Deck 3: The Rise of Greek Civilization,1100-387 B.C.E.

Question 1

The Mycenaeans were destroyed by the

A) Egyptians.
B) Sea Peoples.
C) Assyrians.
D) Dorians.
E) Scythians.

Answer 1

Dorians.

Question 2

Aret could be demonstrated in which way(s)?

A) making speeches
B) military bravery
C) athletic competition
D) honoring the gods
E) All of these

Answer 2

All of these

Question 3

One of the most highly valued personal characteristics in Greek life was

A) fidelity.
B) honesty.
C) competitiveness.
D) wisdom.
E) agility.

Answer 3

competitiveness.

Question 4

In Greek unconditional warfare,the losing men were

A) sold as slaves.
B) retained as prisoners of war for ransom.
C) forced to join their captors' armies.
D) killed without mercy.
E) shamed and humiliated.

Question 5

The Greek Dark Ages

A) were caused by the Trojan War.
B) cost the lives of all Minoans.
C) was a period of collapse of the Mycenaean civilization.
D) was a period during war with Persia.
E) was none of these.

Question 6

Cultural unification among the Greeks was found through

A) their self-identification as Hellenes.
B) disjointed identification by polis.
C) religious dedication through the Temple of Zeus.
D) promotion of the Olympics.
E) speaking Ionian Greek.

Question 7

The focus of the Greek economy during the Dark Ages was

A) the production of pottery.
B) metallurgy based in copper.
C) subsistence agriculture.
D) spice production.
E) the slave trade.

Question 8

Two things Greek women worried about particularly were

A) rape and dishonor.
B) childbearing and spousal abuse.
C) exile and debt slavery.
D) infidelity of their husbands and abandonment.
E) infertility and divorce.

Question 9

How did men in Greece hold their social events?

A) mostly separate from women
B) at a symposium
C) competing in sports events
D) nude
E) All of these

Question 10

The only women in Greek society who could appear alone in public were

A) married women.
B) merchants.
C) noble family members.
D) slaves.
E) priestesses.

Question 11

According to Homer's Iliad,during the Dark Ages,Greece was at war with which area?

A) Persia
B) Rome.
C) Phoenicians
D) Troy
E) Thrace

Question 12

Which of the following would usually not be a citizen in a Greek polis?

A) a foreigner
B) a slave
C) someone not born in that particular polis
D) someone whose parents were not citizens
E) All of these

Question 13

The need for kings in Greek government declined because

A) People demanded a constitution and voting rights.
B) Merchants gained power in international trade.
C) They were overthrown by aristocrats.
D) There was no political state to rule over.
E) The need for war leaders declined in peaceful times.

Question 14

Regardless of social rank,all male citizens in a polis could

A) participate in the political process.
B) own land.
C) serve in the assembly.
D) own slaves.
E) be an Archon.

Question 15

The Greek cities were ruled by

A) kings.
B) a combination of kings and religious authorities.
C) the collective citizens.
D) one Greek emperor.
E) priests from the Temple of Zeus.

Question 16

The periodization following the collapse of the Mycenaean Bronze Age in which there was cultural reversion is known as the ____ Age.

A) Iron
B) Bronze
C) Copper
D) Steel
E) Onyx

Question 17

Some Mycenaeans avoided conquest by the Dorians by moving to

A) Ionia.
B) Thrace.
C) Sparta.
D) Rome.
E) Cyprus.

Question 18

People's status in Greek society was largely determined by

A) wealth.
B) in what part of the polis they lived.
C) the right to vote.
D) family and kinship.
E) property ownership.

Question 19

The polis is a form of organization represented by

A) coalesced villages that created city-states.
B) fortified regions in the mountains.
C) a mutual defense network in river valleys.
D) a network of countries connected by economic interests.
E) a clan structure based on family connections.

Question 20

Written literature during the Dark Ages

A) is largely nonexistent.
B) tells us of attack by the Sea Peoples.
C) focused mainly on epic poetry.
D) was written in Linear B.
E) demonstrates a period of crisis to the polis.

Question 21

The most serious challenge to aristocratic government was

A) disgruntled citizens protesting their exclusion from government.
B) the inability of that government to respond to the economic crises of overpopulation.
C) the rise of hoplite armies.
D) the lack of a comprehensive written law code.
E) war with Persia.

Question 22

The year 776 B.C.E.is significant for the

A) end of the Trojan War.
B) first Olympics in honor of Zeus.
C) first meeting of the Athenian assembly.
D) start of the Persian Wars.
E) destruction of Crete.

Question 23

The Greeks used writing primarily for

A) record keeping.
B) religious texts.
C) literature, poems, and odes.
D) funeral inscriptions.
E) history.

Question 24

Tyrants were most likely to establish rule in which areas of Greece?

A) A small polis with limited economic opportunities.
B) A militarily weak state in fear of Sparta.
C) Big commercial cities.
D) Regions with high numbers of helots.
E) Cities that had no general assemblies.

Question 25

The major Greek export in the fifth and sixth centuries B.C.E.was

A) grain.
B) pottery.
C) intellectual ideas.
D) slaves.
E) iron weapons.

Question 26

The Greek gods,headed by Zeus,were perceived as

A) isolated and indifferent to human existence.
B) actively demanding sacrifices and ceremonies.
C) very much like humans, with successes and failures.
D) angry forces of nature that must be appeased.
E) whimsical spirits who were amused by humans.

Question 27

Greek scholars sought an explanation for the world through

A) mythology.
B) cosmology.
C) divination.
D) astronomy.
E) philosophy.

Question 28

Which of the following was not a way to meet the population's resource needs during the Archaic Age?

A) trade
B) colonies
C) land assignments
D) warfare
E) All of these were ways of meeting the population's needs

Question 29

Which of the following is not a unique feature of Sparta?

A) It was located inland.
B) It did not participate in much trade.
C) It had a powerful navy.
D) It maintained kings long after most other poleis.
E) Its economy was primarily agricultural.

Question 30

Spartan women were

A) given more freedom than women in other poleis in Greece.
B) encouraged to maintain physical health and beauty.
C) able to inherit and own property.
D) allowed to engage in military activities.
E) All of these were true about Spartan women.

Question 31

Hoplites were

A) slaves of the Spartans.
B) members of the general assembly in Athens.
C) the most common fighting units in the army.
D) skilled pottery makers granted citizenship during the reforms of Solon.
E) a school of philosophers who opposed Socrates.

Question 32

The mutual defense group in which the Spartans participated (and helped ensure there would be assistance to defeat a helot uprising)was known as

A) the Spartan League.
B) the Delian League.
C) the Peloponnesian League.
D) the League of Corinth.
E) the League of Justice.

Question 33

In the Archaic period,the Greeks soon established dominance of trade in the Mediterranean by seizing control from the

A) Persians.
B) Phoenicians.
C) Romans.
D) Scythians.
E) Israelites.

Question 34

The growing discontent of the wealthy merchants was caused by the fact that they

A) could not join the army.
B) could not participate in government.
C) could not own property.
D) felt they were too heavily taxed.
E) were conscripted into the military.

Question 35

The primary requirement for being a Hellene was

A) being a polis citizen.
B) speaking Greek.
C) being a warrior.
D) voting in the assembly.
E) worshipping the Olympian gods.

Question 36

The system initiated by Lycurgus for the benefit of Sparta was known as

A) the Era of Good Feelings.
B) the Two Good Kings.
C) the Good Rule.
D) the Rule of 30.
E) the Rule of Lycurgus.

Question 37

Corinthian style in art referred to

A) red figure pottery.
B) floral capital column architecture.
C) a rich finish in fine leather products.
D) the posture of human form in sculpture.
E) painting of the Olympiads.

Question 38

Agriculture in Sparta was done by

A) boys around age 7, first inducted into the military.
B) women who were not married.
C) a domestically-stationed army of hoplites
D) slaves known as helots.
E) all members of Spartan society for the good of the army.

Question 39

Why were oligarchies thought to be more stable than rule by aristocracies?

A) Because oligarchies were formed by men of wealth took look after the economy.
B) Because aristocrats were only looking after their own interests.
C) Because women were allowed to voice their opinions in political matters.
D) Because new members joined the assembly and prevented it from becoming politically stagnant.
E) Because different geographic regions of the city elected them.

Question 40

Greek reemergence during the Archaic Age led to the cultural adoption of

A) the Phoenician alphabet.
B) Lydian coinage.
C) Eastern artistic influences in pottery and sculpture.
D) All of these.
E) None of these.

Question 41

Why was the spirit of competition considered one of the most highly valued characteristics of the Greeks?

Question 42

The victory of the Greeks at Salamis was largely due to

A) a coalition of forces by thirty different poleis under Spartan direction.
B) the superior Athenian army.
C) the so-called wooden walls of the navy.
D) Spartan use of helots to fill their ranks.
E) Persian desertion of the Emperor Xerxes.

Question 43

Explain how Greek democracy,particularly Athenian,differs from our modern concept of democracy.

Question 44

Compare the approaches to history writing by Herodotus,Thucydides,and Xenophon.Which one is the true father of history?

Question 45

What was the most significant outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

A) The triumph of Athenian democracy as a ruling form of government.
B) The victory of the Spartans over the imperialism of Athens.
C) Territorial gain by Persia allowing extension of the Persian Empire into Europe.
D) A substantial weakening of both Sparta and Athens from their failure to achieve any kind of unity.
E) None of these.

Question 46

Who was the interested third party who provided financial assistance to the Spartan side during the Peloponnesian War?

A) the Sicilians
B) the Persians
C) the Corinthians
D) the Romans
E) the Ionians

Question 47

Which of the following battles during the Persian Wars saw 300 Spartans killed trying to defend a narrow pass?

A) the Battle of Marathon
B) the Battle of Salamis
C) the Battle of Thermopylae
D) the Battle of Platae
E) the Battle of Corinth

Question 48

In Golden Age Greek tragedies,the plays almost always affirmed that

A) lovers were destined to remain apart.
B) people could not escape their destiny.
C) whoever failed to obey the gods would suffer greatly.
D) a citizen's worst punishment was exile from the polis.
E) dishonor of one's family would bring death.

Question 49

The alliance that allowed Athens to turn itself into an empire was called

A) the Peloponnesian League.
B) the League of Corinth.
C) the Delian League.
D) the League of Victors.
E) None of these.

Question 50

One of the major weak points for Athens in the first segment of the Peloponnesian War was

A) the defection of half the navy to Sparta.
B) not having enough food resources to support its population.
C) the Persian army using the Immortals to assist Sparta.
D) disinterested poleis in Greece that refused to submit to Athenian authority.
E) a massive plague.

Question 51

The first conflict between the Greeks and Persians was

A) the Ionian revolt led by Miletus.
B) the sinking of a Persian merchant vessel in the Dardanelles
C) Spartans threw Persian ambassadors demanding submission in a well.
D) a naval armada on the beaches of Attica.
E) a stealth attack by Darius against Corinth.

Question 52

What role did the polis play in the lives of individual Greeks?

Question 53

Greek dramatic culture was produced primarily in

A) the Minoan Age.
B) the Bronze Age.
C) the Archaic Age.
D) the Classical Age.
E) None of these.

Question 54

The person who brought true democracy to Athens was

A) Solon.
B) Lycurgus.
C) Peisistratus.
D) Cleisthenes.
E) Draco.

Question 55

Solon's reforms included all of the following except

A) revising the constitution of Athens.
B) ending debt slavery.
C) reapportioning land allocations to the peasantry.
D) instituting a system of weights and measures to stimulate trade.
E) broadening the base of citizens to include foreigners.

Question 56

How was life in Sparta different from life in Athens?

Question 57

The two major forms of Greek drama were

A) love stories and military epics.
B) morality tales and religious mythology.
C) tragedy and comedy.
D) musicals and pantomime.
E) None of these.

Question 58

Why is Greece considered by many historians to be the cradle of western civilization?

Question 59

How was the reliance on philosophy unique to Greece? How did Greeks incorporate religion into society,as compared to non-Greek civilizations that we've studied?

Question 60

What was the Socratic method?

A) A method of scientific discovery by analysis
B) A rhetorical form that used questions and answers to come to a conclusion
C) Terms dictated by Socrates of his philosophy, which were universally accepted as true
D) The argument that there was an ideal metaphysical form that was beyond the understanding of most people
E) A rigorous solution of geometric proofs

Question 61

Gender segregation was normal within Greek society.

Question 62

The Persians were victorious at the Battle of Marathon.

Question 63

Greek women could inherit property.

Question 64

Solon's reforms ended debt slavery in Athens.

Question 65

Peisistratus initiated democracy in Athens.

Question 66

The Greek gods were distant and non-human.

Question 67

Why were Solon's reforms considered such a significant contribution to Athenian life?

Question 68

Compare the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War.What were the causes of each? What did these wars mean for Greek city-states?

Question 69

Homer's accounts of the Trojan War provide us with a detailed history of life during the Greek Dark Ages.

Question 70

Homosocialization among men included typically sexual relations between an older man and a teenage boy.

Question 71

Greek colonists only occupied coastal sites.

Question 72

All Greek male citizens were entitled to participate in the government.

Question 73

Evaluate the role of women's lives in Greece.Did class or location make a significant difference in assessing their rights?