True/False Flashcards
Tool making was one of the characteristics of the Paleolithic era
True
Paleolithic people were not able to speak a language. Language development only occurred in the Neolithic period.
False
In terms of the basic structures of life, such as creating a food supply and relationships between members of the community, there was little to no difference among humans during the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods
False
Paleolithic communities were the first civilizations
False
Social stratification, that is, a more highly organized society with various social ranked WAS more characteristic of Neolithic society than of Paleolithic society
True
During the year 2012 about 15% of homes in the us were not food secure
True
The reign of Mesopotamia is located between the Nile and Zambezi rivers in North Africa
False
There are important similarities between the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Noah and the Ark
True
Although mesopotamians were tremendous builders, they made no advancements in mathematics
False
For most persons in Mesopotamia, the gods cared little for humanity and were very difficult to appease
True
In light of the source, “Hymn to the Nile” the Egyptians perceived the Nile River as a ravaging force that had to pleased so it would cease its damaging effects on the nation
False
The pharaoh Akhenaton attempted to create a monotheist religion in Egypt
True
The early Egyptians believed that Pharaoh was both a man and a god.
True
The Hyksos were allies of the Egyptians.
False
The Egyptians created a form of writing called cuneiform
False
During certain parts of Egyptian history, women could inherit land, distribute their property as they wished, take a court case to a judge and even sit on a jury
True
As compared to their Mesopotamian neighbors, the Egyptians made little advance in the area of mathematics and medicine
False
People in the Middle East perceived natural phenomenon as a direct intervention of divine powers
True
Religion dominated all aspects of life of Near Eastern Society.
True
The Phoenicians are credited with creating the first real alphabet
True
Although the Hebrew people lived in Mesopotamia, other cultures had little influence on their life and literature
False
The Hebrew exodus from Egypt happened after their Babylonian captivity
False
Saul led the Hebrew people of Egypt
False, Moses led them
After King Solomon the kingdom split and became two separate kingdoms: Judah and Israel.
True
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were able to withstand the attacks of the Assyrians and the Chaldeans (Babylonians).
False
One of the great achievements of Solomon was the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
True
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures are called the Torah
True
Although the Hebrew people lived in the Middle East, their literature (sacred writings) did not incorporate any themes or stories from their Middle Eastern neighbors.
False
According to the prophet Amos, ritual action was far more important than the care of the poor and outcast
False
The people of Israel considered the individual to be the centerpiece and culmination of God’s creation
True
Besides being bold traders, the Mycenaeans were fierce warriors and great engineers who designed and built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, and beehive-shaped tombs—all employing Cyclopean masonry—and elaborate drainage and irrigation systems.
True
Although advanced in many areas the Minoan civilization had not established a system of writing
False
In the funeral oration given by Pericles, he addressed the problems and of Democracy and advocates for a strong leader elected for life.
False
For Homer, a Greek should strive to attain arête.
True
Cleisthenes was the author of the Iliad.
False, Homer was the author
The helots were the middle class merchants in Athens.
False, lower class
Ostracism refers to the annual vote which enabled the voting citizens of Athens to identify one person that they thought was a risk to the city.
True
Between Athens and Sparta, Sparta was better known for its democratic structures and participation in a greater number of persons in the political life of the city.
False
From 750 B.C. to the Death of Alexander the Great all of Greece was united under one monarch
False
The great innovation in Greek thought concerning politics embraced the view that law did not emanate from gods, or divine rulers, but rather from human reason.
True
Greek philosophers favored divine and spiritual explanations for physical occurrences
False
The first theoretical philosophers in human history emerged in the sixth century B.C. in the Greek cities of Ionia in Asia Minor
True
Democritus argued that creation of everything was the result of the gods.
False
Pythagoras did not search for one physical thing as the basis of all creation; instead he argued that mathematical relationships were the underlying principle of all created things.
True
Sophrosyne may be understood as the Greek idea of moderation and self-discipline
True
The Sophists argued in favor of the presence of universal truths and against the idea that truth and knowledge is relative.
False
Socrates was more concerned about questions of morality and ethics than he was of questions dealing with the exact substance that was common for all matter.
True
The “Allegory of the Cave” was created by Aristotle.
False, created by plato
Plato did not consider democracy the best form of government
True
Aristotle demonstrated a far greater interest in biology and the natural sciences than did Plato
True
The roots of Classical Greece lie in the Geometric period, a time of dramatic transformation that led to the establishment of primary Greek institutions.
True
Greek dramatists saw an inner logic to the universe and called it Fate or Destiny. When people were stubborn or arrogant they were punished.
True
Sappho was a poet
True
Hubris was considered by the Greek playwrights as overweening pride or arrogance.
True
According to Aeschylus, the Persians were successful in their military campaigns because they displayed arête.
False
Sophocles was a great Athenian general who led the charge against the Persians.
False
Aristophanes was a write of Comedies
True
In Lysistrata, the women of Athens attempt to stop the war by no longer working in the kitchen
False
The Greeks wrote history in a similar way as did the Egyptians and the Hebrews.
False
Perikles (r. ca. 461–429 B.C.), the most creative and adroit statesman of the third quarter of the fifth century B.C., transformed the Akropolis into a lasting monument to Athen’s newfound political and economic power
True
The empire of Alexander the Great ended at the Persian Gulf
False
After the death Alexander, the Greek language became the common language of the Mediterranean and the territories conquered by Alexander
True
The second century Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy (a.d. 90-168) is credited with the creation of the elaborate mechanism by which he (and later astronomers) calculated the movements of the stars and planets and the moon around the earth.
True
Most of the areas under Hellenistic control after the death of Alexander the Great were governed by democracies in imitation of the Greek city states.
False
The Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Antigonid were all philosophical systems established in Athens during the time of Pericles.
False
Hellenistic science resembled Platonic philosophy in that it favored abstract theory instead of investigation into the material world.
False
Archimedes was a poet.
False
Polybius sought to explain the rise of Rome to the status of a great power
True
According to Stoic philosophy, natural law provides human beings with an awareness of what is and is not correct behavior, especially when dealing with other human beings
True
Epicureanism is a philosophical system that is associated with the seeking of pleasure.
True
The Etruscans learned much about architectural styles, road construction and sanitation from the Romans
False
The Etruscan civilization was located to the north of what is today the city of Rome
True
The Etruscan civilization had little effect on the Roman civilization.
False
In the early years of the Roman Republic the plebeians controlled most of the land and exerted a strong influence on the army.
False
The Struggle for Orders was a conflict between the patricians and the plebeians
True
Roman citizens, like the Jews, considered law to be given by the gods and its basis in divine inspiration
False
The Punic Wars were fought between the Romans and the Macedonians.
True
The Second Punic War came after the First Punic War.
True
Hannibal fought on the side of the Romans
False
Tiberius Gracchus worked for land reform.
True
After Octavian’s forces defeated those of Antony and Cleopatra, there was a continuous round of assaults by various generals against Octavian which led to internal fighting for the next 40 years.
False
Octavian Augustus removed all appearances of democracy from the Roman Government
False
The reign of Augustus signified the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.
True
To prevent a renewal of civil war and to safeguard the borders of the Empire, Augustus reformed the army.
True
Octavian August’s brief reign was one of the reasons for the instability of Rome after his reign
False
In 70 A.D. the Jewish people led a successful revolt against the Romans
False
Ostia was the port city of Rome.
True
Galen advanced methods of architecture and engineering, especially his use constructions of domes such as the Parthenon
False
Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius were all stoic philosophers
True
According to Ptolemy, the sun revolved around the earth.
True
At the death of Marcus Aurelius reign in 180 the Roman Empire was almost in a state of collapse
False
Immigrants were treated with high regard in the later years of the Roman Empire
False
Around the year 212 very few persons were granted Roman citizenship
True
The Goths in what is today modern Germany were the allies of Rome.
False
During the third century the Roman Empire witnessed a severe breakdown of the relationship between its core and periphery
True
According to the Letter to the Galatians, Paul was in favor of maintaining certain Jewish practices for those persons who converted to Christianity
False
Attila was an ally of Rome
False
One of the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire was a disenchantment with the government and a lack of desire for any public service.
True
Paul traveled very little and relied on letters as a means of advancing his thoughts concerning Christianity
False
In all matters of Jewish practice and belief the Sadducees and the Pharisees were in complete agreement.
False
Stressing the importance of the intellect and self-reliance, Greco-Roman thought did not provide for the emotional and spiritual needs of the general populace.
True
Nero and Diocletian were responsible for organizing persecutions against the Christians.
True
Because of the church councils, Christianity never incorporated Greek philosophy as a means of explaining the truths of the Christian faith.
False
Arius denied that Jesus was both human and divine
True
Basil established the rules for monastic life for the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
True
The synoptic gospels are those written by Mathew, Mark, and Luke
True
The City of God was written by Benedict
False, written by Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine argued that all the truths of faith could be known by reason alone
False
In the classical world view, history had no ultimate end, no ultimate meaning. In this regard it differed substantially from the outlook of Christianity
True
The date of December 25 as the exact birth date of Jesus comes from the gospels.
False
