HIST 1421 Comprehensive Final Examination:
Global History Foundations, Critical Themes,
Analytical Thinking, and Modern World
Perspectives for Spring 2025 Students
Pick the one that does not imply to the Peloponnesian war.
a. The Peloponnesian War ended in victory for Sparta.
b. Athenian naval and political superiority was destroyed.
c. Athens once again emerged as the most powerful Greek
city state.
d. Democracy in Athens was briefly overthrown in 411 BCE.
c. Athens once again emerged as the most powerful Greek city
state.
Which of the following battles was a naval battle fought
during the Greco - Persian wars?
a. Battle of Marathon
b. Battle of Thermophylae
c. Battle of Salamis
d. Battle of Plataea
c. Battle of Salamis
The Golden Age of Athens is also called "The Age of _____"
a. Cleon
b. Pericles
c. Socrates
d. Plato
b. Pericles
Which city-state was known for being militaristic and
aggressive?
,a. Thebes
b. Sparta
c. Athens
d. Persia
b. Sparta
Greece is a peninsula which means:
a. a mountain range with a river running through it.
b. and surrounded by water on 3 sides
c. an area with major rivers running through it
d. a very mountainous region
b. and surrounded by water on 3 sides
Who was the Spartan military commander that established
many pro-Spartan governments throughout Aegean?
a. Agis
b. Pausanias
c. Lysander
d. Pericles
c. Lysander
Identify the Greek philosopher who was sentenced to death
for corrupting the youth of Athens.
a. Plato
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Zeno
c. Socrates
Who wrote the Greek text "The Republic"?
a. Socrates
b. Plato
c. Theodorus
d. Aurelius
, b. Plato
The first Phase of the Peloponnesian war is referred to as:
a. Decelean War
b. Ionian War
c. The Sicilian Expedition
d. Archidamian War
d. Archidamian War
Name the philosopher that taught by asking questions.
a. Plato
b. Aristophanes
c. Socrates
d. Aristotle
c. Socrates
In which Greek city state were slaves referred to as "helots"?
a. Sparta
b. Athens
c. Corinth
d. Naxos
a. Sparta
After becoming a republic, Rome was led by
________________.
a. council of 500
b. the parliament
c. 2 Consuls
d. a King
c. 2 Consuls
For the first 200 years or so, Rome was a ________________.
a. Oligarchy
b. Monarchy
Global History Foundations, Critical Themes,
Analytical Thinking, and Modern World
Perspectives for Spring 2025 Students
Pick the one that does not imply to the Peloponnesian war.
a. The Peloponnesian War ended in victory for Sparta.
b. Athenian naval and political superiority was destroyed.
c. Athens once again emerged as the most powerful Greek
city state.
d. Democracy in Athens was briefly overthrown in 411 BCE.
c. Athens once again emerged as the most powerful Greek city
state.
Which of the following battles was a naval battle fought
during the Greco - Persian wars?
a. Battle of Marathon
b. Battle of Thermophylae
c. Battle of Salamis
d. Battle of Plataea
c. Battle of Salamis
The Golden Age of Athens is also called "The Age of _____"
a. Cleon
b. Pericles
c. Socrates
d. Plato
b. Pericles
Which city-state was known for being militaristic and
aggressive?
,a. Thebes
b. Sparta
c. Athens
d. Persia
b. Sparta
Greece is a peninsula which means:
a. a mountain range with a river running through it.
b. and surrounded by water on 3 sides
c. an area with major rivers running through it
d. a very mountainous region
b. and surrounded by water on 3 sides
Who was the Spartan military commander that established
many pro-Spartan governments throughout Aegean?
a. Agis
b. Pausanias
c. Lysander
d. Pericles
c. Lysander
Identify the Greek philosopher who was sentenced to death
for corrupting the youth of Athens.
a. Plato
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Zeno
c. Socrates
Who wrote the Greek text "The Republic"?
a. Socrates
b. Plato
c. Theodorus
d. Aurelius
, b. Plato
The first Phase of the Peloponnesian war is referred to as:
a. Decelean War
b. Ionian War
c. The Sicilian Expedition
d. Archidamian War
d. Archidamian War
Name the philosopher that taught by asking questions.
a. Plato
b. Aristophanes
c. Socrates
d. Aristotle
c. Socrates
In which Greek city state were slaves referred to as "helots"?
a. Sparta
b. Athens
c. Corinth
d. Naxos
a. Sparta
After becoming a republic, Rome was led by
________________.
a. council of 500
b. the parliament
c. 2 Consuls
d. a King
c. 2 Consuls
For the first 200 years or so, Rome was a ________________.
a. Oligarchy
b. Monarchy
