Deck 4: Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, Ca 350-30 Bc

Question 1

Define the following terms: Museum at Alexandria

Answer 1

Answer not provided.

Question 2

Define the following terms: Macedon

Answer 2

Answer not provided.

Question 3

Define the following terms: Archimedes

Answer 3

Answer not provided.

Question 4

Define the following terms: Alexandria

Question 5

Define the following terms: Seleucids

Question 6

Define the following terms: Epicureans and Epicureanism

Question 7

Define the following terms: Serapis

Question 8

Define the following terms: Euclid

Question 9

Define the following terms: Pergamum

Question 10

Define the following terms: Cynicism

Question 11

Define the following terms: the New Comedy

Question 12

Define the following terms: Bactria

Question 13

Define the following terms: Ptolemies

Question 14

Define the following terms: Philip II

Question 15

Define the following terms: Antigonids

Question 16

Define the following terms: Alexander the Great

Question 17

Define the following terms: Hellenism

Question 18

Define the following terms: Hellenistic

Question 19

Define the following terms: Stoics and Stoicism

Question 20

Define the following terms: Cleopatra

Question 21

After eliminating or neutralizing Greek opposition to Macedonian control, Philip planned to

A) conquer the Persian Empire.
B) restore democracy in Athens.
C) retire.
D) attempt the conquest of Italy.
E) create a Greek Empire.

Question 22

Discuss the diverse reactions of the Jews to Hellenistic rule. From what you know of the Hebrew religion, explain why elements of Hellenistic culture would be offensive to traditional Jews.

Question 23

Define the following terms: Antioch

Question 24

Alexander's conquests were crucial for extending the Greek world

A) briefly as far east as present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan.
B) to include Egypt and the Levant until the Arab conquests of the seventh century A.D.
C) through the entire reach of the former Persian Empire.
D) because most of the Greek world had been a fringe power.
E) All of these

Question 25

The Hellenistic World was founded by Alexander and

A) Philip.
B) Darius.
C) Ptolemy.
D) Seleucus.
E) Antigonus.

Question 26

Compare and contrast the Hebrew/Jewish tradition and Greek culture in the Hellenistic period. How compatible do the two seem?

Question 27

Define the following terms: Isis

Question 28

The ancient biographer Plutarch regarded Alexander the Great as a very great philosopher for changing so many people's lives. Survey Alexander's life and impact on the ancient world. Assess Alexander's greatness.

Question 29

Define the following terms: Maccabees

Question 30

Define the following terms: Skepticism

Question 31

Compare Philip and his Macedon to their Greek neighbors.

Question 32

Alexander's later career involved all of the following except

A) an ongoing military campaign.
B) weakening ambition.
C) increasing despotism.
D) fusion of different peoples.
E) creating a new power base independent of Macedonian nobility.

Question 33

Discuss the achievements of Hellenistic scholars and writers, either literary or scientific. Give examples of their works.

Question 34

Consider the ideas of the Stoics, Epicureans, Cynics, and Skeptics. Summarize briefly their approaches to life. Are any similar ideas present in today's society? Give examples.

Question 35

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic world were two phases in the development of ancient Western civilization. Compare and contrast the two by examining their economic, social, political, religious, and cultural/intellectual aspects.

Question 36

Compare and contrast the Antigonid, Seleucid, and Ptolemaic kingdoms. What were some similarities and differences in the character of their governments and cultures? Which seemed to be the most stable? In which kingdom did culture and scholarship seem to flourish most?

Question 37

In the Hellenistic world, the new definition of being Greek

A) ended all prejudice against non-Greeks.
B) expanded to include the Macedonians but not individuals of Egyptian or Persian origins.
C) meant sharing the same culture but not necessarily the same blood.
D) excluded all those who practiced non-Greek religions.
E) included all areas and people that Alexander had defeated.

Question 38

The new Hellenistic world included all of the following except

A) expanded trade and urbanization.
B) a durable political unity expressing a one-world vision.
C) extensive cultural and intellectual cross-pollination.
D) royal patronage of science and literary criticism.
E) replacement of Persian power in Egypt and western Asia.

Question 39

Define the following terms: mystery religions

Question 40

Which of the following does not describe the new world made by Alexander?

A) The Hellenistic Greek world was finally toppled by the Muslims in seventh century A.D.
B) Macedonians and Greeks replaced the old Persian power.
C) Greek influence spread as far east as Afghanistan and Pakistan.
D) New Greek colonies appeared both south and east.
E) Greek was no longer a major language of the area.

Question 41

The typical Alexandrian literary figure was apt to be a

A) critic.
B) novelist.
C) dramatist.
D) essayist.
E) playwright.

Question 42

Euclid is famous for

A) having no influence in later times.
B) being wrong about the sun going around the earth.
C) creating a system of geometry that greatly influenced later civilizations.
D) discovering the principle of leverage.
E) translating Muslim science into Greek.

Question 43

The city of Pergamum was all of the following except

A) a center of Stoic-influenced scholarship.
B) the intellectual and artistic capital of Greek Asia.
C) the capital of the new Celtic kingdom in Anatolia.
D) famous for its sculptors and monumental buildings.
E) ruled by the Attalid kings who created a kingdom independent of the Selecuids.

Question 44

Like the ancient pharaohs, the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt

A) built pyramids.
B) were able to prevent regional discontent.
C) lacked the wealth and glory of past pharaohs.
D) worshiped cats.
E) intervened in the economy with great success.

Question 45

One feature of the Hellenistic economy was

A) an economic boom, especially in Egypt.
B) a seventy-five-year depression.
C) a lack of coinage compared with the previous period.
D) the concentration of trade and commerce in Greece.
E) making Athens the central trade center in the Mediterranean.

Question 46

The wealthiest, most sophisticated, and longest-lasting Hellenistic kingdom was

A) the Seleucid Empire.
B) the Antigonid kingdom.
C) Ptolemaic Egypt.
D) Pergamum.
E) Athens.

Question 47

The position of women in the Hellenistic Age was

A) worse than in earlier times.
B) about the same as in Classical Greece.
C) considerably improved.
D) indistinguishable from that of men.
E) equal to that of Spartan women.

Question 48

All of the following contributed to the progress of Hellenistic medicine except

A) the invention of the stethoscope.
B) recognition of the brain as the center of the nervous system.
C) the rational approach of the Greeks.
D) dissection of human bodies, living and dead.
E) in Alexandria, there were no traditional, religious, or cultural laws to restrain research.

Question 49

The idylls of Theocritus were

A) studies of courtly life.
B) histories of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
C) the first known pastoral poems.
D) very influential on the Western literary imagination.
E) the first to attempt to write in verse.

Question 50

History claims that Alexander had been greatly influenced by the Persian culture. Which of the following supports this statement?

A) He replaced Persian officials with Macedonian army officers.
B) He prohibited Greeks from marrying Persians.
C) He created a Macedonian power base with Persian nobility influence.
D) He married a Persian princess.
E) He prohibited the Persian language to be used in court and in official papers.

Question 51

The circumference of the earth was accurately calculated

A) only in the twentieth century.
B) by Eratosthenes of Cyrene.
C) in fifth-century B.C. Athens.
D) by Assyrian mathematicians.
E) by using simple calculations in physics.

Question 52

The Indian kingdoms conquered by Alexander

A) remained under Greek rule.
B) preserved no evidence of Greek occupation.
C) were able to convert Greece to Buddhism.
D) were conquered by Greek Bactrians.
E) were eventually retaken by the Persians.

Question 53

Archimedes

A) is considered to be the greatest Greek mathematician.
B) calculated the approximate value of pi.
C) invented an irrigation device known as Archimedes' screw.
D) considered ordinary things as ignoble and vulgar.
E) All of these

Question 54

Which of the following does not apply to Hellenistic philosophy?

A) It primarily appealed to the elite.
B) Its central task was the preservation of Classical philosophy.
C) Philosophers focused most on ethics, the best way to lead one's life.
D) The essence of the good life seemed to be peace of mind.
E) Less attention was placed the political sector of society.

Question 55

Hellenistic technology produced

A) a scientific revolution.
B) an industrial revolution.
C) mechanical toys.
D) laborsaving machines.
E) an agricultural revolution.

Question 56

All of the following are true of Hellenistic science except that

A) it produced some practical technological benefits.
B) it remained indistinguishable from philosophy.
C) state patronage fostered it.
D) contacts between Greek and non-Greek learning stimulated it.
E) the study of science tended to shift to the west.

Question 57

All of the following describe the Museum at Alexandria except it

A) housed the largest collection of Greek writings in the world.
B) reflected the growth of the Hellenistic reading and writing public.
C) was considered the center of scientific research.
D) was restrained by the religion of the Egyptians.
E) allowed king's engineers to keep up with new technology of the time.

Question 58

The New Comedy of Menander

A) imitated the Old Comedy of Aristophanes.
B) focused on public life and politics.
C) was raucous and ribald.
D) dealt in a restrained manner with private life.
E) was a staged criticism of the local leaders and the government.

Question 59

Which of the following images was not used by Cleopatra to symbolize her new power base?

A) Bronze coins show her with a Hellenic hair style matching the Hellenistic styles.
B) She wears a diadem on her neck, commonly worn by Hellenistic royalty.
C) Her profiles are made to have many of the features of her father and past king.
D) Symbols of Hellenistic royalty often are used on the backside of coins.
E) She is shown wearing the double crown of Egyptian pharaohs.

Question 60

During and after the life of Alexander, Greek immigrants were

A) prohibited from moving into new areas due to fear of local rebellions.
B) joined by Jews in migrating into Egypt.
C) discouraged because of strange new laws.
D) discouraged from immigrating because of language problems.
E) unable to acquire citizenship status in the new areas.

Question 61

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. On Map 4.3, locate Hellenistic Judea. Where is Galilee, which was conquered by the Hasmonean state?

Question 62

The goal of the Cynics seems to have been

A) world revolution.
B) independence from social, moral, and cultural norms.
C) civic virtue.
D) mysticism.
E) to enjoy a life of material wealth.

Question 63

The Stoic founder Zeno considered the universe and human behavior to be guided by

A) the gods of Olympus.
B) atoms.
C) chance.
D) divine reason.
E) passion.

Question 64

The cult of Isis included all of the following except

A) a feminine, maternal quality.
B) the promise of a blessed afterlife.
C) the identification of the Egyptian god Serapis with the Greek god Pluto.
D) the Last Judgment.
E) being associated with being the patron of healing and sailing.

Question 65

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. Compare the size of Alexander's empire with that of the Persian Empire at its height. What areas did Alexander conquer that the Persians did not? This comparison will require that Map 4.1 be compared to Map 2.1 in Chapter 2.

Question 66

Epicureans believed in all of the following except

A) the atomic theory of a mechanistic universe.
B) no life after death and the irrelevance of the gods.
C) the avoidance of pain and the pursuit of intellectual/spiritual pleasure.
D) the unreliability of the sense and the impossibility of true knowledge.
E) friendship and fraternity.

Question 67

The Septuagint was

A) a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
B) a collection of Hebrew poems.
C) the Christian New Testament.
D) a Stoic text.
E) created to lure Jews away from their faith.

Question 68

The impact of Greek culture on Judaism included

A) the development of an apocalyptic literature.
B) a revival of traditionalism.
C) a greater emphasis on individual study and prayer.
D) a variety of responses to the Greeks by the Jews.
E) All of these

Question 69

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. Consider the course of Alexander's travels from Macedon to India, noting the major battle sites mentioned in the chapter. Then find the same route on a modern map. What physical and political difficulties exist today for a traveler taking the same route? This answer requires that Map 4.1 be compared to a similar map of today showing the same physical and political features.

Question 70

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. Using Map 4.2, compare the size of the major Hellenistic states. Which was the largest? According to the textbook, which lasted the longest?

Question 71

Stoicism included all of the following except

A) belief in an absolute standard of good based on philosophy.
B) trusting the evidence of the senses.
C) rejection of public life.
D) a cosmopolitan outlook.
E) a pursuit for wisdom.

Question 72

The growing popularity of mystery religions, especially among the masses

A) indicated a decline in traditional Olympian polytheism.
B) was another example of the cultural fusion of Hellenistic times.
C) showed a thirst for ethical guidance, release from worries, and reassurance about death.
D) offered a philosophical relief.
E) All of these