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Test Bank For Connections A World History Combined Edition 2 e 2nd Edition Edward H Judge John W Langdon
Test Bank For Connections A World History Combined Edition 2 e 2nd Edition Edward H Judge John W Langdon
Test Bank For Connections A World History Combined Edition 2 e 2nd Edition Edward H Judge John W Langdon
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5) How did the work of Heinrich Schliemann at Troy transform our understanding of early Greek
civilization?
A) He found the Cretan Minoan civilization.
B) He proved it was much less sophisticated than previously thought.
C) He showed that Mycenae was destroyed by war.
D) He showed that the Iliad and Odyssey were based on a historical past.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 144
Section: Early Greece
Question Type: Conceptual
8) The type of government in which a small group of people rule society is known as
A) democracy.
B) oligarchy.
C) tyranny.
D) aristocracy.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 143
Section: Early Greece
Question Type: Factual
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9) Which of these means the rule of one legitimate ruler?
A) oligarchy
B) monarchy
C) democracy
D) tyranny
Answer: B
Page Ref: 143
Section: Early Greece
Question Type: Factual
10) Thebes, the largest Greek city-state, numbered at most about how many adult male citizens?
A) 1,000
B) 40,000
C) 500,000
D) 200,000
Answer: B
Page Ref: 143
Section: Early Greece
Question Type: Factual
11) What was the main goal of Greek colonization in the Archaic Period?
A) increasing the power of each city-states
B) overcoming shortages of land for cultivation
C) expanding trade
D) finding a source of slaves
Answer: B
Page Ref: 144
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
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13) Other than the Greeks, what other people established colonies outside their home area?
A) Egyptians
B) Persians
C) Hittites
D) Phoenicians
Answer: D
Page Ref: 145
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
14) Formed from five separate villages, which city-state's name means "The Scattered"?
A) Athens
B) Thebes
C) Sparta
D) Corinth
Answer: C
Page Ref: 145
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
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17) What was the goal of the Peloponnesian League?
A) minimizing conflict among neighboring states
B) creating a trade network
C) ending the Persian threat
D) destroying Athens
Answer: A
Page Ref: 146
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
18) Which Athenian aristocrat developed the first legal code in Greece?
A) Hammurabi
B) Solon
C) Draco
D) Plato
Answer: C
Page Ref: 146
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
19) Which of the following should NOT be associated with the reforms of Solon?
A) an end to debt slavery
B) creation of a strong monarchy in Athens
C) the positioning of himself as a mediator between the rich and poor
D) the inclusion of all citizens in the political system
Answer: B
Page Ref: 146
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
20) How did the political systems in Athens and Sparta differ?
A) Athens didn't have hereditary kings; Sparta did.
B) Athens was not a military dictatorship; Sparta was.
C) Athens allowed women to vote; Sparta didn't.
D) Athens allowed all people to have a voice in the government; Sparta didn't.
Answer: A
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Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
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21) How did Athenian democracy differ from today's perception of democracy?
A) Athenian democracy didn't include all citizens.
B) Athenian democracy ignored class distinction.
C) Athenian democracy included women in the political process.
D) Athenian democracy was economic as well as political.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 146-47
Section: Archaic Greece, 750-500 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
22) Which of the following statements about the Persian Wars is NOT true?
A) Victory fostered the Greeks' identification with accountable government.
B) Most Greeks failed to fight at all.
C) Opposition to Persia united all of the city-states.
D) Victory boosted the Greeks' self-confidence.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 147
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
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25) Which of the following statements accurately describes Athens between the Persian and
Peloponnesian Wars?
A) They were building an empire and enjoying political and economic dominance.
B) They were attempting to appease the Spartans and avoid war.
C) They were rebuilding after their defeat at the hands of the Persians.
D) They were enacting legislation designed to avoid future wars.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 147-48
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
26) Who dominated Athenian politics at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War?
A) Pericles
B) Herodotus
C) Lycurgus
D) Solon
Answer: A
Page Ref: 148-49
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
27) In the long run, who was the real winner in the Peloponnesian War?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Persia
D) Macedon
Answer: D
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Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
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29) What is known as the "suicide of Greece"?
A) the Persian Wars
B) Athenian dominance in the region
C) the Peloponnesian War
D) the unification of the Greek city-states
Answer: C
Page Ref: 149
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
30) The world's first historical thesis statement centered on the subject of the cause of
A) the Persian Wars.
B) Alexander's eastern campaign.
C) the fall of Persia.
D) the Peloponnesian War.
Answer: D
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Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
31) Which of the following best describes the results of the Peloponnesian War?
A) Athens defeated the Persians and rose to prominence as the most powerful Greek
polis.
B) Athens defeated Sparta and took control of the Delian and Spartan Leagues.
C) The Greeks basically destroyed each other and opened the door for conquest by the
Macedonians.
D) The era of Athenian dominance was ended, and Sparta became the dominant force in
Greece and eventually defeated the Macedonians.
Answer: C
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Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
32) Which man wrote plays whose theme was the conflict between reason and emotion?
A) Aeschylus
B) Euripides
C) Sophocles
D) Aristophanes
Answer: B
Page Ref: 150
Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Factual
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33) The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to
A) Athena
B) Zeus
C) Poseidon
D) Apollo
Answer: A
Page Ref: 149
Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Factual
36) Who was the first Athenian dramatist of the Classical Period?
A) Aeschylus
B) Euripides
C) Sophocles
D) Aristophanes
Answer: A
Page Ref: 150
Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Factual
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37) Which man used a philosophical method that consisted of asking questions?
A) Plato
B) Sophocles
C) Aristotle
D) Socrates
Answer: D
Page Ref: 151
Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Factual
38) Socrates' insistence that his students think for themselves was interpreted by Athenian
authorities as
A) teaching young people to question their elders.
B) a long overdue educational reform.
C) an attempt to lead students to overthrow the monarch and establish a democracy.
D) philosophically interesting but politically unimportant
Answer: A
Page Ref: 150
Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Conceptual
40) Which of the following statements best represents Plato's attitude toward democracy?
A) It is the only logical choice for government in an educated society.
B) It is absurd because it gives power to the most popular instead of the educated.
C) It leads to political inequality, but this is a necessary evil.
D) It is the best form of government.
Answer: B
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Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Conceptual
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41) Which of these led Plato to distrust Athenian democracy?
A) the Persian Wars
B) the Delian League
C) the Peloponnesian War
D) the conquests of Alexander
Answer: C
Page Ref: 151
Section: The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
Question Type: Conceptual
44) Which of the following rights was NOT given to Spartan women?
A) the right to vote
B) the right to voice their opinions publicly
C) the right to own property
D) the right to transact business without the husband's consent
Answer: A
Page Ref: 152
Section: Classical Greek Society and Religion
Question Type: Conceptual
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45) Which of the following does NOT accurately portray Athenian family norms?
A) Women were protected by male guardians until marriage.
B) Spouses were expected to remain faithful to each other.
C) Athenian husbands had almost total authority over their households.
D) Virginity before marriage was highly prized for both genders.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 153
Section: Classical Greek Society and Religion
Question Type: Factual
47) Which man united the Greek city-states by conquest in 338 BCE?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Darius III
C) Philip II of Macedon
D) Pericles
Answer: C
Page Ref: 155
Section: The Empire of Alexander the Great
Question Type: Factual
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49) Alexander the Great’s empire included all of the following EXCEPT
A) Egypt.
B) Arabia.
C) Persia.
D) Greece.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 156
Section: The Empire of Alexander the Great
Question Type: Factual
50) Alexander's conquest of Egypt was significant for Greece because the conquest
A) was the first time in history that the Greeks had seen Egypt.
B) opened the door for his invasion of Palestine.
C) paved the way for the Greeks to conquer the rest of Africa.
D) secured the Mediterranean coastline, which meant that Persia couldn't use it to invade
Greece.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 156
Section: The Empire of Alexander the Great
Question Type: Factual
51) Which man calculated the circumference of the earth during the Hellenistic Era with amazing
accuracy?
A) Aristophanes
B) Archimedes
C) Eratosthenes
D) Aristotle
Answer: C
Page Ref: 159
Section: Connections and Conflicts in the Hellenistic World
Question Type: Factual
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53) What area of science was created by Archimedes?
A) hydrostatics.
B) astronomy.
C) physics.
D) botany.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 159
Section: Connections and Conflicts in the Hellenistic World
Question Type: Factual
2) Heinrich Schliemann proved that the Iliad and the Odyssey might be based on fact.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 143
Section: Early Greece
Question Type: Conceptual
4) Alexander developed a keen appreciation for the cultural achievements of the Persian Empire.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 157
Section: The Empire of Alexander the Great
Question Type: Conceptual
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5) According to Thucydides, Sparta's fear regarding Athenian imperialism led to the suicide of
Greece.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 149
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
8) Slavery was common in Greece, as was the case in most of the ancient world.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 152
Section: Classical Greek Society and Religion
Question Type: Factual
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2) Who were the helots?
Answer: Spartan slaves, from conquered neighboring states.
Page Ref: 152
Section: Classical Greek Society and Religion
Question Type: Factual
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9) Who, according to Plutarch, believed himself to be "a governor from God and a reconciler of
the world"?
Answer: Alexander the Great
Page Ref: 157
Section: The Empire of Alexander the Great
Question Type: Factual
10) Which city-state created and dominated the Delian League in Greece?
Answer: Athens
Page Ref: 147
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
1) Discuss the state of Athens between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
Page Ref: 147-149
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Factual
2) Discuss commerce in the Hellenistic world and evaluate its significance in the lives of Greek
commoners.
Page Ref: 158-159
Section: Connections and Conflicts in the Hellenistic World
Question Type: Conceptual
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Test Bank for Connections: A World History, Combined Edition, 2/E 2nd Edition Edward H. Judg
9) What were the most important Greek and Macedonian influences on West Asia?
Page Ref: 158-161
Section: Connections and Conflicts in the Hellenistic World
Question Type: Conceptual
10) Discuss the Persian Wars and the effect these wars had on western civilization.
Page Ref: 147
Section: Classical Greece, 500-338 B.C.E.
Question Type: Conceptual
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