-state?

A

Polis

31
Q

Who wrote the Iliad?

A

Homer

32
Q

At which battle did 300 Spartan soldiers die protecting a retreat of Greek troops?

A

Thermopylae

33
Q

Name one of the two major rivers of Mesopotamia

A

Tigris/Euphrates

34
Q

Hammurabi was a king of which people?

A

Babylonians

35
Q

In what ways did agricultural surplus enable society to change in ancient Mesopotamia?

A
  • Population Growth -Trades and Crafts/Skills
  • Urbanization - Political Systems
  • Trade/Commerce - Storage Facilities
  • Writing -Armies
36
Q

Describe the Relationship between geography and worldview in both Mesopotamia and Egypt. Note any Contrasts between the two regions and be specific about geography.

A

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

37
Q

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?

A
  • Ethnicity/ Common Ancestors
  • Language
  • Common Values
  • Religion
  • Awareness of a common past
    - Trojan and Persian Wars

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