Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Archimedes

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Question 2

Which form of government was dominant during the Hellenistic period?

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A)  Democracy
B)  Monarchy
C)  Republicanism
D)  Theocracy
E)  OligarchyF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Battle of the Gaugamela

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Question 4

Outside of Judea, the vast majority of Diaspora Jews completely assimilated themselves into Hellenistic society, becoming participating citizens in the various urban activities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who was the most important historian of the Hellenistic period?

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A)  Menander
B)  Polybius
C)  Euclid
D)  Thucydides
E)  ArchimedesF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Who wrote the treatise "On Chastity"?

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A)  Sappho
B)  Hippocrates
C)  Phintys
D)  Cyme
E)  Phile of PrieneF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

The Celts began to move east out of Greece and Macedonia in the fifth century B.C.E.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did Demosthenes depict Philip in his Philippics ?

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A)  He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Greek freedom.
B)  He foresaw a revival of Athenian culture under Philip II.
C)  He glorified Philip II and the Macedonian armies as the saviors of Greece.
D)  He praised Philip II for freeing the Ionian cities.
E)  He portrayed Philip II as a looming threat to Persia.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

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A)  Citizens who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery.
B)  Children were sold into slavery by their parents.
C)  Prisoners of war became slaves of their captors.
D)  Persons kidnapped by pirates could be auctioned off as slaves.
E)  Persons whose parents were slaves became slaves.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 10

In what ways did the life and legacy of Alexander of Macedonia both initiate a break with the past and promote a continuation of earlier values and practices?

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Question 11

Which city was the theatrical center of the Hellenistic world?

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A)  Thebes
B)  Athens
C)  Pergamum
D)  Alexandria
E)  PersepolisF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was

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A)  gold.
B)  timber.
C)  grain.
D)  wines.
E)  spices.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

What do the surviving works of the Greek historian Polybius demonstrate?

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A)  He followed Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events.
B)  He focused on the growth of the Greek city-states from their origins to their collapse.
C)  Ancient historians continued to fail to find accurate, firsthand sources.
D)  He relied on the models of Herodotus and ascribed historical change to the intervention of gods.
E)  He used oral sources and myth to supplement non-written documents.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
cultural diffusion

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Question 15

All of the following are true about the cult of Isis EXCEPT

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A)  it originated in the eastern Persian empire, an outgrowth of Zoroastrianism.
B)  it was one of the most popular of the mystery religions.
C)  she was associated with the giver of laws and letters to humankind.
D)  her cult promised an eternal life.
E)  she supposedly invented the marriage contract between husband and wife.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 16

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Alexander the Great

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Alexander the Great was a king of Macedo...

Question 17

How did Greek religious practices in the Hellenistic era differ from those in the classical era?

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In the Hellenistic era, Greek religious ...

Question 18

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
gymnasia

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Gymnasia were ancient Greek institutions...

Question 19

Which statement about the Macedonians is CORRECT?

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A)  They were greatly admired by the Greeks for their cultural achievements.
B)  They were probably not Greek.
C)  They were an urban people organized in city states like the southern Greeks.
D)  They never participated in the Olympic Games.
E)  Philip II turned Macedonia into the chief power in the Middle East.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Because many Hellenistic philosophers embraced equality between men and women, female infanticide disappeared during the Hellenistic era.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. gymnasia

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Archimedes

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. cultural diffusion

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