Western Civilization 1 StraighterLine Final
Exam
The major cities of Phoenaicia were
Select one:
a. Uruk, Akkad, and Ur.
b. Sidon, Tyre, and Byblos.
c. Memphis, Cairo, and Thebes.
d. Sparta, Athens, and Corinth. - ANS b. Sidon, Tyre, and Byblos.
Hammurabi of Babylon was known for
Select one:
a. being the first ruler of Sumer and Akkad.
b. his irrigation projects.
c. authoring The Epic of Gilgamesh.
d. his law code. - ANS d. his law code.
During the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages, human tools were made primarily of
Select one:
a. stone.
b. iron.
c. bronze.
d. copper. - ANS a. stone.
Zoroaster's religious beliefs had a similarity to Jewish ideas in all the following areas EXCEPT
the
Select one:
a. need to live an ethical life.
b. need to observe strict dietary laws.
c. ultimate prevalence of the forces of good over the forces of evil.
d. revelation of the will of God to man. - ANS b. need to observe strict dietary laws.
The Greek political reformer Cleisthenes
Select one:
a. wrote epic poetry.
b. established an Athenian constitution with many democratic features.
c. preached equal rights for Athenian women.
,d. became a tutor to Alexander the Great. - ANS b. established an Athenian constitution with
many democratic features.
The great historian of the Persian Wars, justifiably know as the "father of Western history," was
Select one:
a. Homer.
b. Archimedes.
c. Herodotus.
d. Sargon. - ANS c. Herodotus.
The Minoan civilization
Select one:
a. was centered in Mesopotamia.
b. had artists who often painted frescoes featuring religious rituals.
c. was destroyed by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
d. produced, as its greatest military leader, Alexander the Great. - ANS b. had artists who often
painted frescoes feauturing religioius rituals.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the widespread violence and movement of peoples
in the eastern Mediterranean around 1200 B.C.E.?
Select one:
a. a besieged and weakened Egyptian Empire
b. the Trojan War and destruction of Troy
c. the establishment of democracy at Athens
d. the decline of Mycenaean civilization and its invasion by Dorian Greeks - ANS c. the
establishment of democracy at Athens
The Greek Dark Ages commenced when
Select one:
a. the Mycenaean culture collapsed.
b. the eruption of the volcano on Thera caused dust that dimmed the sun.
c. glaciers from the Ice Age spread all over Greece.
d. Homer died, leaving his epics unfinished. - ANS a. the Mycenaean culture collapsed.
During the Persian Wars,
Select one:
a. Athens defeated Sparta.
b. Xerxes of Persia conquered Greece, ending Athenian democracy.
c. Athens and Sparta invaded Persia and destroyed the Persian Empire.
d. None of these answers is correct. - ANS d. None of these answers is correct.
Which of the following applies to Pericles, the architect of Athen's Golden Age?
Select one:
a. He was elected chief strategos, or commander, from 443 to 429 B.C.E.
, b. He provided the leadership for the rebuilding of the Acropolis.
c. He advocated the supremacy of Athens over other members of the Delian League.
d. All these answers are correct. - ANS d. All of these answers are correct.
The Hellensistic school of philosophy that advocated the rejection of the goods of this world in
order to achieve happiness was that of the
Select one:
a. Sophists.
b. Cynics.
c. Epicureans.
d. Stoics. - ANS d. Cynics.
The monument at Alexandria regarded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world was
Select one:
a. the Museum.
b. the Royal Palace.
c. Alexander's tomb.
d. the lighthouse, or Pharos. - ANS d. the lighthouse, or Pharos.
Hellenistic science
Select one:
a. was clearly inferior to the early Greek science of Thales and Pythagoras.
b. perfected the manufacture of steel.
c. culminated in the work of Homer.
d. made important advances in mathematics and astronomy. - ANS d. made important
advances in mathematics and astronomy.
Which of the following was NOT a change experienced by the Greek poleis in the Hellenistic
age?
Select one:
a. Specialists took over from citizens such roles as soldier and athlete.
b. The gap between rich and poor widened, with the rich controlling politics.
c. Many immigrants and freedmen became citizens, diluting the sense of community.
d. The common citizens reasserted control of the governments, making them more democratic. -
ANS d. The common citizens reasserted control of the governments, making them more
democratic.
Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great,
Select one:
a. participated in several Greek wars during the fourth century B.C.E.
b. reformed the Macedonian army, especially the phalanx, to make it more formidable.
c. hoped to unite the Greek city-states under his leadership.
d. All these answers are correct. - ANS d. All these answers are correct.
Exam
The major cities of Phoenaicia were
Select one:
a. Uruk, Akkad, and Ur.
b. Sidon, Tyre, and Byblos.
c. Memphis, Cairo, and Thebes.
d. Sparta, Athens, and Corinth. - ANS b. Sidon, Tyre, and Byblos.
Hammurabi of Babylon was known for
Select one:
a. being the first ruler of Sumer and Akkad.
b. his irrigation projects.
c. authoring The Epic of Gilgamesh.
d. his law code. - ANS d. his law code.
During the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages, human tools were made primarily of
Select one:
a. stone.
b. iron.
c. bronze.
d. copper. - ANS a. stone.
Zoroaster's religious beliefs had a similarity to Jewish ideas in all the following areas EXCEPT
the
Select one:
a. need to live an ethical life.
b. need to observe strict dietary laws.
c. ultimate prevalence of the forces of good over the forces of evil.
d. revelation of the will of God to man. - ANS b. need to observe strict dietary laws.
The Greek political reformer Cleisthenes
Select one:
a. wrote epic poetry.
b. established an Athenian constitution with many democratic features.
c. preached equal rights for Athenian women.
,d. became a tutor to Alexander the Great. - ANS b. established an Athenian constitution with
many democratic features.
The great historian of the Persian Wars, justifiably know as the "father of Western history," was
Select one:
a. Homer.
b. Archimedes.
c. Herodotus.
d. Sargon. - ANS c. Herodotus.
The Minoan civilization
Select one:
a. was centered in Mesopotamia.
b. had artists who often painted frescoes featuring religious rituals.
c. was destroyed by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
d. produced, as its greatest military leader, Alexander the Great. - ANS b. had artists who often
painted frescoes feauturing religioius rituals.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the widespread violence and movement of peoples
in the eastern Mediterranean around 1200 B.C.E.?
Select one:
a. a besieged and weakened Egyptian Empire
b. the Trojan War and destruction of Troy
c. the establishment of democracy at Athens
d. the decline of Mycenaean civilization and its invasion by Dorian Greeks - ANS c. the
establishment of democracy at Athens
The Greek Dark Ages commenced when
Select one:
a. the Mycenaean culture collapsed.
b. the eruption of the volcano on Thera caused dust that dimmed the sun.
c. glaciers from the Ice Age spread all over Greece.
d. Homer died, leaving his epics unfinished. - ANS a. the Mycenaean culture collapsed.
During the Persian Wars,
Select one:
a. Athens defeated Sparta.
b. Xerxes of Persia conquered Greece, ending Athenian democracy.
c. Athens and Sparta invaded Persia and destroyed the Persian Empire.
d. None of these answers is correct. - ANS d. None of these answers is correct.
Which of the following applies to Pericles, the architect of Athen's Golden Age?
Select one:
a. He was elected chief strategos, or commander, from 443 to 429 B.C.E.
, b. He provided the leadership for the rebuilding of the Acropolis.
c. He advocated the supremacy of Athens over other members of the Delian League.
d. All these answers are correct. - ANS d. All of these answers are correct.
The Hellensistic school of philosophy that advocated the rejection of the goods of this world in
order to achieve happiness was that of the
Select one:
a. Sophists.
b. Cynics.
c. Epicureans.
d. Stoics. - ANS d. Cynics.
The monument at Alexandria regarded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world was
Select one:
a. the Museum.
b. the Royal Palace.
c. Alexander's tomb.
d. the lighthouse, or Pharos. - ANS d. the lighthouse, or Pharos.
Hellenistic science
Select one:
a. was clearly inferior to the early Greek science of Thales and Pythagoras.
b. perfected the manufacture of steel.
c. culminated in the work of Homer.
d. made important advances in mathematics and astronomy. - ANS d. made important
advances in mathematics and astronomy.
Which of the following was NOT a change experienced by the Greek poleis in the Hellenistic
age?
Select one:
a. Specialists took over from citizens such roles as soldier and athlete.
b. The gap between rich and poor widened, with the rich controlling politics.
c. Many immigrants and freedmen became citizens, diluting the sense of community.
d. The common citizens reasserted control of the governments, making them more democratic. -
ANS d. The common citizens reasserted control of the governments, making them more
democratic.
Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great,
Select one:
a. participated in several Greek wars during the fourth century B.C.E.
b. reformed the Macedonian army, especially the phalanx, to make it more formidable.
c. hoped to unite the Greek city-states under his leadership.
d. All these answers are correct. - ANS d. All these answers are correct.
