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According to Aristotle, true knowledge could be discerned from which of the following? |
Observations of the real world |
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After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta was defeated in 371 B.C.E. by what city-state? |
Thebes |
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After Philip II of Macedonia unified Greece, he called upon Greeks and Macedonians to do which of the following? |
Work together to liberate the Ionian colonies from Persian control |
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Archimedes’s many contributions to Hellenistic science include his theories about which of the following? |
Hydrostatics |
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Athens and Persia began a series of wars over Greek cities in what region? |
Ionia |
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How did the geography of Greece affect its development? |
It was a divisive force in Greek life. |
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How did the Lycurgan system in Sparta shape its political organization? |
It led to the creation of a society ruled by an aristocratic, warrior elite. |
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How did the Spartan military view same-sex relationships between Spartan soldiers? |
They were viewed as advantageous because lovers would fight harder to defend one another. |
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How was the daily life of Greek elites similar to the lives of more ordinary people? |
They had a relatively modest material standard of living. |
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How was the Greek polis different from older models of city-states? |
The polis was a community of citizens. |
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Philip II of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece because the Greek city-states were |
unable to put aside their quarrels and unite to defend themselves. |
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The crowning achievement of Pericles’s rebuilding of the Acropolis was the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to which of the following? |
Athena and the greatness of Athens |
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The spread of Hellenistic culture was bolstered by Alexander’s tradition of doing what in his newly conquered territories? |
Founding new cities with mixed populations |
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What crime was Socrates tried and executed for in 399 B.C.E.? |
Corrupting the youth of Athens |
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What did Alexander the Great do in Egypt once he had conquered it? |
Ordered the construction of the city of Alexandria |
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What did Epicurus believe was the principal good of human life? |
Pleasure, which he defined as the absence of pain |
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What did Hippocrates think was the best way to treat illnesses? |
Use natural means to address imbalances in the four basic humors |
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What did the philosophy of Stoicism strongly emphasize? |
Living a virtuous life |
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What did Thucydides believe caused the Peloponnesian War? |
Human greed and desire for power |
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What does the term oligarchy mean? |
"The rule of the few" |
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What happened to Alexander’s empire following his death? |
His empire was torn apart by more than forty years of civil war. |
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What important position did Solon hold as he reformed Athens? |
Archon |
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What Mediterranean island did Athens invade during the Peloponnesian War? |
Sicily |
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What two law-making bodies guided Athenian political life? |
The boule and the ecclesia |
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What was an agora? |
A marketplace |
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What was Aristarchus’s most important contribution to astronomy? |
He believed that Earth and the planets revolve around the sun. |
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What was the main function of women from citizen families in Athens? |
To bear and raise children |
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What was unusual about slaves in Athens? |
The contests were unifying factors in Greek life. |
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What was unusual about slaves in Athens? |
Slaves were paid for their work. |
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Which early scientist dissected corpses to learn more about anatomy and physiology? |
Herophilus |
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Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War? |
Athenian imperialism |
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Which of the following is true of Spartan women? |
They enjoyed a more active, public life than most other Greek women. |
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Which of the following is true of the Hellenistic city? |
It resembled modern cities and served as both a cultural and economic center. |
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Which of the following is true of the Minoans? |
They formed a society that lived on the island of Crete. |
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Which of the following refers to heavily armed Greek foot soldiers? |
Hoplites |
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Which of the following were major exports from Greek cities during the classical and Hellenistic periods? |
Olive oil and wine |
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Which student of Socrates developed the theory of "forms"? |
Plato |
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Why did Alexander’s eastward expansion of his empire stop at the Hyphasis River? |
His Macedonian army refused to continue fighting. |
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Why was the growth of great empires (like those in Mesopotamia and Egypt) less likely to develop in ancient Greece? |
The rugged terrain discouraged expansion of any one center. |
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Why were slaves in high demand throughout the Hellenistic world? |
Manual labor continued to produce most goods. |
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