HIST 1111-4 – Flashcards
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The phalanx was
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a block formation of foot soldiers.
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By the time he died, Alexander had conquered
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All of the above
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A possible explanation for the collapse of the Minoan culture is
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All of the above also
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Which of the following are characteristics shown in Hellenistic art?
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realism and depiction of psychological pain.
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On the basis of the characteristics of the Mycenaean citadel, scholars can deduce that Mycenaean culture was
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warlike
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Chronologically order the following events from the earliest to the latest: 1. Battle of Gaugamela, 2. Battle of Granicus River, 3. Battle of Issus, 4. Conquest of Egypt
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2,3,4,1
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Pergamon Antigonid Seleucid Ptolemaic
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Asia Minor Thrace/Macedonia Persia to India Egypt
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The true legacy of Alexander's conquests was the Hellenistic world he left behind, in which
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Both 2 and 3
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The best account of the Trojan horse and Troy's defeat is found in
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Virgil's Aeneid.
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The complex at Delphi was dedicated to the god
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Apollo
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The main center of Minoan culture was the city of
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Knossus
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Which of the following is NOT true of Greek geography?
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The long, wide valleys were ideal for large field crops
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Cleisthenes achieved all of the following EXCEPT
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allowed for campaigns to be held between candidates for election.
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During the age of Pericles, Athenians defined a citizen as
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a male landowner whose parents had been native born Athenian citizens.
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The Greek historian, known as the Father of Scientific History, who took an objective look at history, ignoring the role of deities and focusing on factual developments of events was
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Thucydides.
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Solon instituted all of the following reforms EXCEPT
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redistributed land of the wealthy to the poor
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Spartan slaves were called
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helots
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The Athenian who created the Council of 500, representing 50 members from each of 10 tribes was
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Cleisthenes.
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The final defeat of the Persians on land by the Greeks in the Persian wars came at
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at Plataea
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The historian who documented the Persian Wars was
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Herodotus
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The most important result of the Persian War was that
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The Athenians were considered to be the heroes of the Wars and the new leaders of a "united" Greece.
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The significance of the Parthenon was...
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It was the treasury of Athens, was the location where the Council of 500 met, and its states of Zeus was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
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The Peloponnesian War was the result of
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Athenian attempts to conquer Europe.
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The Persian Wars began when the
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Persians attacked the Greek colony of Ionia after they rebelled from Persian rule
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The complex at Olympia was dedicated to the god
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Zeus
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The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the
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consuls
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Julius Caesar
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voted dictator for life and murdered by defenders of the Republic
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Marius
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built a new Roman army relying on underemployed an loyal to him
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Sulla
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conservative who turned back the reforms of his predicessor
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Marc Antony
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formed an eastern alliance with an eastern monarch
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Octavian
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established the foundation of the Empire through the Principate
