HIEU 201 Topic 3 Quiz
The Dark Age refers to
a. a period of military chaos but economic prosperity in the Greek world.
b. a period of economic chaos but artistic and intellectual growth.
c. a period of transition between Mycenaean and Hellenic civilizations.
d. a period of migration of Greek tribes away from fertile lands to the mountains and the abandonment of Aegean
islands.
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The work of Homer
a. celebrates war without reflecting on its tragic character.
b. rejects military prowess and the pursuit of glory and fame as criteria for human excellence.
c. contains the origins of the notion that human excellence was a combination of thought and action.
d. depicts the gods as primarily responsible for the good or evil that befell human beings.
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The Olympian religion that emerged in ancient Greece
a. centered on a powerful professional priesthood that could dictate absolute truths.
b. was monotheistic, worshipping Zeus as the only god.
c. played no role in the lives of the Greek people after the development of philosophy.
d. did not put an end to the worship of local gods or the practicing of local rituals.
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The polis
a. was comprised mostly of full citizens, with a small number of non-citizens who could not participate in
lawmaking.
b. resulted from the disintegration of much larger political units.
c. could be very large, comprising vast territories and huge populations.
d. was comprised mostly of non-citizens, with a small number of citizens who made the laws.
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Spartan society was militaristic primarily because
a. the Spartans had to defend the Helots from the perioikoi.
b. Spartan conquest of Messenia was the first step in the Spartans' plan to conquer all of Greece.
c. Spartans were forced to defend themselves from the Persians, who threatened an invasion of the Peloponnesus.
d. Sparta relied on overwhelming military superiority to maintain dominance over the majority of its society.
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The Dark Age refers to
a. a period of military chaos but economic prosperity in the Greek world.
b. a period of economic chaos but artistic and intellectual growth.
c. a period of transition between Mycenaean and Hellenic civilizations.
d. a period of migration of Greek tribes away from fertile lands to the mountains and the abandonment of Aegean
islands.
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The work of Homer
a. celebrates war without reflecting on its tragic character.
b. rejects military prowess and the pursuit of glory and fame as criteria for human excellence.
c. contains the origins of the notion that human excellence was a combination of thought and action.
d. depicts the gods as primarily responsible for the good or evil that befell human beings.
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The Olympian religion that emerged in ancient Greece
a. centered on a powerful professional priesthood that could dictate absolute truths.
b. was monotheistic, worshipping Zeus as the only god.
c. played no role in the lives of the Greek people after the development of philosophy.
d. did not put an end to the worship of local gods or the practicing of local rituals.
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The polis
a. was comprised mostly of full citizens, with a small number of non-citizens who could not participate in
lawmaking.
b. resulted from the disintegration of much larger political units.
c. could be very large, comprising vast territories and huge populations.
d. was comprised mostly of non-citizens, with a small number of citizens who made the laws.
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Spartan society was militaristic primarily because
a. the Spartans had to defend the Helots from the perioikoi.
b. Spartan conquest of Messenia was the first step in the Spartans' plan to conquer all of Greece.
c. Spartans were forced to defend themselves from the Persians, who threatened an invasion of the Peloponnesus.
d. Sparta relied on overwhelming military superiority to maintain dominance over the majority of its society.
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