The Glory that Was Greece

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The Glory that Was Greece

Quiz Number: 5 Course Name: World History Before 1500 Course No.Hist 3A Quiz N0. = 5 Teacher: Dr. Eric Mayer Teacher's Home Page: http://www.emayzine.com Teacher's Email: emay@local.net

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1. All of the following are true except: Greek civilization was proceeded by the following advanced societies

a) Minoan

b) Crete

c) Phoenician

d) Mycenaean

e) None of the above

2. All of the following could be said of the city state of Sparta except

a) The people treasured their freedom.

b) It was the greatest military state of the classical world

c) Spartan women were "liberated" in a gender sense when compared with Athenian women

d) It was a totalitarian state

e) It was a great rival of Athens.

3. Hellenic Civilization arose in the following years:

a) 1150-500 BC

b) 1150-350 BC

c) 1000-500 BC

d) 700-500 BC

e) 700-350 BC

4. The Persian Wars were:

a) Fought in Persia over Greek expansion

b) A conflict between Greeks and Persians over the status of Greek colonies in Asia Minor

c) Brief conflicts sparked by Sparta's intrigue with the Persians.

d) Were a complete defeat for the Greeks

e) All of the above

5. The Peloponnesian War was

a) A war between Athens and Corinth

b) A war between the Spartans and the Persians

c) A war between the entire Greek city states.

d) A disastrous power struggle between Athens and Sparta

e) Only C and D

6. The Greeks contributed the following forms of government:

a) Oligarchy

b) Tyranny

c) Democracy

d) Monarchy

e) All of the above

7. The Peloponnesian War which ran from 431 to 404 BC was a catastrophe for Greece because:

a) The Athenians won and imposed a harsh rule on the Sparatans and their Persian allies.

b) It completely destroyed Athens and Greek unity and opened Greece up for invasion and conquest

c) The Spartans lost their all their naval fleets and could not protect Athens

d) Slave rebellions occurred all over the classical world as democracies were established

e) All of the above

8. From 750 to 550 BC the Greeks planted colonies throughout the Mediterranean to

a) Serve as a social "safety valve" in that discontented Greeks could move to the colonies rather than rebel against the system

b) Expand commerce

c) Placate the merchant class

d) All of the above

e) Only A and C

9. In the Greek city states "tyrants" were

a) Leaders who relied on cruelty to maintain order

b) Champions of the people of the lower class and the merchants

c) Often lower level military officers

d) Only B and C

e) Champions of the wealthy elite

10. Which of the following were true of Athenian society?

a) Athens was a man's world...women were just property.

b) Most Athenians were not citizens

c) Athenian society was slave-based

d) Primitive forms of birth control were practiced.

e) All of the above.

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1.	All of the following are true except: Greek civilization was proceeded by the following advanced societies

	a)	Minoan
	b)	Crete
	c)	Phoenician
	d)	Mycenaean
	e)	None of the above


2.	All of the following could be said of the city state of Sparta except

	a)	The people treasured their freedom.
	b)	It was the greatest military state of the classical world
	c)	Spartan women were "liberated" in a gender sense when compared with Athenian women
	d)	It was a totalitarian state
	e)	It was a great rival of Athens.


3.	Hellenic Civilization arose in the following years:

	a)	1150-500 BC
	b)	1150-350 BC
	c)	1000-500 BC
	d)	700-500 BC
	e)	700-350 BC


4.	The Persian Wars were:

	a)	Fought in Persia over Greek expansion
	b)	A conflict between Greeks and Persians over the status of Greek colonies in Asia Minor
	c)	Brief conflicts sparked by Sparta's intrigue with the Persians.
	d)	Were a complete defeat for the Greeks
	e)	All of the above


5.	The Peloponnesian War was

	a)	A war between Athens and Corinth
	b)	A war between the Spartans and the Persians
	c)	A war between the entire Greek city states.
	d)	A disastrous power struggle between Athens and Sparta
	e)	Only C and D


6.	The Greeks contributed the following forms of government:

	a)	Oligarchy
	b)	Tyranny
	c)	Democracy
	d)	Monarchy
	e)	All of the above


7.	The Peloponnesian War which ran from 431 to 404 BC was a catastrophe for Greece because:

	a)	The Athenians won and imposed a harsh rule on the Sparatans and their Persian allies.
	b)	It completely destroyed Athens and Greek unity and opened Greece up for invasion and conquest
	c)	The Spartans lost their all their naval fleets and could not protect Athens
	d)	Slave rebellions occurred all over the classical world as democracies were established
	e)	All of the above


8.	From 750 to 550 BC the Greeks planted colonies throughout the Mediterranean to

	a)	Serve as a social "safety valve" in that discontented Greeks could move to the colonies rather than rebel against the system
	b)	Expand commerce
	c)	Placate the merchant class
	d)	All of the above
	e)	Only A and C


9.	In the Greek city states "tyrants" were

	a)	Leaders who relied on cruelty to maintain order
	b)	Champions of the people of the lower class and the merchants
	c)	Often lower level military officers
	d)	Only B and C
	e)	Champions of the wealthy elite


10.	Which of the following were true of Athenian society?

	a)	Athens was a man's world...women were just property.
	b)	Most Athenians were not citizens
	c)	Athenian society was slave-based
	d)	Primitive forms of birth control were practiced.
	e)	All of the above.